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Monday, June 27, 2011

Ruby Tuesday - Hilda's Garden

Continuing here with some more photos of Hilda's Garden, a story I began last post about a woman named Hilda and her beautiful garden. Check out my last post for more on the story of the garden and how it came to be.
Hilda was also a painter, besides the Gardener. There were many garden signs spread out around the garden. I'll post some of those in a couple of days!

Besides the many Fuchia plants about the gardens, there were also feeders around as well.

Mountain Laurel.

Peonies. After the rain!

Hilda planted many rose bushes around the garden but the Deer ate them as fast as the roses grew. The only rose plant that survived was planted right next to the house. Here is the one rose growing on the bush!

This is a huge Treehouse, built between two big Cedar trees. It even had a veranda around the front part of the treehouse. The treehouse overlooks a Koi pond and the creek leading down from the top of the hill to the bottom, feeding into the Koi pond. I will post pictures tomorrow of the water features of the garden.

A large plaque next to the front door had "Welcome" written in each of the hearts in different languages.

The front of the Treehouse, the door next to the clock that entered into the inside of the treehouse.
Come on back tomorrow and see some of the Water feature pictures from Hilda's garden and read the previous post about the garden.


Sunday, June 26, 2011

A Very Mellow Yellow Macro Monday!!!




My hubby and I like to find different places to explore on our weekend Date days, so yesterday we visited a Country garden way in the back of Mission BC. The garden was the labour of a woman named Hilda who for the past 32 years has carved a beautiful sanctuary out of the side of the mountain she lived on with her husband. The garden is 5 acres, and includes a waterfall and creek running from the top of the property down to the bottom. It has two Koi ponds and a huge Treehouse built between two huge Cedar trees.
Hilda passed away in April after suffering a very short bout of cancer leaving her husband of 38 years alone. He has opened up the gardens as a tribute garden for his wife and invited all in to see her labour of love. Over the next few days I will post photos taken at her garden. It was such an amazing and serene beautiful space I have to share it. And it is a love story lasting over 40 years that brought tears to my eyes.
Here is some of the photos and over the next few days I will post a lot more. Make sure to come on back and enjoy!

I think this is a Banana Slug, pretty slimey thing it is!!


It was a dreary cloudy grey day and for about half the time we were there yesterday, it rained. But I do love raindrops!

A wet Poppy with some awesome raindrops.
I have about a thousand photos to go through, so this is it for this post, more tomorrow. Check out yesterday's photos for the awesome Fuchia's that were all over the garden as well.
Later......


Saturday, June 25, 2011

Today's Flowers

Done as a watercolour painting.

With Texture added during processing.

And some basic photo processing.
Hummingbird's favorite flowers.
To see more of Today's flowers, please go and visit http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/
Fuschias three different styles!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Texture Thursday

My neighbour's cat Valentino comes to visit me each morning when I leave for work, and is sometimes around when I get back. Sometimes he pauses long enough for me to snap his photo, but most of the time he just wants to say hi and he's off again.
I blended him with Soft Light and added a texture from Shadowhouse. His fur is full of texture too!!
Check out here for more photos: http://thedailywyatt.blogspot.com/

Monday, June 20, 2011

Ruby Tuesday and some Midweek Blues

A little fun with a huge picture frame, my brother and sister in law, and Photoshop!
Ruby Tuesday can be found at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

And another fun photo with my brother and the huge frame and photoshop!

Midweek Blues can be found at http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Mellow Yellow Monday

This is my first post here in Mellow Yellow Monday!!
I hope you pull up a chair and stay awhile, check out some pictures and enjoy your stay!
Come back soon!!
To see more photos of Mellow Yellow Monday, please go and visit http://mellowyellowmonday.blogspot.com/

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Macro Saturday

I never tire of blossoms of any kind!


I am sorry to see them go though, and to think I have to wait another year to see them again!
The last of the tulips here for you!

To see photos of Today's Flowers, go and visit http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/