busy as a bee~

its that time of year, things are all a buzz with activity and color~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the entrance to the rose garden is flanked with forsythia and daffodils

 

 

looking back the flowering pears are in full bloom beyond the gate

 

 

with only 2 sections of path left to finish the pavers will be done!

 

 

 

 

 

cecil brunner is rapidly filling in behind the moon

 

 

 

our latest rose garden addition, welded tuteurs by my husband

 

 

standing 8' tall and 2' wide, it is a sturdy structure for our climbing roses

 

 

eventually there will be 6 lining the back fence behind the boxwood hedgeline

 

 

I was yearning for a pop of vertical color with a mass of ground cover roses below

 

 

I was excited to see the daffodils greet the rooster

 

 

taking these pics now have an extra meaning for me...

 

 

what sold me on this house was this darling red barn nestled under that 150 year old oak

 

 

imagine this starting to grow back in late 1800s...

 

 

I cherish the oaks, they represent California to me... with great sadness this will be the last picture I will have of this gorgeous silhouette, tomorrow it is being removed, it died over the winter. last summer 1/2 of the tree died, you can see the large wound on its right side, I think the excessive rains did her in. I would love to have just let her stand so tall and stately, but with high winds I could lose the barn with broken branches, of even worse, complete uprooting would cause even more havoc. I won't be able to watch her go, it pains me just knowing she will be gone by noon. she was a regal beauty and will be sorely missed...