Almost two weeks left of 2017, lots of time for more photos and gardening thoughts…but here anyway are a few of my favourite photos from this past year, a year I learned a lot about taking pictures, gardening and beautiful Prince Edward County.
This truly was Year of the Butterfly – we saw loads more than usual and their favourite feast was the giant Zinnias I started from seed.
There were also a lot more bees and other flying pollinators, such as this one looking for nectar in the Bluebeard {Caryopteris x clandonensis) shrub by the patio.
These Pale Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea pallida) are special because I started them from seed and they survived their first year in the 2016 drought. They bloom several weeks before Echinacea purpurea.
These yellow zucchini not only tasted delicious but had gigantic leaves – many more than three feet across. Made me feel I was gardening in a rain forest!
This field is about four kilometres from our house – I run or drive by it frequently – it has one of the best cloud-views around. I took this shot from a moving car, and I love the blurriness of it all.
Going down the road with Shileau on a warm late summer morning. A strange but beautiful photo taken with my phone.This is probably tops on my list.
Beautiful shots, and I love the one of Shileau. Oh to see green again as well; we’re already buried under snow and in single digits temps. It’s going to be a long 2 months before we begin the slow climb out of winter.
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Thanks! I have a love/hate thing with winter and snow. Nice to hibernate a bit myself; love the crisp clean mornings; love how snow insulates marginal plants; hate cold fingers!
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Interesting how three of my favourites included butterflies, bees and flowers. I couldn’t pick just one.
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Yes, the picture with Shileau is best.
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Great photos. My favourite is the butterfly.
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Thanks….I loved how the Monarchs and so many of the Zinnias were the same shade of orange this year!
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