Each winter we try to make at least one trip to our beloved conservatory that is just down the street a piece. It’s the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, formerly known as the Como Conservatory and it’s located in Como Park in St. Paul, MN. If you’d like to checkout my posts from the last two years’ … More Winter visit to the conservatory 2015
Oooooooooooooooo!! I have lots of pink in photos!! So I’m excited to put this post together for this month’s CBBH photo challenge. I’m starting with a recent photo that I absolutely love. There is a debate as to whether this is a hollyhock or a hibiscus flower. But one thing everyone agrees on is that … More CBBH Photo Challenge – Pink
Just a quick post to share some beauty I saw and managed to capture in photos yesterday. First, this gorgeous sunrise whilst waiting for the bus: Next a couple of photos of what I’m guessing are hibiscus. I didn’t think they wintered here but my friend in Illinois tells me she has seen hibiscus there … More Beauty seen yesterday
Well, that weatherman who said that summer was over was just plain wrong. It’s back!! Not quite by popular demand. We’re having another heat wave, back into the 90s for the next several days. Thank goodness there is A/C! Meanwhile, I’ve taken a lot of photos of things growing in the last few weeks that … More summer gardening fun
My garden immediately leapt to mind for this week’s theme. So I gathered a few pics of flowers and veggies in their various forms. To view more entries, click here. I hope you enjoy! Veggies ready to eat, others forming: Season’s end clean-up, a different kind of foreshadow: Flowers in bloom and budding: Lastly, … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Foreshadow
You know what I heard on the radio this afternoon? You’ll never guess, so I will tell you. Summer is over??? So, let me see. We had one of the longest winters ever, one of the worst springs ever (basically non-existent), a few weeks of summer and now it’s over?? The weatherman was saying that … More Mid-summer blooms
When I saw this week’s theme I thought I’d post photos of fresh veggies from my garden. However, I decided to expand it a bit and include some other photos that fit the theme as well. Up first, those fresh veggies. Fresh rhubarb, green beans and Thai basil: I found several photos of fresh cut … More Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh
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