Whole Lotta Nothin' ~

I know it really isn't, but to me Labor Day signals the end of summer 😢.  I am never ready for summer to end, but the cooler temps in our forecast are most welcome.

The other morning on my walk thru the rose garden at Lakeview Park, roses were still beautiful.

But then I saw this.  

Also on my walk, I noticed this.  I guess I need to be more observant!  

My tree lawn was hydro seeded last week and the deer have decided to walk thru the dirt and leave "deer divots" 😡 

Driving last week I looked at my odometer and saw this 😁.  I do hope my car is like the Energizer bunny and keeps going and going and going!

I know other bloggers are having issues with comments coming thru as "no reply" bloggers.  I have been fortunate to not yet have that issue, but Maureen, if you have tried to correct it, you have been unsuccessful as you are still a no reply.  Send me your email and I will be happy to respond to you directly.

Like I said, this post was a whole lotta nothin'!!!

I leave you with this food for thought.

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Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden ~

The Rose Garden at Lakeview Park in Lorain, OH, is breathtaking.  It was originally dedicated in 1932 and was sponsored by 17 organizations, including the Lorain Rotary.  The shape of the garden is a wheel with eight spokes to match the Rotary emblem.  There are 48 beds which currently contain just over 2,000 rose bushes.

The city used to maintain the park and rose garden, but with limited resources and staff, it was in a sad state of affairs.  In 2006 an agreement was reached with the Lorain County Metropark system.  They have the Midas touch.  All the parks in the county they have taken over are incredible.

Twice monthly they have a volunteer day at the rose garden and this year I finally made it there (though I have to miss the next two).

The roses are simply beautiful.  Here is a sampling from today.

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Pug hugs 😊
Lauren