Garden Walk

Other than everyone in this house being sick and then getting well and then getting sick again, there's not a whole lot of anything going on! I mean, we have been sick since the first part of March!! All recovered now and very happy about that! So...since we've been lucky enough to have some extra nice weather, I thought I'd just walk you around the house and let you see some of the beauty surrounding us....

This is the front of our house, taken from the driveway. I really like those cone shaped trees near the porch....

And...some of you may remember the all time favorite flower...the Agapanthas. We've got 2 colors (quite by accident ,really)...this very pretty bright white.....

And this soft, kind of periwinkle color. Not really purple and not really blue.....

Then, there is the wild bougainvillea...these are the prettiest shade of orange....

And a hot fuschia-pink! These are huge...growing on a lattice way past the roof line!

And, these are some little ones we planted just a week or so ago. Dwarf gardenias!! They are in a brick planter all around the oak tree out front and you can smell them as soon as you walk out the front door. Love that!

Yikes...I didn't realize how many pictures there were...so, here's the gate to the back and I'll share the back yard next time!

But...before I go...I do need to wish The Daughter a very Happy 25th Birthday!!! Seems impossible to me that I have been lucky enough to share this amount of time with such a precious treasure. I'm not really supposed to be talking about this, but here's a picture I just couldn't resist sharing...doesn't this look like pure bliss??

Happy Birthday, Boo! We Love You!!