My New David Austin Roses are Blooming...

(Mortimer Sackler)

My Valentines Day roses

are beginning to bloom...

Do you remember this box?

My Valentines Day gift of a dozen

rose bushes...

you can view that post here

The bushes are still small,

but they are beginning to bloom...

(Mortimer Sackler)

I planted a pair of

Mortimer Sackler Climbing,

on the back entrance of the gazebo...

(Mortimer Sackler)

they have a long climb ahead...

(Princess Alexandra of Kent)

the first bloom of

Princess Alexandra of Kent...

(Wedgwood Rose)

the Wedgwood Rose...

(Louise Odier)

and

Louise Odier...

(Princess Anne)

Princess Anne...

(Princess Anne)

is elegant

dressed in layers of ruffles...

(Francine Austin)

Francine Austin...

(Francine Austin)

I bought a pair of these spray roses,

for filler...

but she is so pretty,

I can't wait to fill a vase

 of just her small blooms...

(James Galway)

James Galway Rose,

well, almost...

there are a few more yet to come,

the gift that keeps giving...

Today I am joining...

A Return to Loveliness

Bloomin' Tuesday

and

Tuesday Garden Party

Thanks for stopping by...

A Day Hike...

Last Wednesday,

the weatherman called for a stunner of a day...

so my Mr.  played hooky..

we headed to

Randle,  WA for a little day hike...

I say day hike loosely...

I wore flip flops...

did you hear that?

that loud chuckle?

that would be my Mr.

who knows my choice of footwear

is usually lacking :-)

todays watchable wildlife...

mosquitoes...

vine ripened

Salmonberries...

Maidenhair Ferns...

Sword Ferns...

a meadow clearing...

full of Shasta Daisies...

and fluttering...

Swallowtail Butterflies...

wild Roses...

a roadside mystery

?

A hillside covered in these

gorgeous blue flowers...

I have no idea what they are...

do you?

Happy July!

Are you ready for takeoff?

Outdoor Wednesday

 

Thanks for joining me today....

Hello Summer!

The first day of summer greeted me,

with sunshine

 and cloudless blue skies...

what a wonderful way to begin...

Sweet summer has arrived,

and the Sweetness Rose it's harbinger...

Lady's Mantle

a summery golden glow...

Foxglove and Toadflax,

frolicing...

topheavy Delphiniums

teetering...

basking in sunlight...

Snapdragons....

Ballerina Roses...

happy Bumble Bees

buzzing...

the first days of summer were

dog approved...

Iris played in the Deutzia,

hunting bees..

she sadly caught her first

and learned

some things bite back...

Cosmo played in the kiddie doggie pool...

Happy Summer!!

Today I am joining,

Bloomin' Tuesday

Tuesday Garden Party

Outdoor Wednesday

and
Show and Tell Friday

Thanks for joining me today...