Kew Gardens 1st smile

In my post from 4th August I shared with you that I had become friends with Kew Gardens.

 

Last weekend

the sun was shining,

birds were singing,

and I felt free.

I made a quick decision

to visit Kew Gardens.

 

What a good choice!

I was greeted with this view.

 

Behind the Palm house was the rose garden.

For today I like you to go with me to smell the roses.

Forget the business and enjoy the smells and colours!

There is so much more……

Soon more from Kew Gardens

 

Flowers on Traffic Islands

I have been memory making ……

In Bavaria, I found meadow flowers in roundabouts and on little traffic islands.

This is to attract more bees everywhere.

They are a mixed colourful variety,

Aren’t they just lovely.

 

Such a joy to see them everywhere!

More memories coming soon!

Simply Red

The way you start your day
can affect your whole day…
Begin it with a smile
calmness of mind
coolness of emotions
and a heart filled with gratitude.

Take time to smell the flowers
Take time to hug a tree
Take time to hear each bird sing
Take time to simply be.

 

We might miss some of the beauty on life 

if we don’t slow down

and pay attention to the little things around us.

 

Start your day with the beauty of red today!

         

 

Different shapes,

different shades,

all unique,

all beautiful!

 

Just like you!

 

 

Holiday Time

Finally August and for most it is holiday time.

For me it also means time do to things around the house.

Here an update:

My wooden kitchen worktop needed a little tender loving care.

So I started to sand it down.

Now nice and smooth, I can varnish it.

Another day I made bracelets. .

I love making jewellery, make presents or sell some at markets occasionally.

I made all these with different seed beads.

 

I have in my garden an ‘elephant ear’ plant, it grows amazingly big.

 

 

As you know I love my plants and flowers.

Therefore I became a ‘friend of Kew Gardens’.

Kew Gardens is a wonderful huge botanical garden offering unique landscapes and iconic architecture from every stage of the Garden’s history.

It has a collection of living plants which is the largest and most diverse in the world growing in the gardens and in glass houses.

It is in West London and I can go by train.

I can’t wait to go, out for a day lost in the gardens……

There will be updates on this with more pictures of the gardens.

Wishing all a wonderful Summer 2018!

Be Kind – Craft

I love creating bits and bobs.

I had pallet wood pieces left and tried something new for me.

You need:

Small pieces of wood

sandpaper

pens,

acrylic paint,

rope

varnish

I am rather happy how it came out.

This is my message for today!

Have an amazingly kind day!

 

Wisteria and other beauties along the road

It is colourful flower time

the Earth is laughing!

Beautiful Wisteria hanging out of a garden

Tiny flowers along the shopping mall

Even tinier flower, shot with a Macro lens on my phone.

Petunias in a flower basket

Little flowers , again captured with a Macro lens.

 

and all together

 

Strawberry Galore

My strawberries this year grew absolutely beautiful.

They bloomed a lot:

 

We seem to have had enough rain

and then the sun came.

I had more strawberries than ever.

Just look

 

A collage out of my many harvests.

 

and then came out the

Strawberry bowl to eat them out of.

 

 

Oh how yummy they were.

There are still now some late comers, I eat straight of the plant.

What a joy, what great gift!

Woodland Walk Inspiration

Recently I went for a Woodland Walk in my area.

A tranquil place where the council encourages wild flowers to grow.

 

 

I saw many beautiful flowers in all different colours.

 

How this earth really laughs in flowers.

just as Ralph Waldo Emerson says.

Hello Garden

The time has come to be in the garden again,

so I cleaned it and made it nice again.

My strawberries are having many flowers

 

and my water feature is up and running for calming effect.

It is just lovely out there.

To many dry and warm days!

 

Wishing all a calm and peaceful day! 

Spring is really here!

Spring has really come now!

Lots of rainy days and yesterday a sunny day!

From this: 

 

to that:

Everything has come now

and finally the daffodils are open too!

I just love Spring!

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