Firecracker Sunflower Variety

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Firecracker Sunflower Variety

It's SUNFLOWER Season already!  Every year, during the month of September I feature the sunflower varieties that I grew during the current summer.  This is the first post in the Sunflower Series of 2021 and today I am featuring the FIRECRACKER variety.  This is a vibrant flower sometimes resembling it's namesake.

  

ENJOY the following pictures!

All photos were taken by me (Angie Ouellette-Tower) and the sunflowers were all grown in my garden.
© (2021)

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Sunflowers from 2024:
Ice Cream Sunflower

Indian Blanket Sunflower

Earthwalker Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2023:
Shock-O-Lat Sunflower

Astra Rose Cream

Red Sun Sunflower

Hopi Black Dye Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2022:
Mongolian Giant Sunflower

Velvet Queen

Tiger's Eye Mix Part1

Part2 Tiger's Eye Mix

Rouge Royale

Sunflowers from 2021:
Firecracker Sunflower

Chocolate Sunflower

Dwarf Teddy

Giant Teddy

Sunflowers from 2020:
ProCut Gold F1 Sunflower

The Wrong Seed Sunflower

Ring of Fire Part#1

Ring of Fire Part#2

Sunflowers from 2019:
Dwarf Evening Sun Mix - Part 2

Dwarf Evening Sun Mix - Part 1

Tall Evening Sun

Procut "Dark" Plum Sunflower

Procut "Light" Plum Sunflower

Sun-Fill Purple

Sunflowers from 2018:
Orange Mahogany Sunflower - Part 2

Orange Mahogany Sunflower - Part 1

Lemon Queen Sunflower

Procut Bicolor Sunflower - Part 2

Procut Bicolor Sunflower - Part 1

Sickly "Sonja Branching" Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2017:

Bugs & the Magic Roundabout Sunflower

Magic Roundabout - Part 2

Magic Roundabout - Part 1

Peach Passion Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2016:

Vincent's Choice - Part 1

Vincent's Choice - Part 2

Tithonia Torch - a.k.a. Mexican Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2015:

Tiny "Giant Sungold"

Strawberry Blonde#2 - The Best

Strawberry Blonde#1 - Loved By Insects

Red Hedge

Jade Sunflower

Sunflowers from 2014:

Prado Sunflower

Sunflower Disaster

Sunflowers from 2013:

Giant Gray Stripe Sunflower - Part 1

Giant Gray Stripe Sunflower - Part 2

Giant Gray Strip Sunflower - Part 3

Soraya Sunflower

Italian White Sunflowers

Starburst Blaze Sunflowers

Sunflowers from 2012:

Mammoth Sunflowers

VanGogh Sunflowers

Floristan Sunflowers

Cherry Rose Sunflowers

Monet's Palette Mixture Sunflowers

Sunflowers from 2011:

Sunflowers, Black Velvet Queen

Sunflowers, Autumn Beauty

Sunflowers, Royal Flush

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Tuesdays with a Twist Blog Hop #437

Welcome to Tuesdays with a Twist #437!

Before we get to the blog hop today - checkout this post:
Strawberry Blonde Sunflower Variety

Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

It's gardening season!  

There are many wonderful seeds available at Mary's Heirloom Seeds (click picture below):

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Good Morning and Welcome to another No Rules Party!

We're your hosts & co-hosts 

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Checkout my amazing "Featured" Pinterest Board

(click HERE to view & follow)

Features!

Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured! 

My Features this Week are:

1. "True Grace" by Living Our Days

2. "Making Birdhouse Gourd Lanterns" by The Apple Street Cottage

3. "Crochet Pumpkin Patterns" by Annemarie's Haakblog

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Saturday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features.   And now for the party!

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Grow your own!
Many wonderful garden products from
 "Mary's Heirloom Seeds"!!
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You're the STAR - Week#1 GARDEN (September 2021)

Happy Labor Day to all!

Thank you again for joining us!

There are many ways to follow me:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

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Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

The Deformed Produce Hall of Fame 2020

WELCOME to the September 2021 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the September 2021 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your GARDEN week Hosts 

 
This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the GARDEN Hosts blogs:
Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)




(All features were chosen from the August 2021 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Hiking in the Driftless Region by Amy's Creative Pursuits

Neighborhood Landscaping Projects by Debbie-Dabble Blog

How To Make A Soothing Solar Water Feature by Christine's Crafts

How To Prepare a Lacinato Kale Tossed Salad by Scratch Made Food

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.

Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!

It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!

(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing #99

Welcome to the 99th Old Fashioned Sunday Hymn Sing!

I miss the old hymns that I remember from my childhood - there were no drums, no electric guitar and no mind numbing beat. It was just voices and maybe a piano or an organ. The choir led the congregation in singing - and the words of these hymns are poetic. I realize that there is a need for the modern "seeker oriented" worship music - but it is also necessary to have deeper songs (no offense intended to anyone who prefers the newer church songs).

I decided to have an "Old Fashion Sunday Hymn Sing" once a month on this blog.

I personally do NOT have a great singing voice - I used to play the guitar & piano but my voice is NOT an instrument. That's the great thing about this digital hymn sing, you can warble along without being embarrassed or without offending anyone else.

The hymns that we will be studying are taken from an old hymnal from a Baptist church that is no longer in existence - "The North American Hymnal" published in 1956 by "THE ROGER WILLIAMS PRESS"

I will also try to find a version of the featured hymn on "YouTube" to share with you each month.

