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…..well, not exactly MY garden today, but in the general vicinity. Took a nice long walk with a friend at a local park where we meet occasionally to get some exercise. Beautiful place with walking and hiking trails, horses, and lots of benches to take in the views. One trail leads to a large cantileevered viewing platform from which you can look at Hidden Falls. I decided that it shows the local natural terrain better than my landscaped garden so took my weekly pictures at the park today.

Enjoy, Maureen

I’ve been heading out to the garden every Monday morning for the past six weeks to take pictures. It not only serves to sharpen my photography skills (practice makes perfect), but also allows me to look for the beauty on my property rather than just seeing the undone chores. Since I’m a very undisciplined blogger I thought that posting the pictures here as well would get me here at least once a week!

Today is an overcast, drizzly day…perfect for garden photography. We are in a “Mediterranean” climate and are fortunate to be able to grow many Mediterranean plants as well as plants from Australia and New Zealand. There are many beautiful natives to the Sierra Nevadas as well. As in gardens everywhere, there is always something blooming in the springtime…

Maureen