you forgot her—and it set the course of my life
Forgetting
A lovely post from Sylvia at Spanishwoods. Click the link above to visit her blog.
Forgetting
Tag Archives: Gardens
Friday Fish
The fish in the Japanese garden koi pond are completely recovered from their winter dormancy.
Lively and curious (and hoping for handouts), they always come to investigate whenever someone leans in to investigate them.
They swam right over as soon as they noticed my shadow, but I didn’t feed them. Koi are omnivorous; they eat plants, algae, insects, seeds and larvae and there are lots of food sources in their pond, so they may seem hungry but actually aren’t. They particularly don’t need bread or crackers, but since they’re carp, they will eat it if it’s offered; they apparently don’t have an off switch that tells them they have had enough.
Part of the charm of this garden is stopping to watch the fish. It’s always a tranquil and relaxing activity that’s very good for us in this busy world.
The major religious observances of Easter and Ramadan are overlapping this year, so I not only wish you a happy Friday, but a very good Friday, one that anticipates health and happier world relations for all of us.
Evening Paths
A Sunday evening stroll took me on …
… a path next to the lake …
… and another through the Japanese garden.
Happy Monday.
Garden Fountain
After having been quite frozen and with only an ice-encrusted fountain to keep the water moving during last month’s cold snap, the fish pond in our Japanese Garden is back in good nick. Two weeks ago it looked like this:
There had been some significant thawing from the week before but I still couldn’t see any of the fish.
Then there was yesterday:
The fountain and pond were looking much warmer of course and I spotted some of the fish.
If you look to the mid-lower left you will see some fishy looking shapes; we saw about seven of them. They are in a state of quasi-dormancy during winter, but are very slowly swimming and do seem to have come through our nasty deep-freeze just fine.
Happy Monday.
Fountainesque
This fountain in our Japanese garden was quite impaired by the cold weather we had!
It was left running because the pond is full of fish, and given how shallow it is, they might have frozen in our recent cold snap. So it was still struggling along, with what looks like a collapsing volcanic snow-cone around it.
Here’s a similar view in black and white. which one do you prefer?
Happy Friday; happy weekend.
Casual Inspiration
‘Casual Inspiration’ …inspiration without perspiration – some things, some people, just do that without meaning to try, it’s wondrous!…
Casual Inspiration
A colourfully beautiful coleus plant (painted nettle) from Ebb Then Flood. I hope you stop by Andy’s site to see more of his diverse and appealing photography.
Winter Berries
The fruit of this chinaberry tree is very pretty to see during this cloudy, rainy December period.
Their lovely yellow are definitely very welcome bright spots in the overcast.
Despite their loveliness, the berries are actually poisonous to birds, animals and humans. They can be medically processed and used in the treatment of some viruses, but are otherwise of little immediate practical use.
I find this tree beautiful and have often sat under it in the summer while admiring some of the adjacent rose garden. Here’s a picture from mid-September.
The overhang at the top of the above photo is from the chinaberry tree that’s shown in the first three pictures.
Happy Wednesday.
Week of Flowers – Day 7
Over the past week, Cathy at Words and Herbs encouraged people to post flower photos to help chase away the winter blahs, but since all good things come to an end, today is the last one of the series.
I’m not much of a joiner when it comes to blogging challenges, but this has been fun, and especially seeing the posts from other participants. So thank you to Cathy for this great idea and also to Jude from Cornwall in Colours through whom I first discovered the challenge.
Today I’m posting a number of favourite flower photos from May, June and July – good memories of summer.
And last but not least …
Happy summer memories – it will soon be back.
Week of Flowers – Day 6
Cathy at Words and Herbs is encouraging people to post flower photos for a week to help chase away the winter doldrums.
My contribution today is lavender and lilies; the photos were taken in July in the garden of the Naramata Inn, a heritage hotel that has retained its charm (and fabulous restaurant). I can still smell the scent of both in the hot summer weather.
And for good measure, nearby …
… there was a lovely snowball hydrangea.
If you would like to contribute your own flower photos, please do!
Happy flower week.
Week of Flowers – Day 5
Cathy at Words and Herbs is encouraging people to post flower pictures as a way of escaping, even only for a few moments, the winter doldrums.
Today’s contribution comes from last August when I found these cornflowers growing in one of the city’s flower beds.
I love this shade of blue – so pretty.
Happy flower week. 🌸
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