Summer Flowers

The summer flowers have begin to bloom. One of my favorites parts of summer are the flowers that are planted on my block by an organic gardener. You can expect to see many more over the summer.

SUMMER!

Friday June 20th is officially the first day of summer. It took me a minute to figure it out - I always thought June 21st was the first day of summer. Turns out in a leap year it's a day early. I learn something every day.

Pink Lemonade

For some reason when I look at these flowers they make me think of a nice cool glass of pink lemonade. The perfect drink on a hot June day. This is Quince from my neighbor's yard. It is a stick most of the year, gorgeous for a short while and then just sort of a green bush. I'm glad I caught it in the gorgeous stage.

You Just Have to Look

I've been seeing bushes with these goregous pink flowers all over town. I'm sure they've been there in the past but for some reason I've never noticed them. I wonder why that is? Why do you suddenly notice something and then you see it all over town? I'm glad I noticed them this year though - they are gorgeous.

The Long and Winding Road

This is a photo from the gorgeous Alisal Ranch near Santa Barbara California. I t is so beautiful and peaceful. I wish I was hanging there right now.

By Any Other Name

As they say - "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." My roses are in bloom and they are so gorgeous. I'm very excited as they haven't done so well in past years. I hope you will enjoy them as well.

What's wrong with being crabby?

I think this crab is pretty gorgeous so maybe being crabby isn't so bad! This little guy was at the Pillar Point tide pools when I chaperoned my daughter's class trip. It was so a gorgeous day and I'm glad we got to see this crustacean.