Sunday, May 23, 2021

Lakeshore Nature Preserve - Part 1

What a wonderful walk this week on the many trails in the Eagle Heights area of Madison, Wisconsin.  It is called – Lakeshore Nature Preserve - so many Spring flowers blooming.  Many I can identify – some not.

I will do this posting in two parts, so many photos needs more than two but two will be enough for now.

Enjoy hiking alone with me.

Capital Building in Madison

as seen from the nature preserve.


one of many trails



Geranium Maculatum


Don't know the proper name for this.


twisted tree at Frautschi Point


Lake Mendota along the trail.


Don't know this one?


Raymer's Cove beach


May apple

Podophyllum

Mandrake



close look at Arisaema Triphyllum

Jack-in-the-pulpit



Wood Violet - state flower of Wisconsin


Thursday, May 20, 2021

BLOG SHORS # 143

 Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS.  Here are the photos for this posting.

 

moments in the garden - - enjoy

 

 

August Storm

Lavender 

October


Feverfew

October


Native Cup Plant

August


Less we forget, there is another season at the gardens!

January


Monarch on Coneflower

July


One of the hybridized day lilies  #2

August



Balloon Flower

August


Bee on Inula

July 

Daylily - J. Yon
July

 

 

 

Reference Note:  For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.

 

 

NOTE:   All photos use in this posting were taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East

unless otherwise marked.

NOTE:   Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here.  It is what it is.

 

Friday, May 14, 2021

Switzerland - flowers & hikes I took - Part 2

 This is “Part 2” of the flowers I discovered on hikes in Switzerland.

 

Checking out and remembering some of the past flowers I have enjoyed.

These photos are from my last trip to Switzerland.   Impossible not to love the place;

the mountains, glaciers, houses, and of course the flowers.

Though the camera I used wasn't the best - you get the idea.

Do enjoy!





a working farm


Just me and the cows!


view out the window of the chalet
notice all the flowers

Everyone knows the name of that mountain!!!


more hikers




 

 

Friday, April 16, 2021

Want a "Quickie" ? Today - - run around the gardens

 Took a quick run around the gardens this afternoon, checking on the Scilla and Crocus,

more are blooming today.  Another hopeful signs that Spring is here YEAH !!!

 

Enjoy your day.

 













 

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Spring is Springing ! ! !

 In a walk around the garden Monday, April 5th

 here are some photos to prove that Spring has Sprung.


NICE, FINNALY!!!

 

Enjoy

 

Crocus




love seeing the detail with closeups




the Scilla - face down,

difficult to see the beauty underneath


Here is trying to photograph for ground up !




The Puschkinia is just about to pop - a couple more days