Friday, 23 August 2013

Mini Monet

It has been a joy to have family here all summer. Now the last of the visitors has returned home. No more hugs from grown up children and sweet toddler kisses. It has only been two days and I ache for their voices, their smell, the warmth of their bodies. Good job the in laws have invited us for a few days on their boat.  So tomorrow we will be up with the lark (or seagull) and head for Desolation Sound. I'll leave you with pictures of the garden at the Wildwood Nursery in Powell River.



















The sun was shining, birds singing, bees buzzing and butterflies floating. Priceless.

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15 comments:

  1. elaine 24 August 2013 at 03:07

    Be still my beating heart - what wonderful pictures of a beautiful garden - Wildwood seems a very appropriate name. Enjoy the boat trip.

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  2. Mary Oxendale Spensley24 August 2013 at 09:17

    I adore the scent of buddleia, but what's the interesting flower below it?

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    1. Susan29 August 2013 at 11:19

      This is my best guess, Mary, Cupids Dart cultivar Catananche caerulea ‘Alba’. It self seeds but not robustly. I liked it and may use it in my cutting garden whenever I get around to having a cutting garden. Got to sort out the veggies first.

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  3. Bonnie24 August 2013 at 14:36

    The garden is beautiful! How wonderful to have your family with you all summer. I know the silence must be deafening. Have a wonderful few days on the water. Hugs! Bonnie

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  4. The Charm of Home27 August 2013 at 15:11

    This is beautiful! I love it when the butterflies float by.
    Sherry

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  5. Nancy27 August 2013 at 21:48

    Eye candy. =)

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  6. rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/her28 August 2013 at 06:46

    Thank you so much for this lovely, lovely garden stroll. ::sigh::

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  7. gardenenvy28 August 2013 at 23:39

    Lovely fields of blooms! Jeannine

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  8. Casa Mariposa29 August 2013 at 19:04

    Gorgeous! :o)

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  9. Linda30 August 2013 at 00:22

    That must be a very tough transition from having had all the family home. Hoping your trip away will ease the ache. Meantime you've left us with some beautiful photos.

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  10. linniew30 August 2013 at 07:09

    Inspiring images-- all abloom! Feeling very like late summer here. Maybe because I don't water the lawn... I know that empty feeling after children leave. I bet they loved the visits too, making great memories. I hope you had a fabulous time on the boat!

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  11. Laurie30 August 2013 at 08:32

    It sure does look like a Monet painting here. Just beautiful!

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  12. Donna@Gardens Eye View2 September 2013 at 16:21

    Just stunning...Monet would love to paint these flowers.

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  13. DianeSchuller.com8 September 2013 at 20:39

    priceless indeed!

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  14. Art and Sand9 September 2013 at 21:26

    Oh my, the colors and the flowers are amazing.

    My garden is mostly green right now, but some mums look like they will be blooming soon.

    Every summer I dream of a beautiful garden and every year, something gets in the way - this year it is a puppy.

    Maybe next year I will have something half as lovely as your Monet Garden.

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