Archive for January, 2008
I have a young Rose of Sharon tree/shrub in my backyard. Each autumn it produces a lot of seeds from the last of the flowers. What you see in this photo are the seed hulls at the ends of the branches covered in snow. From a distance it looked like the tree was covered in [...]
A few years ago I made this Inukshuk statue myself with stones that I’d gathered from my old cottage area. I grew up in Ottawa and spent a lot of time at our cottage in the Ottawa Valley. I always loved the stone cuttings along the highway. When my parents passed away I knew I [...]
I grow some of my plants in strawberry planters. Plants that cascade downward like Lobelia are great for these types of plants. As you can see these planters look interesting in the winter too when they are covered in snow. Related Reading: Foliage: Astonishing Color and Texture Beyond Flowers WeSC Women’s Overlay Singlet Shirt, Winter [...]
Frost, ice and snow cover the last of the rose leaves. This is a photo that I took in my garden near the beginning of January after we’d had a huge snow storm. I went outside in the morning and everything was so beautiful … you know that silence that falls after a snow storm. [...]
This is a snow covered Mugo Pine branch. I took this photo on the same day that I took the previous photo that I posted – right after a big snow storm here in Toronto. All of the trees were dusted with snow and it was beautiful. I know those of you that don’t experience [...]
In early January we had a big snow storm and this is what my Toronto neighborhood looked like for a while! Everything was dusted with snow. The snow didn’t last long though. The weather warmed up and everything melted. It was darn right spring like in the middle of January … until last week when [...]
There’s nothing sweeter than the look of love that a puppy gives you. Loving licks, sitting on your foot or leaning on your leg … all of those things tell you that you are the most important thing in your puppies life. This photo was taken this past Monday after we came back from the [...]
Believe it or not this is a rose. It’s a rose from the Romantica series called Yves Piaget. Isn’t it lovely? This rose has a beautiful light scent as well. That only makes it all the more enjoyable. Related Reading: Fresh Flowers – Purple Dendrobium Orchids One World, One Day (Barbara Kerley Photo Inspirations) Black [...]
A happy bumble bee gathering pollen from a Malva Sylvestra flower. In the fall the bumble bees were happily enjoying all of my flowers that were still in bloom, gathering the last of the pollen for the year. It’s amazing how many bumble bees a small garden can fill up with on a nice autumn [...]
This is one of the newer roses in my garden. It’s called Chicago Peace and it’s a hybrid tea. Isn’t it lovely? I figured that a rose with the word peace in it would make a great first post for 2008 as I wish everyone health, happiness and peace for the new year. Related Reading: [...]
