Sunday Stroll - Flower Garden Tour

On a cloudy day in late July,

the flowers in the garden glow.

Wild yellow snap dragons

 transplanted from 

the weedy edges of the garden,

and Purple Cone flower bloom in profusion

in the Corner Herb Garden.

Mexican Tarragon is a golden blaze,

in an old copper pot with pink vinca

and blue-leaved eucalyptus.

In the new kitchen garden,

Pink Wave petunias blush

in front of a border of Thai and Italian Basil.

Marigolds add spicy color on the east end

of the border, 

while Blue Borage and Spiky Anise Hyssop

wave a friendly welcome

 to every passing pollinator

down on the western end.

Up in the vegetable garden enclosure,

a new bed of herbs and cutting flowers

is bursting into bloom.

Dill, Cilantro and Parsley

are lush and green,

amid Coreopsis,

and Cosmos

 in several shades of pink.

After touring the flower gardens,

my canine companion and I wander further afield.

We walk toward the storm clouds

at the end of the field.

Slowly, 

we walk

 deep into the meadow

that offers both 

beauty 

and 

nourishment.

Wherever you are, whatever the weather, I wish you peace.

If you would like to follow Steve around the Walnut Woods, head on over to Out on the Prairie.