A Morning Garden Walk

I love walking through the garden in the morning to enjoy some coffee, pick off some pesky weeds and see whats blooming in the garden.

Here are a few surprises that greeted me on my morning stroll.

Peace at a Zen Garden

 

 

 

 

Oh how I would love to come here often and just have some time to be

 

                         quiet, breath

 

                                    and  relax

 

 

maybe just take a moment to contemplate about my life

 

                      

 

 

                     and where I’m going

 

                                      but its too easy to get

 

               distracted in this space…

 

 

 

 

 

 

- its just too beautiful here …

 

 

 

          I love this tactile environment - I want to run my hands all through this beautiful

 

                       moss, then look at all the details

                                                                    up close

 

 

 

                          down

 

                               to

 

                                  every

 

                                     little micro-organism.

                          

 

 

                     Its very green and lush here, a perfect environment for this moss to grow

 

along with these ohia trees with their peeling bark and crevices filled with

 

green fungus

 

              mold

 

                  and bumpy looking bacteria

        

 

                     growing                     

 

                                        on their stong limbs and stems.

 

 

 

                  I look up and see the focal point atop a small mound of lava rocks and moss

 

lies a beautiful and simple buddah head

 

                                               – its sits there so peacefully and

 

                 

 

invites you in to come in and enjoy this welcoming environment.

 

                                  Aaaaaaaah – yes breath in this forest

 

                                              and enjoy the moss!

 

I wish that I could visit here more often…..

What a Sweet Place

 

This is always what I say when I visit the town of Mendocino, about three hours north of San Francisco, a beautiful community on sheer cliffsides, fronting the blue Pacific ocean. I visited before the New Years with some friends to enjoy a different New Years celebration and it was a treat to be here during non-peak season and enjoy the town without the hordes of tourists.

 

What I didn’t expect to see during this cold, damp winter season was some actual gardens still presenting some beautiful blooms especially considering the cold artic front that has been approaching from the last few days in the New Year.

 

I happened across many beautiful homes and gardens hidden behind grand picket fences with Victorian facades. This one is a garden leading to a local bakery/eatery with an outside dining terrace.

 

A sweet gate welcomes you into the garden and up to the terraced area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I spotted this still blooming abutilon by the stairway, it was such a nice greeting especially for such a cold and windy morning.

 

 

-isn’t this just the type of bench you would love to have in your garden, or at least sit on to enjoy the entire garden unfolding before you?

 

I’ve never seen these bright fushia colored gazanias before, really intense hot pinks and orange throats, very cheery on such a drab morning.

 

 

The last blooms of this hybrid rose before the eminent artic blast coming that night along with I’m guessing is some type of milkweed or viburnum shrub in the background.

 

 

Can’t avoid that sweet bench again in the corner….

 

 

This is a nice combination of borage and a pink flower I couldn’t identify.

 

The hebe in the border was flush with purple blooms and the last of the roses starting to bud were still putting on a show.

 

To visit other worlds this Tuesday go to http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/

A Saturday Walk Around My Garden

It's been awhile since I've had the time to walk and enjoy my garden...the rains have been kind to my tropical plants, but i haven't had the time to go out and see whats new and growing in the garden. I think there's been alot of new things going on that I haven't observed lately....come and visit my garden with me and lets discover whats new....



Well look at you...., thanks for greeting me today...

Aaaah the papayas are still green, maybe its time to make some papaya salad instead.

Still alot of tangerines on the trees, nice and sweet ,you can almost taste how ripe they are from the pictures.

OH WOW, my antherium is going crazy..

A fun garden project that I can actually step on...

Another beautiful flower coming out...thanks for making my day!

Aaaah what a beautiful scent you make.....sooo amazing....

There used to be a path here....time to weed again....sigh

Ah yes, you need my attention to, thanks for greeting me today.

Still waiting for your snack I see...

Discovering whats new in the garden was a definitely fun, I need to get out more often even when it rains!