Showing posts with label oak leaf hydrangea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oak leaf hydrangea. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Happy Thanksgiving weekend.

Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for all the lovely colours that come out for display.  The flowers on this tree always intrigue me, the star flower is a magenta colour and the centre a turquoise navy.  The flower is rather fleshy rather than a typical petal.  The first on died and I'm happy they replaced it, I don't know the name of this plant.
 Mushrooms.
 Beautiful yellow leaves against a blue sky with a hint of green remaining.
 Love the colours this oak leaf hydrangea becomes.
 Rich reds.
 Dahlia again in the magenta pink and lemon yellow I love.
 Dandelion puff.
 Fall blooming rhododendron, a lovely mauve colour.
 One of many crows that love to hang out on the quay.
 Dahlias still forming buds.
 My friend and I had custom trollbeads made for us.  Mine is the green/turquoise and hers is the turquoise mauve one.
 More lovely reds with a hint of orange.
 Great colours in this tree.
 Lovely...
May you have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving with loved ones.

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Last Sunday in October

It is hard to believe that is is the last Sunday in October already, we had some rain yesterday and last night but the sun came out this morning.
 I stopped and took a look at Rita's garden and found this lovely pink Dahlia in bloom.
 Her ornamental lanterns are looking lovely.
 The yellow witch hazel tree has some lovely lemon yellow leaves.
 Some lovely Autumn reds and yellows.
 The Oak leaf hydrangea has a lot of different colours of red.
 Here some of the leaves are turning from green to maroon.
 A late ladybug looking for some brunch.
 This couple was enjoying their walk amongst the turning leaves.
 I saw a lot of ladybugs today amongst the roses.
 Some lovely raindrops on this rose.
 More raindrops making a pretty design.
 Another ladybug peeking out from a petal.
 Pink coleus taking a bit of a late growth spurt.
 Yet another ladybug.
 And another..
 ...more ladybugs enjoying the morning sun.
 A spider and web, I find them difficult to photograph.
 A ladybug a fly and just peeking between the petals an ant...must be a good brunch.
 Still hanging on.
 Rose hips starting to plump and become red.
 Some more rose hips.
 Lovely oranges and yellows.
 A closer peek at the colours.
 One of the cherry trees at the entrance of my condo.
 All dressed for Halloween.
 View from my deck towards the reflecting pond, this tree will change over the coming days.
 The view across the river, some trees have more colour than others.
Enjoy your season.

Sunday, 23 September 2012

First weekend of Autumn and last weekend of Summer

Several years ago I used to make mohair teddy bears, this little guy is completely hand stitched and represents the season of Autumn.  I also made ones for each of the other seasons that I will share as they arrive.
 
 Our last weekend of Summer was a lovely warm sunny one and I took advantage to take some photographs along the quay.  A lot of bugs were out enjoying the day.
 I like the colours in this pink and white dahlia.
 These marigolds had a housefly checking them out.
 I'm not sure what this long tailed insect was, but it let me take it's picture before flying off.
 The sunflowers looked amazing framed by the blue sky.
 Saturday morning we woke up to dull, cloudy skies, the water was from sprinklers, not rain but made for pretty accents on the flowers.
 I love the colours this oak leaf hydrandea turn in the Autumn.
 The witch hazel leaves are starting to turn.
 An unusual coloured lady bug.
 Fushias still blooming prettily.
 Water droplets on a marigold.
 Morning glory changing colours.
 Verbena with it's tiny florets.
Enjoy the coming season, I know I do.