I’m back to taking walks near my home and looking for interesting shadows. The current collection of photos includes leaf shadows on a tree trunk. Only a couple dog walkers were out when I shot this, but I noted an unusual number of cars outside a house flying “2017” balloons. Probably a late-night graduation bash. All was quiet as the grave at 6:30 a.m.
Nearby, blue lupines caught my attention. I admired many lovely ones in Sweden and was happy to see that, while I was gone, a whole batch was blooming along my usual walking route.
I’m also sharing a grapevine over a bench, a bonsai tree near the church herb garden, and a deep red rose on a white picket fence.
More unusual: the big playhouse at the nursery school and some elaborate digital art by high school students.
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I wish my lupines would spread like that–I have a little patch that don’t make much of an impact. And what a great playhouse!
I guess it’s all or nothing with lupines. I understand that some gardeners have to fight to keep them from spreading.
I love lupines and can’t imagine a gardener ever having to combat them… but the world is full of surprises!
I think you must be a gardener, Will.