GARDEN DELIGHTS, PART TWO

You are probably wondering....

two posts so close together....

Well, my friend Laura@52 flea

came to visit me to teach me a new way of posting.

I am so bad with learning new things on the computer,

but today a thought I will conquer my fear and do the

second part of this post by myself.

By the way, this and other foxgloves came from out of no-where.

I have not had foxgloves in my garden for at least ten years.

What a happy surprise!

So here is part two of  of my garden tour.

The Balcony  Geranium's on the front deck are spectacular.

I love them mixed with the Diamond Frost and white Bocopa.

The pale yellow day lilies look so pretty in front of the pink and blue hydrangeas.

Lacecap hydrangeas are some of my favorites,

especially white ones.

The fountain is delightful  with it's soothing sound.

Our beloved kitty Mousie rests in the garden.

right now there is cat mint growing all around him.

This has been a hydrangea year.

Maybe it had something to do with this very cold winter we had.

Gardening is one hobby that makes me very happy.

For all of you fellow gardeners and would- be gardeners,

I think you can understand, that seeing flowers grow.....

seeing little humming birds feast and chipmunks frolic,

pretty butterflies fluttering all around,

is one of Gods greatest gift.

You might even forget, that weeding is not sooo much fun!

Thanks for coming along,

God bless,

Evi



GARDEN DELIGHT

Daisies make me happy!

And so do hydrangeas!

Pretty hostas are growing up in between the pavers.

This is a Shooting Star hydrangea.

And here is my beloved rabbit with Corsican mint.



One of my favorites is the lovely Lace Cap hydrangea.

SUMMER PLEASURES

Hubby and I decided that it was time to have some fun.

We live in a scenic area on the beautiful Hudson River.
Not too far from us is a diners paradise, and what is
nicer than to sit in the shade at a great restaurant.



Before we had our delicious lunch, we strolled around
and enjoyed the scenery.



You can take a little cruise on this boat up the Hudson.
We will try that another time.



I love all the ducks. They seem very happy here.

It looks funny to see things growing out
of these pilings.

It was not easy to pick the restaurant with so much to choose.
We made a great choice and enjoyed a wonderful meal.

The sight of the boats was so relaxing.
We just kept watching the goings-on on the river.
On the weekend it is very crowded and you don't have time

to enjoy it all.

So the weekday prooved perfect.

It was fun to see all the boats go by on

this very hot day.

Right at this moment I could have been happy to own
any of theses boats.

A girl can dream........

These ducks had the right idea......just chill out!

She ....... or maybe he....... looks content.......
just like us two birds.

After lunch we looked at some of these lovely murals.
They looked so real....it felt es if you could touch the people.

Whoever painted these, did a wonderful job.
So much detail.

Hope you had fun coming along.

God bless,
Evi

VISITORS IN MY GARDEN

I never tire seeing what's new in the garden
and all the critters large and small (except for snakes)

Come along and enjoy!

To everyone......enjoy nature whenever you can.

God bless,

Evi

TIME TO UNWIND

Hooray, my favorite magazine arrived.
I started to read the introduction page.
The editors were writing about how it is important
to take time to enjoy the simple things,
time to relax.
And so I had my aha-moment.
I seem to be in constant motion with all that goes
with a household.......family, garden and doll making...
Time out to relax !!!!!

Since we had just celebrated my girlfriend
Debbie's birthday, there was cake in the house.
I decided to take it, a cup of tea and the
magazines to one of my favorite spots.
Lets make it special I thought....
pillows and tablecloth....just for me.



I love the pillows, since I love gardening.

This pretty cup holds wonderful memories.

It was my Dad's most loved cup.

It is quite old and the porcelain is very thin.

He insisted the coffee tasted best out of this cup.

So what more could a girl want, her Dad's beloved cup,

a nice slice of cake and her favorite read.

Behind me bees swarmed around the hydrangeas.

I loved this time alone.

Oops, thought I changed that, oh well, you get

the picture.

This issue had beautiful garden pictures....
and, how funny, bathroom pictures.

That after we just did ours.

Oh well, love mine just as much!

The next time....and there will be a next time...
I will pick another pretty spot.
Maybe this one.......

or the bench on the deck.......

or the chaise in the porch......

but this I know, I will make time again.

To everyone who has left me such nice comments

and has not heard from me, I am having computer
problems....some comments seem to go out, others not.

I am sorry, I am thinking of you!
Waiting for my computer guy to bail me out .....again!

God bless,

Evi