Always a surprise.

When you gather flower seeds.

You never know what will bloom the following year.

In 2012, flowers from seeds from an old bucket found in my barn.

Seeds collected from last year's flower bed produced this variety in 2013.

From this in 2012 to 

 this in 2013.

I think I know what happened.  Of course each year growing conditions are different.  However, I noticed last year that many Zinnias did not get pollinated before the first frost hit. 

That is why I love to grow annuals from saved seeds. 

So many discoveries, so many surprises. 

Have a wonderful remainder of the week my dear 
Blogging Friends. 

Gina 

I think she is cross-eyed

I painted her cross-eyed?

She is charming just the same

The apples will ripen and so will the plums and the pears ...while I'm off to new adventures

I hope that:

Our house sitters, from the big city, won't mind the rooster crowing at 4 o'clock in the morning

Stanley, our gentleman cat, will not bring mice and voles to the front door

That the chickens will not go into a molt, I have promised our friends fresh chicken eggs every morning

That the Charolais bull and his girls will not decide that the "grass is greener on the other side"

That it will not freeze so our house guests can enjoy the bounty of the garden and flowers to bring into the house

Au revoir, my dear blogging friends

Gina