a walk in the park

I love the walking trails in this city! I walked from our campground to Sioux Park to see the William Nordermeer formal gardens. The paved walking/biking path followed alongside Rapid Creek the whole way (well except by the golf course where the path follows the street side walk - no trespassing!). The flowers are wonderful, the giant sundial, the dinosaur on the hill looking down on the park. The walk was about 6 miles round trip, a great way to spend a sunny Saturday!

summer bouquet

Labor Day weekend is here, the end of summer, the end of summer flowers. I am enjoying the last days of summer flowers here, lots of city parks and lots of flowers to see and capture in my virtual blog bouquet.

take the time

sometimes you just have to take the time to stop and smell the roses

Buddy called in the middle of the day - "Whatcha doing?" Working. "The pink roses are blooming out by the shed, you should go take some pictures of them." 

hydration

butterfly effect

The fluttering of a butterfly's wings can effect 

climate changes on the other side of the planet.  

~Paul Erlich

the yard

show your true colors

delight in simple pleasures

celebrate your natural beauty

open up!

spread seeds of joy

it's OK to be a late bloomer

be wild and wonderful!

~ advice from a flower

the show

we have lots of rhododendrons planted around the house, most of them found down along a nearby creek and transplanted here, they bloom some of the times, but this one by the steps is a store-bought variety and always puts on a show, demanding your attention as you pass

flower fix

it is that time again, filling flower boxes with colorful annuals - something I have not done for several years since we have been on the road. Annual flowers - the one thing I can grow, I know they only last one season, but I am fine with that, from May to October I get my flower fix.

leaves of three

leaves of three are not always bad.

this is the Southern Nodding Trillium, 

with its flowers hanging below the leaves, 

only found in the South!

along with some wild iris

ours can be found down along Turkey Creek under the hemlocks