May 4, 2011

Talking About the Weather...

It seems, 
 I talk about the weather quite a bit on my blog...

I think all gardeners think about the weather a lot...

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One of the things I have learned from blogging,
is how quickly the seasons change
in other parts of the country and world...


in February when my garden starts to come alive,
lots of people are surprised to see blooms so early...

but it won't be long before someone will say
"our blank  finished blooming a month ago"..

without extreme temperatures in either direction
we seem to just crawl along...


Primroses are still blooming around the garden...


the happy faces of Pansies will last most of the year...


Daffodils are just winding up here...


the wild Bleeding Hearts are just beginning to unfurl...


Mount Tacoma Tulips in White...


and in Pink
 are just ending their pretty show...


The English Daisy are rampant this year...




last June when we put in the fountain in the courtyard
we bought tiny Koi to live there for the summer

In the fall they moved to the big pond,
you can see one of the little ones here
swimming with the "big fish" ....


Bluebells are everywhere...



and so are Dandelions...


so pretty / so much trouble!!
haha...

Today I am joining...
and

Wishing you a sunny day...

May 3, 2011

Fade to White...

Sometimes neglect can pay off....

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and become inspiration!


I neglected to keep my bouquet of Bluebells watered
and an amazing thing happened...

They faded to white...


the soft faded color was a complete surprise...





she too seems inspired :-)


Today I am joining...
and

Thanks for stopping by today!

May 1, 2011

Welcome to May!

After what has gone on record as being
the coldest April ever in Seattle....

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It is a relief to welcome in May....

(Rainer Cherry Tree)

and a beautiful day of blue skies...


I spent the day trying to catch up,
in the garden...
I brought along my camera to share a bit
with you...

this is another part of the little trail in the back garden.
it makes a V right after the bench
 and cuts back to the right...

I showed you photos of that trail covered in English Daisies
last week....
(here is a link if you missed it)


This path is moss on one side and Violets on the other,
though the Violets spread onto the other side...

that is the joy of a casual cottage garden,
a lack of control
can create it's own beauty...



The rabbit wanted to play dress up...


a wreath of Bridal Spirea in her hare (:-)...


a snapped a couple pond side...

(that is the hose running in the background,  oops)


a patch of tiny tulips...


The Bluebells  
excerpt
O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood's hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers,

Those sunny days of merriment
When heart and soul were free,
And when I dwelt with kindred hearts
That loved and cared for me.

Ann Bronte

Oh Happy May!!

Today I am joining...
and

Thanks for joining me in the garden today...