Today's featured hymn is "A Shelter in the Time of Storm" written by Vernon J. Charlesworth (1838-1915) & composed by Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908). 

Vernon Charlesworth began his career as a schoolmaster at a Baptist church in England.  He eventually became a pastor and a few years after that, he became the head of an orphanage (which was a much needed alternative to the "poor houses" of that day).  He published a book and several hymns.

I have included 2 videos below the lyrics.  Enjoy!

Turn with me to number 177 in your hymnals and let's sing:

A Shelter in the Time of Storm

written by Vernon J. Charlesworth (1838-1915) & composed by Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908)

1.The Lord's our Rock, in Him we hide, A shelter in the time of storm;  Secure whatever ill betide, A shelter in the time of storm
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2.   A shade by day, defense by night.  A shelter in the time of storm;  No fears alarm, no foes affright, A shelter in the time of storm

 CHORUS

3.   The raging storms may round us beat.  A shelter in the time of storm;  We'll never leave our safe retreat, A shelter in the time of storm

 CHORUS

4.   O Rock divine, O Refuge dear, A shelter in the time of storm;  Be Thou our helper ever near, A shelter in the time of storm

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Chorus

Oh Jesus is a Rock in a weary land, A weary land, a weary land;  

Oh, Jesus is a Rock in a weary land.  A shelter in the time of storm.

A special thanks to "Worship Videos" for sharing this with us!

A special thanks to "Naomi Wolfenden - Topic" for sharing this with us!

Other Hymns on this blog:

Does Jesus Care?

Christ Is Coming

Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Send The Light

O I Love To Talk With Jesus

Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts

Sing Them Over Again To Me

O Day of Rest & Gladness

Thou My Everlasting Portion

Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower

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Fun Fridays #55 - HIDDEN FOOD CLOTHING

Fun Fridays #55 - HIDDEN FOOD CLOTHING
Happiness and laughter are so good for our health!
"A happy heart makes the face cheerful" Proverbs 15:13
(click HERE to read the health benefits of laughter)

This is a series called:  "Fun Fridays".  On the first Friday of every month I will share with you an old photo or something from the recent past that made me happy;  in hopes that it will at least make you smile 😊

The picture collage above is my grandmother (my Oma or Omi - German for grandma).  Previously I shared a "prayer story" about her strong character of being a "Prayer Warrior".  (click HERE to read "Prayer & Persistence" ).  

Today I am sharing the real truths of what it was like to raise 3 children during WWII with food ration books.  

I felt this true life story is relevant to today's situation that we all find ourselves in, with regard to an "injected medicine" that might be required to buy food.  However, I am going to preface this story with a disclaimer - by no means am I encouraging anyone to commit any crime - I will NEVER suggest that by any means.

These ration coupons or books during WWII were simply put - not enough to feed a family.   My grandmother created a unique way of getting more food (which most likely prevented her family from starving).  She was a seamstress, so she bartered.  She knew a farm family and they had an agreement:  she sewed clothing for them and they paid her with sacks of flour and sugar.  My grandmother came up with a genius way of concealing these sacks of flour and sugar from the Nazis.  She made "special" undergarments for herself with places to stuff the flour and sugar sacks into pockets so that these sacks would just resemble a roly-poly figure. 

I can only imagine that she must have been exhausted by the time she walked a great distance back to town.  If it had been me, I would have had the bread already baked by the time I got home with lugging all that extra weight around my belly (haha).

The moral of this true story is that God provides.  Our life and our bodies were given to us by God - if any government creates "mandates" or "ration books" that will infringe on our God-given right to life then we must follow God's laws before any man-made life killing rules.

 

ENJOY!

Click to view other Fun Fridays:

#42 The Day I Met My Sister

#43 Marsh Canoeing

#44 Chilly Trick-or-treating

#45 Thanksgiving 1980

#46 Stocking Stuffer Surprise

#47 Snow Fort

#48 Snoopy Birthday Cake

#49 Hanging Out On The Kitchen Floor

#50 Postwar Friendship

#51 Gladioulus Gladness

#52 Hard Working at the Age of 6

#53 Marsh Boardwalk

#54 Troubled Country Cat

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A Decade of Blogging - SEPTEMBER RECIPES

A Decade of Blogging - SEPTEMBER RECIPES
Time sure does fly!!  "God's Growing Garden" is 10 years old and I am going to be celebrating this milestone all year long.  There will be different topics each month and I will go through the past decade showcasing a post from each year which will focus on that specific topic.

In this twenty-fourth post of this series I will feature 10 delicious SEPTEMBER recipes. 

Click on each title below to see the entire post - ENJOY!

After School Snack RECIPES

Concord Grape Bread

Blackberry Applesauce

 

Tomato Desperados

"Plum Bobbs" - A Pastry

Not-so-green Green Fried Tomatoes

Orange Marmalade Zucchini Gingerbread

Blueberry 5th Symphony Dessert

Cherry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Twenty Top 20 - AUTUMN

 

"Decade of Blogging" posts:

WINTER

JANUARY Bible Studies & Worship

CHOCOLATE

February RECIPES

FEBRUARY Bible Studies & Worship

March RECIPES

EASTER

SPRING

MARCH Bible Studies & Worship

APRIL Bible Studies & Worship

April RECIPES

MAY FLOWERS

MAY Bible Studies & Worship

May RECIPES

JUNE Bible Studies & Worship

June RECIPES

JULY Bible Studies & Worship

SUMMER

BERRIES

July RECIPES

AUGUST Bible Studies & Worship

CANNING

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