Blue Skies and Pink Roses......

I've been holding back on you...

 

 

I took these pics

of my Eden Roses a couple weeks ago...

 

I almost added them to my Wednesday

 garden stroll post...

 

but thought to let them stand alone...

she deserves center stage :-)

 

she has been a steady friend,

always greeting me at the back gate with a bloom...

 

wishing you a weekend,

filled with blue skies

 and pink roses...

 

Today I am joining,

Saturday Show Off

&

Pink Saturday

 

 

Thanks for visiting me today....

Late Summer in the Garden...

 

Well it's about time I took you on a garden stroll...

 

We have had a dry summer,

a sixty day dry spell was just broken last Sunday night,

with a soft overnight rain...

 

it was a pleasure to wake up to the trickling sound

 of water running through the rain gutters...

 

I'm sure the garden was pretty happy too...

 

 

I've been tucking winter Pansies

around in the empty spots on the patio...

these Beauty Berries are beginning to plump up,

they will be bright purple before you know it...

 



mostly, flowers are fading,

and seeds are blowing...

 



(Bonica Rose)

 

the Roses are holding strong...

 (Tiffany)

(Sceptered Isle)

 



 (Mary)

 (Mortimer Sackler)

 

 

the Hydrangea's petals have become firm to the touch

and are ready for drying...

 

I have never tried drying this fancy petaled one before...

 

 

these are a common splash of color for winter vases and baskets...

 

this has been the year of the frog!

 

our little ponds were filled with egg sacks last spring

and the frogs are everywhere...

 

I didn't even notice this one until I was cropping my pics...

 

this little guy on the other hand stood right out...

 

they are Pacific Tree Frogs,

this one is full grown,

about the size of a quarter...

 

the baby ones who have just lost their tails,

are only about the size of a garbanzo bean...

 

Hoppy Trails...

 

Today I am joining...

Bloomin' Tuesday

Tuesday Garden Party

Outdoor Wednesday

Feathered Nest Friday

and

Show and Tell Friday

 

Thanks for strolling with me today...

Surf, Sand and Forks...

Hi Everyone!

 

Well yes,  it has been a longtime since my last post!!!

 

I have no grand reason,

I have simply been goofing off :-)

 

For the last week and a half,

my Mr. has decided to join me

and soak up the last of the summer sun...

 

 

last week we took a day trip to the shore...

 

Port Angeles,  Washington...

 

In the Strait of Juan de Fuca...

 

It is a long trip for us,

but we had both been wanting to go see the tide pools...

 

sea anemone...

 

lots of barnacles...

 

and beds of mussels...

 

we got there a little later than planned,

 

and the incoming  tide chased us to shore...

 

but it was an amazing day,

the beaches were incredible...

 

there are always some

drool worthy beachfront cottages...

 

 I am enamored by that TINY room in the tower,

an indoor version of a widows walk,

 I would imagine...

 

 

Forks,  Washington

was just a short drive further...

 

Forks is the inspirational setting

 for the books of Twilight...

 

although the movie wasn't actually filmed there,

the town has played into the theme a bit... 

 

it is a very small logging town...

 

 I can't help but wonder,

if this is the actual place

where time stands still,

since the clock in town square has no arms :-)

 

\

it's other claim to fame?

 

It is the rainiest city in the continental U.S.

with an average rainfall of 120"...

 

love on the beach,

written in mussels shells...

 

 

Fall is nipping in the air here...

 

I am ready to snuggle in,

I hope you have had a wonderful summer...

 

hello to all my new followers,

and thanks to all my old friends for waiting out my absence!

 

I have much visiting and mail to catch up on!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!