Just because it’s the end of winter doesn’t mean that we can do without some blooms…
Winter clematis is a special treat in February, March and April. Beautiful simple blooms, an intoxicating scent… what else can one ask for?
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Colour = Vitamins for a grey day
A jazzed up photo, just because…
It’s grey, outside. Un ciel de plomb, as we say in French. 
So here is the antidote to grey: vitamins for a grey day.
Rainy Day – Photo Wednesday
A little colour and some rain drops, for a late October day. This lantana is on its last call, not bad for nearly November!
I will soon have to move it indoors for the winter, along with all the other “delicate exotics” that have spent the summer outside, on the deck…
Mysterious Iris
There is something about the iris.
When I got here, I inherited a fenced garden (the only way to have a garden around here, because of the abundant deer and goats that forage freely in the neighbourhood — more about that in an upcoming post)… with three flourishing groups of irises.
I am not sure that I love them, but I still find them fascinating. When you look at an iris bloom up close, there is something almost menacing about the way the flower is put together… To me, it resembles some insect mandible…
Garden Close-Ups
Yesterday afternoon was absolutely glorious, sunny and warm. Every creature was enjoying the day.
After taking care of urgent things, like mowing the “lawn” (or what passes for a lawn in this garden), I noticed a big butterfly, really busy on a wallflower (Erysimum) and ran inside to get my camera. Lucky for me, that butterfly was intent on cleaning out every blossom… I had all the time in the world to capture it at work.
When I looked at the photo on my computer screen, I was shocked, shocked, at its hairy back! Honey, you need to shave your back!
Then the butterfly was joined by a bee, and cleaning out pollen became a collaborative effort.
While looking at the rest of the afternoon’s pictures, I fell in love with the one below, of the poppies… And played with it in Photoshop. The result:
Now, gotta get out and set up a bean trellis, on a tipi of cedar poles. That should be fun!