Glorious Gardens from the Pessimistic Gardener

If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you. - Anonymous Clever Person 

 Do you celebrate what works or dwell on what didn't?

As I upload these pictures from a glorious two days of weed wackin' and perennial putzin' I'm a little frustrated with my own negativity.

Pink Evening Primrose

A glass-half-full kind of gardener might be thrilled with how these incessant rains have provided plentiful moisture.

Happy flowers dancing for joy...

Big bumbles soar from one bright blossom to another.

Every summer, I anxiously anticipate the loudest and proudest of my perennials. The Kniphofia Red Hot Pokers show up like clockwork for the 4th of July, decorating my gardens like bottle rockets.

But, my beloved Red Hot Pokers are missing. Their sad roots rotting in the soggy soil. Replaced by a creepy crop of mushrooms.

On the flip side... Mom's wild roses seem quite delighted. So, I suppose I should be, too. Though I just can't shake this paranoid feeling that Mother Nature is out to get me...