I keep thinking the last summer zinnia has been cut and then more materialized. The fat lady did not sing, just yet. I am wondering if this is an American saying meaning, more or less, not quite finished or if it is used elsewhere. I thought it came from Yogi Berra, an American icon and baseball coach, who also said “it ain’t over til it’s over”. Then, I read about a Wagnerian opera where Brunnhilde (apparently a large woman) sings at the end. I suppose opera is a bit more cultural than baseball and the latter is the most likely source.
More things to ponder while weeding.
The vase details:
Repeat offenders from last week in pink, ZinMaster Zinnias and Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus). White flowers are “Miss Alice” Bougainvillea, a few Sweet Begonias (B. odorata “Alba”) and Salvia coccinea. The foliage is Turkeytangle Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) it has little white flowers as well. Yellow flowers are Golden Thyrallis (Galphimia glauca) The vase is a cobalt blue bowl.
It’s still raining here and slowly cooling off. Slowly is the operative word. I have tiny papayas in the garden and the tomato seedlings are up. Winter is forecast as cooler and wetter. It’s usually our dry season, so it should be interesting to see how gardening goes.
Thanks to Cathy for conceiving and continuing to host IAVOM. Visit her blog by following this link to see more vases http://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com
The Shrub Queen 
Ooh, I love this arrangement and color combination! Bright candy pink, white with a touch of yellow setting off the anthers on the zinnias. Perfection! 👏🏼
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tee hee – turkeytangle frogfruit. That is still amusing.
I always believed that the fat lady was Brunhilda.
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I think it was opera. I never thought of using coral vine in an arrangement. It looks great.
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That saying really captures the feeling here, too, with different weather conditions and plant yields, for sure. For us, the garden’s fat lady immediately stops singing with the first hard freeze. She might sing softly a bit after the first frost, and her ghost continues through the winter, but the aria usually ends sometime in late October to early November. That’s when I really appreciate your blog! And your arrangement is stunning, as always. ❤
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Fat ladies sing in the UK too, Amelia, so it is highly likely to derive from opera rather than baseball 👍 I love your vase today, and it’s such a pastelly change from your usual more tropical colours. I do love that coral vine – what a pretty asset to have😊
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