Dear luvsgrtdanes;
This photo is truly beautiful. You have God's eye for light and beauty.

Aww @QueenDreama for that compliment, that is so sweet of you

You are more than welcome! To be able to see through the lens and capture the light and the softness as you do is truly a gift and a blessing. It reveals that your world is a very special and beautiful one. We need more people like you in the world; especially given the current state of the world. You love the "King of Domestic Beasts." They are AMAZING animals! And yet, for all their size, they can be as gentle (albeit somewhat clumsy) as kitty cats.
Although I am an avid cat woman, I do love Great Danes and Mastiffs. They leave me in awe. I have never met one that was mean, but their very size is intimidating enough to command respect in the highest order.
I hope to see more of your beautiful photos in next year's photo contest, and on the website in the data base. So keep on doing what you're doing because you certainly are doing it right. And God Bless You, Your Family, and Your "Puppy Dogs."

Yes, you do indeed have a gift Ronnie! keep doing

Thank you @dirtdorphins. That means a lot Dirt Congrats on all your spectacular entries

Thank you much!
We just got a new big dog--well okay recently--but she was just a baby when we got her. She's almost nine months old now and taller than me when she stands on her hind legs. Egads she's gonna be a big dog!

@dirtdorphins Did you get a Great Dane?

No, she's an Anatolian Shepherd aka Kangal--not one of the giant Kangals direct from Turkey but much larger than our previous one.
pic from dog walk this morning

you can see it's winter, can't get a good idea of size really, unless you know how tall the sagebrush gets, but she's able to leap large mounds in a single bound

Anyway, back to your beautiful morning glories--such glorious color!
I've been leery to plant any here because they volunteered like crazy in my previous garden. How do they do for you?

Now that's a dog! Beautiful!

The purpurea can be troublesome if you don't cut them back before too many seeds develop. I just keep pulling the seedlings out. I like them so let them cross and find something new each year.

The Nils are a different story, you may want to try them, and there are so many different colors. They very rarely over seed in winter and if they do it is only a few. I have tons of both the purps and nils if you want to try some. They do well in pots too so you can keep a handle of the seeds.

No matter how much I promise myself to keep a handle on seeds...
I never knew there were such a thing as nils!
I'd like to try some nils, I have a few (too many) pots on the porch, now you've got me scheming

@dirtdorphins check out the ipomoea forum for some cool pics and info https://garden.org/forums/view... Drop me a treemail and I'll set up sending you some seeds after the Holiday!

Any one else reading this is welcome to seeds also