A hollyhock flower, known in Japan as aoi (葵), was incorporated into the official seal of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, and through this influence has maintained importance in modern Japanese culture… The Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) is one of the three main festivals of the city of Kyoto — from Wikipedia.
When my neighbor’s roses are so beautiful, I can’t help but stop for a closer look!
My neighbor works so hard at tending her beautiful roses that it makes me sad she had to put this sign up on her fence. I hope the guilty party gets the message so we can all continue to enjoy the fruits of her labor.
But round the castle a hedge of briar roses began to grow up. Every year it grew higher, till at last it surrounded the whole castle so that nothing could be seen of it, not even the flags on the roof — from Grimm’s Fairy Tales
I’ve been reading about a lot of snake encounters in my area lately — both in the state park or just in somebody’s yard or even their garage. I have yet to see any snakes this year, but I did notice this alligator lizard hanging out in my back yard this morning. He’s a welcome visitor; and from that smug […]
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Free and Easy. I am looking for your interpretation of what free and easy means to you. Let’s see how creative you can be for this week’s challenge. Have fun with this week’s challenge.
