People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.
Iris Murdoch
the purple flamingo
filling the vases
curly
early morning light
this week’s flower moments,
and one sweet boy . . .
early morning deadheading
on the table
summer colored puffy balls
"July is hollyhocks and hammocks, fireworks and vacations, hot and steamy weather, cool and refreshing swims, beach picnics, and vegetables all out of the garden."
- Jean Hersey
after dinner play
morning table
spaghetti salad
summer days flow with ease . . .
shadows and light
over the lake
“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.”
― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island
manzanita, oregon
us
room with a view
Baker
horses
sea grass
welcome home
we headed to the beach to celebrate our wedding anniversary, coming home to roses in bloom, and our sweet pup, who had to stay home . . .
“Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
wonder
lavender
breakfast on the front lawn
fill the vases
fairy caps
bits and pieces of my week . . .
where I stand
from the garden
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing."
- Annie Dillard
rose bud
strawberry jam
afternoon pick me up
bits and pieces from my week . . .
daisy
The rain comes and the poppies still look radiant. I morn their drooping flower heads, knowing I won’t see them again for twelve full months.
spot prawns
“This is way too many prawns for the four of us”, I say to my son.
Silly me! After eating some while we shelled them and then taking a plate out to the patio to eat with cocktail sauce, we were lucky to have enough to put on our salads.
