Monday, August 16, 2010

Touring the Island

Hello everyone,
I hope you are enjoying these lovely summer days. I have been playing tourist and enjoying some of the beauty close to home the past few days.
I will take along -through my photos.
The above photo was taken shortly before sunset on a beautiful evening in the little fishing village of North Rustico.
A close up of the same shot above.
The lighthouse in the same village.
The deep sea fishing boats coming in for the night.
Just leaving the village-the water was so peaceful.
The next day I went with a friend to the French River area.I am not sure what the crop is growing in these fields but it looked so pretty.
This is one of the most photographed fishing harbors on the Island.
This lighthouse is near Springvale-where we went for a walk on the beach.
Red rock cliffs.
The following day my husband had to see a client in Summerside, so of course I had to go along. these are charming little summer shops along the harbor that I enjoyed strolling in and out of.It was another beautiful sunny day with a beautiful sky.
The Summerside marina is just behind the shops.




We enjoyed a lovely lunch upstairs in a pub overlooking the marina -watching the sailboats go by.
It was so beautiful to sit out there that I would have enjoyed it even if the food wasn't good but it was delicious.
I saw lots of beautiful summer homes along the way. I love the privacy and the amazing few of this one with it's weathered grey shingles.
We passed by the birthplace of Lucy Maude Montgomery auther of the famous Anne of Green Gables books.
It has a charming porch.
And we enjoyed sitting by the seaside reading a good book. We don't have any tours for awhile and with summer getting shorter I am enjoying being a tourist on our own fair Isle!
I hope you enjoyed touring along with me!
Thank you to all who have visited me lately and left such nice comments-I enjoy hearing from you.
Take care,
Carolyn

Friday, August 13, 2010

Garden Tour

Hello everyone,

I know it is only a couple of days since I took you around the garden but it is just bursting with color and I know it will be declining all too soon so I want to share it with you again.

The Limelight hydrangea is a new addition a year to two ago to this corner and I think it looks so pretty with the phlox and clematis and daylilies.

I took all these photos last evening when the light was good. it is good that i have a digital camera as I take hundreds of photos as I go around the garden.

The phlox is putting on such a good show now.

I love my clematis Jackmani superba.

there are some roses blooming

Blue Stockings beebalm-it has bluish stems too.

It looks good with the phlox and the hummingbirds love it.

Globe thistle is rather interesting I think and it looks good in bouquets too.

My Rosemoor clematis is such a beautiful color and prolific bloomer.

Clematis with Monkshood of which I have several varieties some will bloom in Sept. and Oct.

i grow some dahlias in big pots so they can be moved to fill in a weak area in the border.

This is a new hydrangea from last year.

I love the clematis in back -General Sirkorski,it is such a pretty color.

Ville de Lyon clematis.

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the abundant color that is in the garden now.

I am joining Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home again today- thank you Cindy for hosting.

Thanks to you too for coming along with me again today.

Have a good weekend,

Carolyn