Fall Flowers and Shrubs

The other day, I got a sudden urge to put together an autumn flower arrangement. I saw these beautiful yellow flowers growing wild and decided I really wanted to do something with them! Their yellow color was so vivid!

For some reason, though, whenever I try to make an arrangement from things growing in our yard (and the surrounding area), it ends up being primarily composed of shrubbery. I suppose that has a lot to do with where we live.

:)

I gathered far too much to make just one arrangement, so I ended up making 3 smaller ones as well! But before I begin, I thought I'd share a shot of the aftermath with you. I still had a lot of odd pieces left over!

DISCLAIMER:
Unfortunately, I have not yet mastered
"The Art of Photographing Flower and Shrub Arrangements 101",
so, I must inform you that the arrangements looked a LOT better in person.
In the pictures, they look slightly lopsided and unimpressive
(not that they looked amazingly impressive to begin with... but you know what I mean!)
:)

"'Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth;

The glory of the LORD shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.'

The voice said, 'Cry out!'

And he said, 'What shall I cry?'

'All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.

The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.'”

-- Isaiah 40:4-8 --