You had better put on your sunglasses to look at my post for today. It is a bright and almost perfect day here in Byron.....No. Illinois. We go to the pool on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Here is what we see, when we get to the park district building. COLOR!
Flowers of all colors mixed together. When people say, "Those colors don't go together," I always say to myself....God put all colors together on our earth....and He doesn't make mistakes.
These gardens are planned and planted by the "boys" at the park district. They do a new theme every year. This years theme must be Technicolor. I love the way the gardens are tiered...taking up less space than planting on a flat surface. They are also easier on the knees when working there. I've never seen anyone working there....no weeds. They must do their work after hours.
This garden has a sculpture of an owl in the center foreground.
Now you can see it better. Loads of annuals mixed in with perennials.
These colors will blend in with fall. I can visualize pumpkins, gourds, ornamental kale etc. Maybe a scarecrow.
A close up of brightness. It doesn't seem as if the Japanese Beetles have found this garden.
Another picture...I just can't get enough of this garden.
The shady area trees are under planted with impatiens of all colors. In a little while these will be huge.
Up an embankment with begonias. This is absolutely stunning. I have enjoyed watching the progress of these gardens...from tiny little starts to the fabulous showing today.
As we drove home, I saw that everywhere between the pool and our house is bursting with color. Containers planted with colorful flowers. Every store has a container in front. Pinks, oranges, reds, and yellows all blending together on God's palette.All along the Rock River there are wildflowers. For a mile or so....Queen Anne's Lace, It almost looks like it was planted there, it's so thick.
I said yesterday that my old eyes seem to need more color...and today that happened.
Balisha
On the menu for today....
BBQ chicken breasts
On the menu for today....
BBQ chicken breasts
Homemade potato salad
Sliced tomatoes and baby peppers
Fresh fruit...watermelon, cantelope, blueberries.
A technicolor meal.
Fresh fruit...watermelon, cantelope, blueberries.
A technicolor meal.
What wonderful colors! Color brightens our days and our moods.
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Happy Summer Balisha ~ Love and hugs ~ FlowerLady
I know that color has that affect on me. Colorful flowers, foods, home....it all makes me happy.
DeleteHugs to you and hope your summer is going well.
Balisha
Love all the colors.
ReplyDeleteYour meal sounds wonderful.
I love this kind of meal. Very simple. I just can't make a small amount of potato salad :)
DeleteThese flowers are so pretty. Your sky is nice and blue too!
ReplyDeleteYour menu sounds delicious to me. I love summer and being able to enjoy fresh fruit and veggies.
We are just coming into the season of wonderful fresh produce. I can't buy enough, when I go to the store. We eat fresh things for snacks and meals.
DeleteIt is a fantastic growing season this year. I think our on-going, continual weather with tons of snow must be the reason?
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is....but maybe it's Mother Nature apologizing.
DeleteMy goodness! I see beautiful "header" pictures there...gorgeous! uess what we had with out dinner tonight? Give up? YOUR BREAD ROLLS!! Yes indeed. I finally got it done today. I was determined. And there is lots more ready to make in the refrigerator. I took a photo but have to figure out how to get it on my blog. They were delicious!
ReplyDeleteOur sweet friend, Jean, gave me your recipe as I had missed it. (Typical!) It took me a couple of weeks with so much going on, but I did it. I am so glad I did. So easy and so good. Your meal for today sounds wonderful. So was ours, baked chicken, huge green salad and FRESH BAKED "BALISHA" ROLLS!! :)
P,S, I posted about your refrigerator dough today..rather last night. How easy it was. Even thought I don't do much baking when it's hot..I wanted to give it a try. I am wondering why I never heard of this before...just mix..refrigerator and use as needed. What fun.
ReplyDeleteJean sent it to me.. :)
I decided to post the recipe again here on my blog. Thanks for posting about it. These have been made so many times. They really are good too.
DeleteWow....you gave them a name...I have my own recipe now.
Balisha :)
What beautiful flowers! I love all of the colors together. That is such a pretty avalanche of begonias. I am glad that some flowers remain untouched by the Beetles. This spring I bought two crepe myrtles. One got planted out in the middle of the front yard. The other one remains in the pot it came home in, in a bright but shady spot beneath our spruce tree. The crepe out in the middle of the lawn was growing and sprouting well. I water them both about the same amount every day. The crepe in the pot in the shade set flower buds weeks before the one in the yard, so I didn't want to transplant it at that time and risk losing the flowers. The one still in the pot under the tree has been in bloom for weeks now. Finally, the one out in the yard set blooms. It has been absolutely covered in J. Beetles. They have chewed the leaves and even the buds. Finally, the flowers opened. It is still covered in J. Beetles. Meanwhile, during this whole time the crepe myrtle in the pot, on bare ground, in the shade of the spruce is still blooming and remains almost beetle free. I don't know if it is because it is under the spruce, in the shade, or why, but the beetles are not on it. The two crepe myrtles were labeled as the same type, but due to beetle damage on the one in the yard, they are very different looking myrtles at this time. I believe I may be seeing a lessening of the beetles around here, maybe they will be moving on soon.
ReplyDeleteThat sure sounds like a delicious summer supper!
How beautiful, Balisha!
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