Blooming Lovely

This Clematis has been really beautiful this year. It was in full bloom when I returned from my holiday and is still looking good. For some reason it seems to do well on alternate years.

Purple Crocuses

My garden has a little explosion of colour.

Pigs Galore

How does my garden grow!

I try and grow a few peppers in pots in my front porch. Every year they seem to do well except for the infestation of aphids that invade as soon as they take root. I even made up a concoction of boiling rhubarb leaves and mixing with soap flakes as a natural remedy. It was not successful. Tried a chemical hubby bought from the garden centre and still they come back. I am forever cleaning up the mess they make on the windows and the shelf. However the peppers seem to be thriving as you can see below.

The other plant that is thriving is this white geranium I was given it by a neighbour at the beginning of last winter. We potted it and hoped for the best. It seemed to survive even with no heating in the porch. It went out into one of my front urns and had really thrived, wish I had remembered to take a photo a bit earlier as it is beginning to look a little dishevelled after all the rain.

Bromelia in Bloom

Bromelia (Vriesea) Family
There have only been two flowers this year!

Dusky Sky at Sunset

The sky and the clouds were such an amazing colour as the sun was setting a few weeks ago.

Anna Maria Island

This is a picture of my grandson in the sea on Anna Maria Island, Gulf of Mexico, Florida (2003). The seagulls are swooping in because there was a shoal of small fish near the shore. Although not seen in this photo we were close to pelicans who were also feeding. Looking at the link photos brought back some happy memories of our family holiday.

Spring in March

A little sunshine and seeing flowers beginning to bloom brings a little happiness.