Sly Old Fox
I wasn’t the only one out for a walk this evening.
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Wildflower Garden
It’s impossible to walk past this garden without smiling! The California poppies I photographed last week have been joined by their European cousins, Papaveroideae, and a host of colourful friends.
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Floral Abundance
Lovely! The peony (Paeonia) certainly brightens the world, doesn’t it? This lush bloom is named after Paeon, a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing. When Asclepius became jealous of his…
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Smell the Roses
We have some fantastic gardeners in our neighbourbood, people who surround their homes with foreign poppies, Nessie hedges, and seasonal blooms that take my breath away. Roses are blooming now, so the…
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A California Immigrant
California poppies, Eschscholzia californica… these golden beauties are a touch of home-away-from-home for me, and always evoke a flood of memories. As a child I was taught that our state flowers…
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Nessie Hedge
This sinuous privet hedge makes me smile every time I go past. Jeff calls it the Loch Ness Hedge of Thundersley Grove.
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The Sweet Scent of Spring
The weather is so mild today that we have all our windows open… the birds are singing and these sweet lilacs are perfuming the air both inside and out. My…
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An Evening Stroll
We drove down to Two Tree Island for an evening stroll to take advantage of the warming weather and lengthening days. Hoping to hear the resident nightingales sing their famous…
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Birthday Treats
The rains that were predicted for the weekend never really materialized, so yesterday afternoon we admired the flowers and gardens that are growing and changing day by day as we walked through…
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In the Shadows
I made it out into the world today, several times in fact, but this photo is one we’ve been stalking for several days. We do not have a well-heeled garden. Local plants,…
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