What a beautiful house from the 17th century in my village in Germany.
It was renovated in 2015 to it’s original glory.
Food for thought
Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.
Keep your happy memories close!
My wonderful Kew is always worth a visit.
We spent time in the Waterlily House first
with its wonderful variety of Lilies and plants.
We watched a dragonfly bathing in the sun.
Photograpy is so interesting
I tried some ICM – Intentional Camera Movement- Pictures of different motives.
The Hive
Designed by UK based artist Wolfgang Buttress, The Hive is a visual tribute to Britain’s honeybees. Originally created for the UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo, it now lives in our Gardens at Kew – surrounded by wildflowers to celebrate the environments that real bees need to thrive.
Trying out the camera with water drops
More Lilies in the outside water pond
Pumpkins in the kitchen garden
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu
We loved Kew so much; It was sunset when we left.
All pictures taken by me in Kew Gardens, except the focused Hive picture - from Google.
Mimi update:
Mimi is growing well.
She even gets buds now.
Food for thought
One who smiles rather than rages is always stronger. Japanese Proverb
Keep smiling!
I was fascinated this morning with the
perfect dew drops on my Strawberry leaf.
Food for thought
“It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.” Queen Elizabeth II
In memory of Queen Elizabeth ll 1926 - 2022
I love those yellow plants.
Does anyone know what this plant is called?
Food for thought
Be strong now, because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.
Sending you positive and healing vibes if you are struggling with something!
Recently we found another lovely oasis
called Hall Place.
A dear friend gave me some photograpy tips
and I am rather proud of this picture.
Hall Place is a historic house with 500 year history from 1537
surrounded with a garden.
It has the Queen’s Beasts, enormous heraldic animal topiary
planted in 1953 in celebration of the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
It has a Rose Garden
Pollinators were still very busy
We saw beautiful butterflies in the Butterfly House
Please click on the pictures to enlarge them.
The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of our 5 senses. Hanna Rion
A lovely Hosta is blooming in my garden,
giving me joy!
Food for thought
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remember, you are the one who can fill the world with sunshine.♥ ☼
It finally rained!
My new Mimosa plant is very sensitive
yet she didn’t close up with the raindrops.
Yes, it is a she I call her Mimi. 🙂
Food for thought
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. Donald Miller
♥ You are wonderful as you are ♥
A dear Bloggerfriend Carmen often wears beautiful outfits from her mum.
You can see Carmen’s fashion blog here
For a Wedding I dug out my mum’s vintage handbag,
it is from the 50’s – and has a matching purse inside.
This picture was taken in the hotelroom.
It felt wonderful to ‘wear’ the handbag which was so loved by my mum.
Do you have vintage pre loved items you still use?
My biggest sunflower opened and I am very proud of it.
They were raised from seeds.
Food for thought
Every gentle word of encouragement and every smile are seeds that love plants. Darlene Schacht
♥ Give a smile to someone ♥
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