New Amsterdam

New York is showing its Dutch roots this Spring, tulips are everywhere.

rumor

Rumor has it that a train will one day soon pass this way.  Poppy puts the warm bed to good use, grinning orange.  

(Smiling)

Smootches!

Un Bouquet Extravagante

I love peonies ( les pivoines, say pee-vhw-ons. I know, it's not easy.). I've tried to get them to grow in my garden back home, with no success thus far. They always have great varieties in the market in France in the Spring. These don't have any scent, but they started as intensely pink balled buds and watching them unfold has been très amusant.

Drenched

From The Night Before's rain, the roses at our spiritual center are resplendent in the morning light.  

Au Coeur de la Forêt

This walk starts just outside the restaurant À la Prise d’Alzeau which is in the forest up on the Montagne Noire near Saissac. We walked along the river Alzeau, one of the sources of the water for the Canal du Midi. The variety of fresh, new green was satisfying in a way that complemented the delicious meal we had just finished at the restaurant.

Garden Girl Tea

Creativity.  Feminine.  Powerful.  Friendship.  Support.  Excitement.  Inspiration.  Two colorful cups, a pot of tea  + friends = an hour well-spent!  Gail and I send love, and are looking forward to you sitting with us, after planting 213 tomato babies!