I recently read the words "we're halfway through summer" and they made my heart very happy. Only halfway! That means there are still many days left to enjoy the garden. Later I happened to glance out of the garage window and catch an interesting view of the back garden. The colors remind me of an old, hand-tinted photograph, however they're the result of a smoky sky, from nearby wildfires.
Hope you get to enjoy time in your garden this weekend, if you're in the PNW it should be much cooler and less smoky.
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Love the view thru the garage window! Sorry to hear about your wildfires too. Cooling down here a bit as well -- for now. Sept and Oct usually bring the worst heat for us, but how much hotter can it get anyway...yikes!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, don't ask that question!
DeleteI love the view, too! So jungly, in the best way possible.
ReplyDeleteHere it's been hazy for weeks. Blood-red sun in the morning and evening. My heart goes out to the people living in the fire zones. So much destruction this year.
I feel so pathetic complaining about the smoke. We have been so minimally impacted, compared to what others are going through.
DeleteIt seems like there are few places this year that are not having serious problems related to climate and weather. But it does make for a nice photo.
ReplyDeleteBut there is no such thing as climate change...remember? Grrrrr.....
DeleteThat view definitely makes it look like you live in a jungle. You do -- a jungle of your own making. Love it. I'm so sad that the West is yet again dealing with horrific wildfires this year. We've had a touch of smoke up here this summer but not like last year.
ReplyDeleteI hit a few gardens today (Sunday) before I left Seattle. The photos definitely had that smoky tint to them, even though the sky didn't look smoky. I pray it doesn't get worse.
DeleteSad to say but smoke-tinted views like this may be the norm now. Good thing we gardeners always look for the beauty in it all.
ReplyDeleteWe have to, otherwise we would go mad!
DeleteYou're right - at first glance, that view looks like lovely vintage bark cloth drapes. Just proves that your garden is amazing from any perspective, smoke or no.
ReplyDeleteThank you vbdb, I'm so glad you've been here in person, and do hope you'll be back someday. (I know...you've tried and I've been the one with the difficult schedule)
DeleteGreat view (not that I'd have expected anything else). I'm sad to say we've got the smoky skies here too.
ReplyDeleteHow could you not? So sad...
DeleteNever in a million years would I guess it's your garden! How is it possible that this particular angle doesn't resemble anything I saw in your blog?
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw this vantage (and vintage) point I thought: Jurassic Park; a T-Rex will come roaring into the frame any second.
It's an angle that one can't normally get, since the garage is in the way. I wish I didn't have issues with height and I'd get up on the roof, that would be a great view!
DeleteThat beautiful view must make being in your garage a pleasure. Sad as the cause of the smoke is, I like this particular result. As an aside, I saw a comment you posted on Gerhard's page this morning...I still get emails when you post, and I appreciate them, thank you. I was going to add that comment to Gerhard's page, but it wouldn't let me comment without creating a blog account, and/or was going to publish my email address. (?) Ironic that is the end result from privacy law changes. Maybe something weird with the settings? Gerhard, I love your blog, too!
ReplyDeleteHonestly I just recently cleaned the window, so it's all new to me! And it's more of a "shed" than a garage.
DeleteThanks for the info about the emails!
A view to gladden a woman's heart! :)
ReplyDeleteSo true...
DeleteLooks lovely, and richly green. I hope the smoke clears out for you quickly.
ReplyDeleteWe shall see. I don't have much hope. As I noted, there is still a lot of summer ahead.
DeleteA new view of the Danger Garden!It's fun to find a different perspective. All we need is about 20 minutes of steady rain to wash all this damn smoke away.It's like being back in smoggy 1960's Los Angeles.
ReplyDelete20 minutes is a steep order. I wasn't home on Saturday but we did get a little drizzle. By all reports a whole .01"!
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ReplyDeleteHow can we see the garden please? I looked and there's no address
There is no address because this is a private garden.
DeleteI've had no problem getting your emails, either, but Gerhard had gone missing for a long time, then suddenly popped up with a long list of missed posts. This is a great view of your garden. I sure hope the fires end soon - so devastating for so many people.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. It's a sad new "normal"...
DeleteThat is a stunning vignette, albeit sad that it's made possible by the wildfires. Thank you for the reminder that summer is only halfway over. People are so fast to say summer is almost done as soon as August hits. Not so fast, I say! Every day is one to savor. :)
ReplyDeleteI get so frustrated with the quick curbing to the season. It might be back to school but for the rest of us summer lives on!
DeleteThis is a wonderful and different view of your garden. The golden light caused by wildfires has always made me feel nostalgic for some reason and I think you've got something in the old hand-tinted photograph colors. I worked in a photo shop for 16 years and learned how to hand tint b&w photos. (Yes,I'm old.) Your view looks like an old postcard from some exotic location like Madeira, Bali or California.
ReplyDeleteMy god man, what haven't you done? You are amazing.
DeleteBeen enjoying the strange quality of the light these last few days.
ReplyDeleterickii
How are you doing!? I think of you every day, my bad for not getting in touch.
DeleteThat pic gives your garden a very prehistoric vibe. I was waiting for a dinosaur to stroll by.
ReplyDeleteThat was the popular vote on Instagram. Perhaps I need to research getting a dino...
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