Dinner has been late nearly every day at our house for the past week or so, and on more than one occasion the food that I ended up serving would not normally be classified as a proper meal in our household. I take full responsibility for this state of affairs, but I thought I would share the source of the temptation luring me outdoors away from the kitchen: late afternoon sunshine falling on a particularly delightful corner of our front garden.
If only I could find as much joy in preparing dinner as I do in capturing still life images of the flowers just outside our front door. Fortunately my family has been quite indulgent of my latest pasttime, save for the occasional rolling of the eyes from one member who will remain unnamed. I do feel the need to search for new blog material, however. A big birthday party coming up on Saturday should help, and we are also in the throes of planning a trip to the Red Center. More on that at a future date. For now I am most grateful that a refrigerator full of leftovers will allow me to head back out to the flower garden.
The garden is lovely Christie! We enjoy visiting it with you. Do you know the name of the flower in your second photo?
Posted by: Amy Smith | 09/07/2011 at 11:06 PM
Beautiful pictures Christie! I noticed the tiny little green bug on the 5th flower. Thank you again for the beautiful desktop pictures. I laugh because John will look at my computer and ask, "Is that one of Christie's pictures?". LOL
Posted by: Nikki | 09/07/2011 at 11:55 PM
Amy, in spite of taking hundreds of pictures of them, I was unable to remember their name, so I asked a friend. This is her reply: "Freesia! My favorite! They're everywhere right now, and oh so beautiful! When I worked at the florist, before children, that was when I discovered their beauty, because I don't believe they can survive the harsh winters in NY or PA." (thank you Jackie!). I did a tiny bit more research and read that they come from South Africa.
Nikki, I didn't notice the bug until I was reviewing the photos later. I felt it did a good job fitting in with my color scheme :)
Posted by: Christie | 09/08/2011 at 06:56 PM