Want to feast your eyes on the flora of the season–in lights? Head over to the Bellevue Botanical Garden and check out Garden d’Lights. Over 500,000 lights! Walking the paths, you’ll discover an array of flowers throughout the seasons and climates, from irises to palm trees. A host of animals can be found tucked into various […]
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Spring in my garden–a feast of color
Spring in my garden–a feast of color–and my favorite time of year. Every day I see something new that wasn’t there the day before, and a world that was filled with grays and browns is now flush with every hue in the rainbow. With my hands in the soil, surrounded by my beloved plants, I […]
Pretty in pink
Flowers really do intoxicate me. ~Vita Sackville-West Pretty in pink, my garden in June. Peony Bleeding Heart Delphinium Astrantia Cosmos Clematis Rose Take the road less traveled, Beth
The birds and the bees
Let me tell ya ’bout the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees And the moon up above And a thing called ‘Love’ ~Dean Martin I hope you enjoyed these photos taken during our recent trip to eastern Pennsylvania. Take the road less traveled, Beth Want to discover more seasonal delight? Check […]
Seattle’s Volunteer Park
Olmsted designed (the famed designer of New York City’s Central Park) Volunteer Park, is a very special place to the people of Seattle. The 40-acre park was originally purchased by the city in 1876 t for $2,000 from a sawmill engineer, J. M. Colman (Colman Park). Whether you’re strolling through the dahlia gardens, marveling at […]
A picture is worth a thousand words: the flora of Kauai
Kauai was eye candy for the soul, pure and simple. In every direction beauty reached out to greet us. Tree in fog in Waimea Canyon Hanalei valley and taro fields Tree bark (Eucalyptus family) Pink Plumeria Bananas and banana flower Teepee tree roots Helaconia