Merry Christmas! May your season be full of flowers.
In Diamond Bar, we are blessed to able to enjoy the flowers even in the deadest of winter.
A dark pink carpet rose is just so lovely against the clear blue winter sky. Which don't hate me- the lows have been in the 50's and highs touching the 80 degree mark. If you live in the Tundra- trust me- it is human to want what you can't have. We want snow. Fess up- you want our warm winters.
Now- eat your heart out. The strawberries next to the spa are waiting for us to put on our swimsuits and pick our snack.
As the sun goes down- the color in the sky flows like hot lava. You don't need a compass to know which direction is west. Just follow your heart.
For me, the geography of place lead me to create not a school figure scholastically correct garden. My garden is more about a welcoming spirit. Here butterflies float by, hummingbirds sit around watching what trouble the puppies will get into next.
Sometimes the food chain gets a bit out of control. It doesn't matter, this garden is my heart and it is home.
Isn't it lovely to have so much color this time of year?! Oooh, strawberries, too. Lovely colors all around. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIt tasted even better than it photographed!
ReplyDeleteYour sunset shot is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWe have God to thank for the sky's color. That was straight point, shoot and crop to fit.
ReplyDeleteLovely roses ... and great looking strawberries. Loved your beautiful sky shot too! Such great colours.
ReplyDeleteLydia,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers and that strawberry.....can't believe you ate it already! :) Well I guess it will be a while until you go into the spa, right?
Photos are lovely. No, I am not longing for snow here but I am so pleased that today was cool again. Tonight I am sitting here wearing a jacket at my computer. Love it that way at Christmas time!
Hugs, XO Trisha
That rose is just beautiful. The strawberry looks pretty good too :-)
ReplyDeleteYou have been getting much better weather in southern California than we have here in the north. Beautiful blossoms and those strawberries...!
ReplyDeleteThat strawberry looks delicious! Do you think you could send a little of that warmth this way. It is iceberg cold here!
ReplyDeleteSigh...... I do have my Christmas cactus blooming... in my bathroom~! And the grass is green from all the rain.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is lovely year-round, but I wouldn't trade moving back to LA for anything! 4 seasons here is fine with me. Thanks for sharing and do LOVE that sunset!!! xo
aloha
ReplyDeletei love your colors, great photos...and strawberries by the hot tub, pour me some champagne and its a party :)
noel
I am, indeed, crushingly jealous of the strawberries!
ReplyDeleteYour part of the world looks so lovely. The sunset & the rose are just beautiful.
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