August's Last Garden Stroll...

How about a little garden stroll?

 

It's just a little one,

it has been a dry year here,

and I have had a garden hose in my hand

 much more than a camera...

 

the first good rain

 since before the Fourth of July fell this morning,

I think I heard the garden slurp...

and sigh...

 

I am looking forward to things

plumping up...

 

 

soft ruffles of roses...

 

 

the Wedgewood Rose,

nodding her sweet head...

the Mortimer Sackler Climbing Rose

reached the top of the trellis

this week...

 



 

the girls

soaking up some sun...

 

Iris is still a playful pup,

Daisy has become serious,

and so mature...

 

Iris spends a lot of time taunting her...

 



 

the late summers golden sun,

filtering through Eden Roses...

 

Tonight I am joining

Outdoor Wednesday

 

Thanks for stopping by....

The Other Side...

The days of summer are fleeting...

 

there is so much to do,

so much to see...

 

 

a Sunday drive

 is one of the great pleasures

 of summer...

 

a pretty view

of the valley in

 Naches, Washington...

 

We go East,

across Mount Rainer,

to the other side...

 

to where Washingtonians

would call the dry side...

 



Apple country...

 



many orchards are

planting espalier style now...

 



 

I don't think it is as lovely

as old fashioned rows...

 

the grace of where the trees meet

forming arches...

 

wouldn't this be a beautiful setting

for a rustic fall wedding?

 



 

bins waiting

to be filled...

 

Washington Apples,

coming soon

 to a store near you...

 



a charming Victorian Farmhouse...

 



 

the chickens were also eager

 to do some Sunday traveling...

 

see what is on the other side,

of the road...

 

 

our view

riding off into the sunset,

heading back

home...

 

I'll be joining

A Return to Loveliness

 

Thanks for stopping by...

A Lazy August Garden Stroll...

Here we are

 in the hot and lazy days of summer,

how did August get here so fast?

 

Wanna join me in my garden?

 

 

stroll along on a summer day...

 

 

the Lilies,

their powerful heady fragrance,

fills the air...

 

 

Rose of Sharon,

basking in the sun...

 

 

Anemones popping open,

with fading Valerian below...

 

 

the Roses...

 

 

a fluffy and a bit tattered

spray of  Mortimer Sackler...

 

 

Eden soaking up the morning sun...

 

 

Sceptered Isle...

 

 

Bee Balm,

much too red for my garden...

 

the Bee Balm is a

Hummingbird paradise...

 

I'm going to have to look

for a lighter variety...

 



Toadflax...

 



 

seed pods everywhere,

pretty in their own right,

summer is passing too soon...

 



 

we have started some painting projects,

last week the front rails,

next the columns,

the porch floor...

 

so much to squeeze in...

 

 

so many lazy days ahead...

 

today I am joining...

Show and Tell Friday

Pink Saturday

and

 Saturday Show Off

 

Thanks for joining me

for a garden stroll today....

A Few Good Finds...

We have been enjoying non-stop sunny days,

here in the Northwest...

 

 

along with the rain drying up,

so have the garage sales,

so it seems...

 

everyone must be out soaking up

the sunshine...

 

these are my few good finds,

from the last two Fridays...

 

a pretty pearl bracelet,

I thought it would make an

 oh so pretty

napkin ring...

 

vintage jewelry

is becoming harder and harder to find

at garage sales...

 



I picked up a yard of this

yummy hand crochet lace...

 

irresistible...

 



 

this was my favorite new find...

 

a German Sentiment Mug...

 



 

"remember me"

 

paired with  Mary Rose,

memorable for her amazing scent...

 



 

I love this pair of fluted silver vases,

filled with Memorial Day rose buds

and Snap Dragons...

 

the warm toned tarnish perfect for fall,

but for now,

I'll happily stash them away,

fall can wait...

 

for just a dollar,

I picked up this tone on tone

ruffled slipcover,

that fits my wicker ottoman perfectly...

 

 

and,  well...

 when the garage sales haven't been that good to you,

there is Etsy...

 

I couldn't resist this pink crown pin...

 



 

I thought it too

would make a cute napkin ring...

 

I haven't posted a tablescape in a long time...

I must have the need to get out the china

and dress up the table a bit...

hmmm...

 

Today I am joining...

Be Inspired Friday

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

it's always nice seeing you :-)

On the Way to the Market...

 

I am a back roads kinda girl,

I love the slow pace of a  windy country road...

 

 

my trips to the grocery store

are spent on just such a road..



 

this little old abandoned farmhouse

is on my route,

 I always slow to take note of it...

 

as do lots of others,

often people are taking photos...

 

 

a few weeks ago,

as I drove by I saw the roses....

 

a massive climbing rose,

at the driveways edge...

 

a grand welcome,

surely once enjoyed by the homeowners...

 

 

although it has no care,

thriving...

 

spectacular...

 

I always hope someone will take on the old house,

love it,

restore it...

 

I have seen much worse houses,

made back into homes...

 

there is just so much romance in old houses

and that tree is begging for a swing :-)

 

Happy Trails to You...

 

 

Thanks for stopping by....