Good Monday Morning Folks! Hope everyone had a great weekend. As I was walking in the yard yesterday evening, I noticed that our viburnum was starting to open it's buds. I love that bright green of the young buds before they turn in to puffy white snowballs. Then I remembered this great moss that is growing on the bark of a very old juniper "tree?"- so old that my dad shaped it into a multi-trunk tree years ago when he was having an Asian garden obsession. But more on that another time.
Do you notice a theme here, a color theme? I am a big fan of writer Keri Smith. In her book How To Be an Explorer of the World, Keri challenges us to be better observers of our world. She say to observe an object, any object. When you think you are done observing it, look closer. And then when you think you are done, look even closer. Well that's what I was doing in my yard last night. I think I found some pretty cool stuff - some chartreuse stuff. I would like to dedicate this post to all my chameleon anoles in my garden, who are very chartreuse, and apparently are very camera shy. Yesterday morning they were practically jumping into my lap as I sat on the back deck. But walk around the yard with a camera, well that was just too much for them.
So, here's my lovin' to the color chartreuse, found all within the confines of my own backyard. What are the colors surrounding you that bring you inspiration this spring?
Wow! Tyla this is an awesome blog you have set up! I have some colorful photos of flowering trees in our neighborhood. I love the whites right now....the whiteness of the dogwoods against the dark green of the pine trees. Then there's the white azalea bush loaded with flowers in our front yard. Also there are some daisies (white) in a big round container about to bloom! I have a lovely photo of a white iris with sunlight coming through the petals...this photo taken at a neighbor's mailbox! So white is my color right now and it is so spectacular!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Heather, for your wonderful comments. It's amazing what our eyes will take in if we just pause a minute and allow them to. Sounds like you're well practiced in doing just that. I've already "eyed" some other great colors in my garden. Can't wait to post on them.
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