IN YOUR FACE !!!

Me, me, me.  Look at me.  No, look at me.  Better yet, skip all those and look at me!  Walking through the Gardens at Waters East, one almost hears this constant refrain.  Every plant wants attention.  Every bloom is screaming – “I’m so beautiful just look at me!”  In many cases they are right.  Take a look at some of the beauties basking in the sun and calling to be the center of your attention. Checkout the detail of some of the garden residents.

 

All of these “portraits” were taken here in the gardens.  Self-centered though they may be, the flowers do make you stop and stare.  They seem to be doing “their thing” just for you.  So why not indulge them for a few moments while walking the paths.

 

Here then are photos for this posting

Lots of blooms in this posting!!!

 

pause a moment - - - really slow down and pause a moment

see the detail

even if you only pick one or two of the photos - pause a moment.

(If you are like me - I race through the garden so many days

doing the work needs to be done

without pausing 

even a short while

to look in detail at the marvel of the blooms.)

 

Enjoy

 

Yarrow - pink

Geranium - Splash Splash

Spiderwort - Tradescantias

Sambuscus - Black Lace

Sedum - Dragon's Blood

Mallow - pink

Hibiscus 

Globe thistle

Poppy - Flemish

Daylily - hybridized at Gardens at Waters East

Purple Cone Flower

False Sun Flower

Balloon Flower

  

Blooms and Blooms and more Blooms from 2022

 Blooms and Blooms and more Blooms from 2022

 

 

Now that we are into winter, a quick look at some of the flowers at Gardens at Waters East from this past summer and autumn might lift our spirits. This is only a simple random overview – so many more but they will have to wait for another day.

Enjoy

 

Middle Walk

Asters mix

Cushion Spurge

Patio fountain

German Bearded Iris

Pandora Sphinx Moth Caterpillar

Joe Pye Weed

Lupine

Maximilin & Bee

Monarch Butterflies

There were hundreds in the fields this day.

September 16, 2022

Phlox

Siberian Iris

Siberian Iris

Solomon Seal

Spiderwort

Sunrise May 30th.

Adds color to the gardens so early in the morning.

Trumpet Vine

Night view of the Whitespire Birch

and setting moon at the entrance.

With that

Have a good night!

 

Autumn Hike - Ryan Park

On one recent sunny day this past Autumn, took a long slow walk in the Ryan Park area near Gardens at Waters East.  It is a nature preserve about five miles from the gardens.  As you will see;  lots of beautiful trees, trails, hills, leaves of color and birds migrating as the season changes.  Nice way to spend an afternoon.

You are welcome to come along.

  

Enjoy

Very interesting mushroom growing on on tree.

Snake hiding in the leaves.

Colors here and colors there.

mushroom on a log

continuing on the trail

Came upon this old car, must have missed the curve!

Puff Ball mushroom, about 14 inches across.

Woodpecker checking me out.