The Land That Ugly Forgot The Bewildering, Beautiful and Blithe Happenings Around Vancouver, BC

29Jul/111

Blooming Watercolour

My best rendition of a watercolour painting. Without the use of paint. A breeze when taking the photo was all that was needed!

27Jul/112

Grandi-rose

A sample of some of the most beautiful roses in a natural setting that you'll ever see. Courtesy of the Stanley Park Rose Garden and a summer day. These are a Grandiflora variety of rose - tall growing and sturdy. Grand indeed!

19Jul/114

Ouch

Here's an interesting plant that looks rather vicious and painful if you were to reach out and grab it. The spiders don't seem to mind it though given the webbing covering parts of it. The spikes probably serve to trap lots of little critters for spider snacks.

17Jul/112

Supertunia

Super trailing petunias, or Supertunias, are a fountain of colour throughout the summer. Here's a bright eyeful of a pink version. For you non-green thumbs out there these are low maintenance and easy to grow.

13Jul/111

Lavender Honey

The lavender smells so good this time of year even the bees can't stay away from it. I wonder where I can find some lavender honey...

11Jul/110

Fly Zone

Here's Fly hanging out one afternoon on a lime leaf. The pinkish-purple petunias behind just so happened to make a nice colour for a natural backdrop.

6Jul/111

The Berries Are Coming!

I can't wait to throw these on some cereal once the season starts. Seedy, and so tasty.

6Jul/110

Gazania Droplets

Gazania flowers open and close with the daylight and are a drought-resistant flower. After a light morning sprinkle and before the heat of the day evaporated them, water droplets settled on Gazania petals in the back garden.

4Jul/111

Perennial Daylilies

Daylilies come up every year in the garden, serving as a popular rest stop for butterflies, bees and anyone else seeking pollen.

2Jul/111

Fountain Feature

These beats any noise machine out there. If only I had a water feature like this beside my bed, then I'd get the most relaxing overnights ever. Very soothing.