Even for Southern California, the garden seems a bit too exuberant for so early in May. But I am not complaining. There are tomatoes on the vine, the sweet peas are climbing high and the herbs no longer look so straggly (is that a word?).
In case you think I'm all about the green....here is a hint of color.
I wouldn't want you to think that I don't like color. In fact, how about THIS? The rose was already a deep intense red, but oh so predictable. I love iPhoto. Almost as much as my garden.
Oh, how I love May Day! I don't remember how old I was when first I learned of this tradition. Do you know it?
Get up early while the world is still asleep but the sun is beginning to brighten the sky. Gather flowers and herbs and greenery from wherever you can. Bundle them into a little package of color and tie it to the doorknob of your friend, the porch of your neighbor - or your daughter's bedroom door.
Every year, I try to do something a little bit different. This year, it was a tiny tin pail tied with seam binding ribbon. Some years, it is a cone or a canning jar or a basket. I just wish some of my dear friends lived close enough for me to reach their doorways as well.
Here - this one is for you. Happy May Day!
Roses are blooming, tomatoes are fruiting, orange blossoms are scenting the breeze. But this, now THIS is the bliss for me.
The fragrance of sweet peas fills the studio. First pick of the year.
I fear that this will not be a banner year for sweet peas in my garden, so this first handful and their intoxicating scent are all the more precious. Breathe. Breathe deeply.
Picked the last of the sweet peas and cut down the vines - always a sad day. But the June Gloom has descended upon L.A. and spring is officially over. On to other things...like tomatoes!
Does this flower clash with my hair color? If it does, I may be forced to stay in my room - to look at this. Too bad.
Every day, there are flowers in the lobby for guests. Perhaps tomorrow, there will be plumeria, which will go so much better with my coiffure, don't you think?
Aloha!
It's been almost eerily quiet this morning.
I mean, it is silent. Except for bird song.
I may have done a very foolish thing. I bought tomato plants - a bit early. And, I bought them at the wrong place. But, you never know :-)
What is up with the sweet peas this year? Usually, by Mother's Day, they are just barely holding on. This year, they are overwhelming me and just when I thought I might have to give up on them.
Being in the studio now is like being in a garden. The fragrance fills the room and the light coming through the window is tinted by the flowers and refracted by the prisms. It's magic.
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