"since I've been in the garden I've looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something was pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breath fast
Frances Hodgson Burnett, "The Secret Garden"
“The Secret Garden” is a good book! https://archive.org/details/secretgarden00burn
I like the characters. I like exploring the large, disrepaired estate with them . I am happy with how they grow and change.
Nothing secret about the garden where these grow. They are right out front of the house!
Dahlia!
Peruvian Daffodil (Not from Peru, Not a daffodil)
Calla lily
Calla lily
Dahlia !
Shasta Daisy
The Butterfly Bush, you're not going to believe this, has butterflies visiting!
Vanessa atalanta, or, the rather whimsically named, Red Admiral.
Barncat!
If you ever wondered how Barncat gets from up there to down here…
It could be my favorite flower - gladiolus. These are a carryover from last year. That's not supposed to happen -normally if you want to save them you have to dig them up. Global warming…. At least it's warmer than normal in my flower bed.
Chokeberries- like crack to songbirds!
I've used up my allotted space. Thanks for dropping by!
From the New Yorker today – tracks with your attraction to disrepaired estates...
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/onward-and-upward-in-the-garden/the-stunning-grounds-and-tragic-history-of-the-lost-gardens-of-heligan
Short and eerie read. Worth a look.
Every post a wee beam of sunshine and joy as the west fast tracks the world to hell
Thank, WM!!