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saturday morning in the garden

Posted on May 12, 2013 by thirdstoryies
This morning F and I met up with two friends (one big, one little) for breakfast and a stroll around the garden.  It was a Saturday morning with sun!  And warmth!  And a gentle breeze!  And no rain!  So we were just a little giddy about being outside among the flowers.

The last of the tulips…

…and the high point of the azaleas.  

And of course, the iris.  F found a leaf along the way and used it to point out every single flower I should be studying and photographing.  I love this photo because it perfectly captures her way:  the confident leader, a little bossy with the pointing and demanding, and looking over her shoulder occasionally to make sure we are all doing exactly what we are supposed to be doing.

She’s also a bit of a running-ahead-blur these days, and climbing on everything.  If I had a nickel for every time I asked her to please, not climb, could you stop climbing, get down from there now, I’d be a wealthy, wealthy lady and I’d spend it all on beautiful chairs and a personal gardener.

One place she did not climb was here (thank goodness), but you could see the wheels turning while she watched.

And – my favorite pincushion gardens were going in!  They embody the perfect amount of obsessiveness that I admire in my foliage displays.

It was a lovely day to be here – let’s hope this is the start to many, many more perfect Saturdays.

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