SweetMyrtle

friday flowers: clematis

in one corner of my garden leans a small hibiscus tree. it delights me with it's lime green leaves in late spring and it's vivid purple blooms towards the end of the summer.

during May it's skeleton frame it carpeted with the prettiest of small pale pink clematis flowers. this year it is particularly beautiful.

in the evening the perfume, usually soft and delicate becomes deliciously heady. i must remember bring a few blooms inside to scent the room. 

Gx

solace in the garden

i have been feeling a little overtired these past few days and could so easily have retired to my bed but as yesterday was such a beautifully sunny day, i decided to take my blankets and pillows outside and lie in the long grass and bathe in the warmth of of sun... it was just what i needed. i am sometimes guilty of always being busy and feeling that i must be doing something and i often forget to give myself permission to rest and recharge.

 

forget-me-nots

"Cares melt when you kneel in your garden." - unknown

 

i took a few photos whilst lying down in the grass. my husband and one of the cats joined me in 'basking'. sometimes i feel that i would like to be a cat.

after soaking up the suns restorative qualities,  i  joined my husband in a spot of gardening to help soothe my soul.

dill

 

potato shoots

we tended our seedlings, earthed up our potatoes and planted our winter veg; kale, turnip, ps broccoli, cabbage and brussels.

wisteria buds

A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul." -- Sadi

to me a garden signifies hope and it is illustrated beautifully by my wisteria plant, which for the first time in 10 years is going to have an abundance of flowers. i  can count about 30 potential blooms and am excited beyond words and cannot wait to breathe in their heady fragrance.  spending time in my garden always connects me to the earth and calms my spirit.. the gentle action of nurturing, tending and aiding nature and the patience it teaches, the potential and the excitement are truly amazing. i am always happy when i am in a garden.

agapanthus

ladybird, ladybird...

whilst pegging out my washing this morning i noticed this wee ladybird. i watched her for some time through my macro lens and took a few photos of her crawling, fairly speedily i thought for one so small, through the grass. i was mesmerized. she weaved her way in and out, skillfully balancing on fine blades.

 

i accidentally knocked her and she fell off and landed upside down. i put down my hand for her to crawl upon so i could lift her to safety and she seemed quite happy to discover this new landscape and rested on my wedding ring for a little while...

  until she decided to open her wings and fly off.

i love watching spiders build their webs but i  have never stopped to watch a ladybird this closely before...  but i am pleased i did.