In my garden, there are not many colours left – unless you look for them –
A macro perspective is of great help – things unseen will reveal themselves…
I was concentrating on a tiny mushroom, and clicked. Once on my computer – I found this little friend sneaking up from nowhere.
And I never get tired of the morning jewellery.
As we are approaching winter, the birds are partying on the last fruits and berries in our garden. Late blackberries that never got the chance to ripen, and rose hip in their glory.
The days just fly…and it is Monday again. In Sweden the first snow has arrived, and further north it is staying white.
My photos this week are from my garden last week – when we had some magical, glittering mornings.
Asters unfurling in the warming sun
Until reaching their full splendour
My garden is preparing for sleep – but gives away golden gifts for the winter birds.
Common spindle (poisonous though…)
Magnolia
Rose
So, I finally decided to try macro. A walk in the garden and a first try.
Fading summer flowers
Becoming a tomato
Curling up for the night
Thinking about reality and truth…
This is what my garden looks like today. Everything is dried out, and a single survivor is standing there, in the middle of what once was a lawn. A sweet Marguerite.
Then, if I look closely, I might find some more survivors – in the flowerbed at the back of the house, and of course I have tried to save some of my outdoor plants – the Tejas lilies and some begonias are coming now. Everything develops very fast though, in less than a week, they come – and go.
My most faithful friends are the Lavender and the Buddleias. I water them every day, and the wine as well. So – this small part of my garden, about 4 x 2,5 meters – is this the true picture of our summer 2018? No, but sometimes we can choose our own truth. I believe some people always do, but I prefer honesty and trying to show different angles or both sides. Life is never only going one way, and I think that is a good thing.
This hot and dry month is going to be the warmest since we started the statistics some hundred years ago. And there is no rain ahead…so as the lilacs and other flowering trees and bushes faded away these last weeks, I decided to photograph my garden – as long as it lasts.
Walk with me, and I will try to give you some pearls from my garden today.
My fallen and dying trees are all in front of the house. They are with me still – Birds are nesting in the old apple tree and the one lying down still gives us apples.
The old bushes with very tiny little roses are some of my favorites – given to me by the little man with the fantastic Dream Garden – now sold. (You who have followed my garden posts will know who he was.) From that dream garden I also have some rare and unusual tulips – see the header and the first one in the gallery below.
The lilies and poppies and other well known flowers live happily together on the other side of the house, hidden from the street. I like to think of it as a secret garden…(I truly loved that novel)
But the shining stars this week are the Irises. Under their massive canopy, you just cannot get enough of their colours and shapes – the intense green and the just as intense orange, yellow and lilac. Their every bud is a slender wonder in a sea of elegance.
Cee is a master of flower portraits, so I thought I would try a picture of my own Irises – all together instead. Why not join in the challenge? Or go to Cee for more flowers!
Leya 
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