Monday, July 20, 2009

Inspiring

It's funny to think that we've only lived in this house for two years come September. Sometimes I feel like we've been here forever. But occasionally I get a pleasant surprise that reminds me of how short our time here has been.


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Even though we were here for a full growing season last year, I forgot that the rose of Sharon bushes bloom twice. Or maybe the double blooming this year was a fluke. Either way, it was so nice to come back last week to shrubs full of magenta and white blossoms. They've given me a lot of respite from the challenging week I've been having, and hopefully they will continue to do so!

Visit Mother May I for more best shot Monday photos. And many thanks to Heather Kennedy for keeping my photography inspiration flowing!

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9 comments:

Jen said...

What a wonderful surprise. I have lived in my house for 7 years now and still discover new things about it. Beautiful photo!!

Melissa G said...

I love when my garden surprises me. And what a beautiful shot!

HipMomma said...

That is a fantastic surprise. My garden surprise is that I came home from vacation to find out that my roses have been eaten by the deer. They've never done that before.

Arizaphale said...

Very nice and so soothing, as you say.

Heather said...

Reminds me of the surprise strawberries we found a few weeks after we moved in. Love the crop on this shot. I'm always terrible with flower names, so I'm all "oh, so that's what a rose of sharon looks like"
--that blogmap is interesting...I'm all the way on the other end of the R5!

Megan said...

that is a nice surprise -- hope this week is a good one :).

Never That Easy said...

It's beautiful - and being unexpected, doubly special!

Leslie said...

Lovely! I think they just scream summer. No wonder they ended up as the star in the Hawaiian print!

Puna said...

There's nothing like a little bloom to put cheer back in our day!