In the Garden

Some flowers in my garden this summer . . .

Sunflower starting to open

Sunflower

Calendulas and Nigella

Dahlia and Kale

Sunflower

 

Pink Hydrangea

Pluviophile, a new word describing our feelings yesterday

Someone who finds joy and peace of mind on rainy days.  This leads to petrichor (n) The smell of earth after rain.  I guess we know what we like!  Yesterday was a blissful sharing of good food, beautiful still life, friends and sketching.

Aren't they gorgeous!

SQUASH season!

Eat your heart out Van Gogh, these are from Trader Joes!

Lea and Jay's Garden

Today Sue and Barb and I went on a bike ride to Maxwelton Beach with every intention of sketching at the beach, but the stand of sunflowers in this garden nearly stopped us in our tracks. We had to sketch at Lea and Jay's garden. I was enamored with this little honor system bench for weighing and paying for u-pick beans. We had very little time to sketch, so this is just a quickie, but I can't wait to go back. There is SO MUCH to sketch there...buildings, animals and of course the sunflowers.