I found a patch of prettily blooming Japanese anemones …
… their lovely pink faces highlighted by the sun …
… while they bobbed and nodded in the breeze …
… some still tightly enfolded …
… their beauty for another day.
Happy Tuesday.
All photos taken on April 11, 2025. We opted for a bit of a changeup today. Obligations kept us close to home until 10 AM, but once we were done our …
Peaceful Gardens
A beautiful visit to the University of Victoria’s Finnerty Gardens from Allan at 10PLUSYEARSIN. Please click the link above to see the rest of his gorgeous pictures.
When the mercury reaches 38° (100.4 F) and everything drowses in the windless heat …
… a little shade near some water …
… is a wonderful thing …
… a chance to enjoy summer’s slow stillness …
… before autumn comes upon us.
Happy Monday.
More hydrangeas … is it possible to have too many?
Raindrop pink ones …
… and some pale mauvish ones …
… and some lovely cream and light blue ones … no, you definitely can’t have too many!
Happy Friday.
Can you believe it’s August already? Although it has been a very hot, humid and uncomfortable one for many of us, I hate to think of it as beginning a slide toward autumn. Nevertheless, there are still lots of flowers to enjoy and easily for the next couple of months.
The tea roses have been blooming like crazy, their faint rosy perfume quite detectable in the warm air …
… while the matador roses have been doing the same.
These are very ordinary, commonplace roses that will grow almost anywhere …
… but I do love seeing them lining footpaths and sidewalks. So pretty.
Happy Friday and happy August.
Il giardino di Kate #1.
Beautiful garden photos from Luisella at Tra Italia e Finlandia. I hope you click the link above to see more of her lovely pictures and interesting posts.
It’s the height of summer in the northern hemisphere and there’s a lot to enjoy and admire.
Happy Monday.
A pretty place to stop and relax …
… in our local Japanese garden …
… to admire the anemones …
… and pond lilies.
Happy Sunday.
More hydrangeas …
… because they’re so beautiful right now …
… and we have to enjoy them while we can …
… before they disappear until next year.
Happy Friday.
No, it’s a panicle hydrangea! A very beautiful one …
… that’s part of this group.
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