Golden hour with a canyon view
On a recent golden afternoon I snail-crawled my way through my friend Cat‘s garden as she narrated its spring journey. The tale happily meandered, and so did our feet.
I stopped to admire each glowing moment.
Isn’t this a charming vignette, with a terracotta frog perched among a leopard plant’s lily-pad leaves?
Nearby, a skull with twig antlers — a spirit deer — watches over the garden and its dry creek.
A nubby fountain offers a splashy birdbath. ‘Everillo’ sedge glows at its base. In the stock-tank pond in the background…
…a goldfish convention.
American basketflower shows off lavender, filament-like petals.
And yucca bells ring their sunset song.
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Cat’s garden is as beautiful as ever. Thanks for sharing your visit.
Isn’t it? I’m glad you enjoyed the pics, Kris.
I love our meandering garden strolls! Come back anytime 🙂
Thanks for having me over for a meander! 😉
Looks like a lovely evening and a great place to watch the sunset with a glass of wine.
It sure was, but the drink was one of Cat’s husband’s concoctions.
Stunningly beautiful, Pam. Thanks to you and Cat for sharing. 🙂
Thank you, Beth. It’s a beautiful, peaceful garden.
Golden photos of a wonderful garden. The shadows on the fence in the frog photo and the sky in the first photo are particularly evocative and atmospheric.
Thank you, hb. I was happy with those two images too.