Tag: garden

Trapped

Suddenly, a window.

An invisible flower

I have no idea what plant this is…can someone help!?

Nel blu dipinto di blu

Volare… oh, oh!… Cantare… oh, oh, oh, oh! Nel blu, dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù. E volavo, volavo felice più in alto del sole ed ancora più su, mentre il mondo pian piano spariva lontano laggiù, una musica dolce suonava soltanto per… Continue Reading “Nel blu dipinto di blu”

Artichoke

Purple is my favourite colour

Pure beauty

my new desktop

Pink on blue

just colour

This could be an onion

maybe.

The toughest lily

So peaceful.

It’s August. We need shade.

I’m melting.

Water lilies – the smartest flower in town

Purple is the colour of intelligence. Right?

Azaleas

Spectacularly deadly

Colour. Not always necessary.

a strange little plant I found

Honeysuckle

A sweetness like no other

The Wildlings

The free folk

Tulip Tuesday – decadent

I use the word decadent to describe many things. Lisbon, for example. The Moulin Rouge. Drinking hot chocolate. Painting still lives. Selling poetry on the streets. And these tulips. Their faded tones, from a strong amber in the central vein to a dominating rusty… Continue Reading “Tulip Tuesday – decadent”

Radiant Roses

Little buttons of happiness.

Tulip Tuesday – shameless

Then there was this one. A rich, block red tulip that shot out between all the others, already past its prime but still proud and defying, glaring its colour at everyone and daring them to comment on the lack of stripes 😉

Wiry Wonderful Wisteria

Two wisteria-covered walls

Tulip Tuesday – mad

When I saw these tulips I thought of the Mad Hatter. Nearly hypnotic, isn’t it?

Luxurious Lilacs

Summer, insects and olive trees, apparently.