Point Defiance Park....

Point Defiance Park in Tacoma

is only forty minutes away,

and a favorite place to spend the morning

 a couple times each summer...

(click photos to enlarge)

the parks boast lots of beautiful gardens...

my favorite being the rose :-)

the park also has a seven mile drive

that winds along the Puget Sound...

we usually bring along a lunch

 and watch the water while we eat...

the still waters of the sound,

are home to a variety of boats...

 and kayaks,

we were even lucky enough once to

spot a humpback whale...

Point Defiance is also a hub for several ferries...

and a billion barnacles also call it home....

are you ready for Roses?

of course :-)

we had a nice overnight rain....

so they are still nice and dewy....

I discovered the Matilda last year,

and fell head over heels for her....

her buds start the softest airbrushed pink....

I have tried to find her for sale at Rose Farms..

to no avail...

Matilda Rose is the late Heath Ledger's daughters name,

which is a wonderful name...

but makes it hard to find information on the actual flower....

big black bumble bees are busy at work,

this one landing gear ready....

I had to also share this two tone Hydrangea,

so soft!

the girls came along,

and did their usual thing :-)

they are five months old now,

Iris is eleven pounds and Daisy is twelve...

they actually do walk nicely,

but when you stop moving they collapse in play..

so all the photos seem to look like this....

and then there are the Pink Roses!!

my favorites...

but I will only tease you with them today,

and post them separately later this week

:-)

Today I am joining...

White Wednesday

Watery Wednesday

and

Outdoor Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by....