:: rosa xxviii ::

the wonder of nature...these roses were all drippy with raindrops...but only on the outside - the 'vital' centres were dry...heads bent forwards with the weight of the rain...a survival mechanism?

:: althea officinalis iii ::

pink and red together equals delicious colour combination to me...and the vibrance and beauty of this marshmallow flower is the difference since last Autumn of a plant that has had an extra six months of growing a stronger root system and structure through the Winter months...

:: rubus ursinus x rubus idaeus ::

From the abandoned early twentieth century experiments of the berry grower, Rudolph Boysen, Walter Knott (of the famous 'Knott's Berry Farm') rescued a few sick vines and nursed them back to fruiting health again...

...my childhood was filled with the taste of boysenberries - jam, fresh, icecream and in crumbles and pies...

...best memories were picking them and trying not to eat too many while doing so!

Apparently, these days, New Zealand is the world's largest producer of these delicious, huge and juicy, tasty Summer berries!

Fingers crossed for a luscious harvest here this Summer :-)

:: pansy xi ::

as busy as the pansies proliferating in the backyard today...not proliferating...just doing, doing,doing!

:: pansy x ::

soggy, still and chilly here today...time to declutter the work room...the 'W' room!!

:: geum? ::

tiny, tiny red flowers held aloft on leggy stems above furry soft-looking, geranium-type leaves...so sweet...geum, maybe?

:: rosa xxvii ::

one day I'll figure out how to capture the actual colour through my camera/computer so it is accurate on the screen - the red in real life on this rose is much darker and more crimson red than tomato-sharp...and the yellow more deeply golden...sigh!