The First Roses of the Year...

 

the beginning,

the first roses of the year...

 

 

all the work pays off...

 

“But he who dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose.” ― Anne Bronte

 

after a gorgeous weekend away,

I come home to my garden...

 

the very first blooms have opened...

 

a misty morning,

holds the fragrance close to the ground...

 

heavenly.

 

 

 

Gertrude Jekyll is always

 the first true rose to put on a show...

 

here she leans into the gazebo,

 

making this little wicker chair

a perfect place to stop to breath it all in...

 

 

other blooms...

 

this too aggressive Campanula

wins again and has over run my flower bed...

 

a pretty mess...

 



Fox Gloves...

 

even the name thrills me <3

 



 

there is so much to see and enjoy...

and so much to come!

 

anticipation!

 

Stop and Smell the Roses...

A Sale!

I am having a little sale in my shop...

 

now through the end of Memorial Day weekend

I am offering 20% off your order...

 

just enter MemorialDay at checkout :-)

 

I am BellasRoseCottage

there too...

 

here are a few items :-)

 

 

 

 

Have a Great Weekend....

Waiting for Roses...

With this crazy year we have had in the Northwest....

 

I am still waiting on my first Roses blooms

 of the year...

 

 

I check each day,

full of anticipation...

 



 

this Gertrude Jekyll

is so close...

 

so close when I bury my nose up against this bud

I can get a faint whiff

of what is to come...

 

ahhhh

 



 

we have suddenly had a heat wave,

our cold wet days

became a long dry spell,

the temperature soared into the mid eighties...

 

and the blooms,

withered so quickly on this Weigela...

 

the Pink-a-Boo

has just begun to Peek :-)

 

 

I love pairing these small sweet blooms

with roses....

 



the current show stoppers

are the Columbines....

 



 

there are so many varieties...

 

I love everything about them,

their soft pastel colors,

the layered petals...

that will forever make me think

 of a flouncy ballerinas skirt...

 

graceful

 

the Dutch Iris...

 



 

Sweet Rocket...

 

which always reminds me to take a trip into the hills

where it grows wild and abundant...

 



 

I have been working on removing

my raised vegetable garden beds...

 

this patch of self seeded chives,

I have left be for now

 just to enjoy its beauty...

 

 

waiting patiently,

or at least I am trying to....

 

Have a Beautiful Day....

Tea...

 

Well,

you know I love flowers

and

you know I love pretty tea things....

 

when you combine the two

 it is magic!

 

We have shared a lot of tea

together these past seven years....

 

 

so today I have pulled some of my favorites photos out

to re-share!

 

I hope

I have inspired you

to grab a cup,

a cookie

and a pretty bloom...

 

to take a moment for yourself...

 

love yourself today!

you deserve it!

 

Happy Tea Time...

Dash Point....

When the sun shines

and its a Sunday...

 

well,

you got to take a little road trip...

 

 

This is the view from Dash Point State Park...

 

I hadn't been here in years...

 

I was actually married on this exact spot,

many years ago...

 

we were young,

it was a short marriage...

he was a genuinely nice guy,

just not the guy for me...

 

lets head down to the water!

I LOVE the Beach!

 



frilly waves lapping the shore...

 



 

lots of people had the same Sunday Drive

destination as me...

 



the beaches are so clean,

so full of life...

 



 

Lucky Dog!

 

 

thanks for coming along,

don't forget to wipe the sand off your feet ;)

 

Have a Beautiful Day!