Casco Bay Bridge, Portland, Maine

 We took a Father's Day walk in the West End today, the perfect June day in Maine!

Wes End gardens were gorgeous!

Garden, Westbrook, Maine

Pansies on the deck on a warm late spring day.

The Sun, Westbrook, Maine

The sun just came out briefly after eleven days in hiding.  Ran out to enjoy the garden and take some pics, very humid air, feels more like Hawaiian rain forest than Maine!

Fall in the Garden...5 days later, Westbrook, Maine

Shot the same spot in the garden 5 days later, goodbye red!  Soon the snow will cover all. 

Fall in the Garden, Westbrook, Maine

A beautiful warm fall day, took a stroll in the garden.  The red shrub is Fothergilla Major and this view is from the back deck down the path to the blue stone patio.  Looks like there's some raking to do, but today the fallen leaves looked beautiful right where they were.

Fall Window View, Westbrook, Maine

At home fighting a sinus infection and enjoying the fall colors out the window.  This is a beautiful Stewartia tree from the living room window in a small garden beside our house.  I love Stewartia, beautiful white flowers most of the summer, interesting peeling bark, small upright habit, great fall color.  It is not too commonly used here in Maine, this one is from O'Donals Nursery and has been happy in this small, sheltered side garden for 18 years.  Spending some down time watching old movies on TCM and catching up on some shows on the DVR with lots of green tea.

October Annuals, Westbrook, Maine

The mid season planted annuals look great even into October on the deck with our rock collection.  Who needs mums?

Yellow and Orange

Raining today and busy, no time for a photo.  This is from a while back in the garden.  Still on yellow.

More Garden

An evening walk in the garden to check out what's happening...the Inula is blooming, over seven feet tall!  Tomatoes, cukes, peppers, onions and blueberries!

Evening Breezes in the Garden

Much cooler in the garden this evening...nice cool breezes.  Flowers picked for Fred's evening floral still life photo.

Water Feature

It's so nice to hear the sound of trickling water in the garden.  Fred built this millstone water feature right off our deck.  The sound of the running water can be heard in the house and on the deck, very calming and peaceful.  Hope you have water in your garden!

In the Garden

Didn't get to shoot any pics today, here's a recent shot of our garden.

Garden Walk

I was working on a painting project deadline today, so I didn't get to take a real walk.  But a walk in our garden is beautiful right now!