Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.
Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post
some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
There are dahlias in bloom. The tree dahlias buds are swelling, and I hope they will flower before our first hard frost cuts them down.
However, there are also signs that summer has not yet left. The daisies continue to bloom - not as prolifically, but they haven't given up yet.
There are also plenty of other spring bulbs emerging. Some of the dutch iris are already at least six inches tall (though the bearded and the Japanese iris are not yet shooting). I am obviously going to have to get off my lazy fundament and get the last of this year's excess of bulbs into the ground soon.
Colour me confused. I hope your week is blooming lovely - whatever the season.
Cooler temps have arrived up here on the mountain, and are most welcome. Remy and Shama are enjoying the arrival of autumn temps, too. Even more snuggling for them...one would have thought that impossible! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a good week, EC...cuddles to Jazz - I hope he's a happy chappie. :)
Lee: Our temperatures (night and day) are much warmer than I would expect for the time of the year. Jazz is not healthy, but mostly happy which is a win. I hope you and the furry overlords have a great week.
DeleteSorry to hear that about dear Jazz, EC. Such a worry. Positive thoughts and wishes to the dear little fellow from me and my two furry best mates.
DeleteLee: It is a worry, but so far Jazz doesn't often realise he is unwell. Which is wonderful.
DeleteThe fall colours are lovely. Funny that spring bulbs are blooming already. Why is that I wonder
ReplyDeleteThe Blog Fodder: I have absolutely no idea. I wish I knew.
DeleteThat is a bit confusing, both spring and fall flowers out at the same time. But I'll take it, especially when you cam show such magnificent specimens! :-)
ReplyDeleteDJan: It is very confusing. And thank you.
DeleteWhat a beautiful mix you have going on there! I love the signs of fall, we don't get that where I am in Florida. No matter what season your garden thinks it is, it's all gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteMartha: My city does get four seasons. I like three of them. Summer is not my friend.
DeleteIt's just wild to think as we approach summer, you approach winter.
ReplyDeleteAlex J. Cavananaugh: You are welcome to your summer - though many would disagree with me.
DeleteI love the colors of autumn! They are usually too brief for me. I'd like the leaves to stay on the trees for a bit longer.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny about your spring bulbs blooming. Maybe they are from the northern hemisphere and got confused on the trip down. ;-)
River Fairchild: The bulbs (like the gardener) are slow learners if you are right. The bulbs which are emerging/flowering have been in the garden for over a year now.
DeleteYour garden is a little oasis, Sue. Little wonder the birds consider it home!
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: The birds were here before I was, and I hope they continue to visit long after I have departed.
DeleteYou seem to have flowers blooming year round. Our winters are so severe and we get lots of snow and ice and very cold temperatures that I'm always amazed that as soon as spring arrives, the blooms come in all their splendor.
ReplyDeleteYou always have beautiful blooms to share. My daffodils and tulips are blooming and the deers have been eating them. I'm not amused.
Thanks for sharing your fall beauty with us.
Hugs, Julia
Julia: Our winters are much milder than yours. I wouldn't be happy at the deer either. Here when spring arrives properly it will be the cockatoos and corellas which destroy them. They won't eat them, but they will rip them apart.
DeleteThere probably is something in you having a micro climate garden. Thickly planted gardens would create warmth and humidity. There is always something in your garden in bloom.
ReplyDeleteAndrew: I hope there is always something in bloom here - I try and plan it that way (but sometimes fail).
DeleteWhat's the plant/tree with the purple, yellow, green leaves?
ReplyDeleteMike: That is a liquid amber - which you probably know as a sweet gum.
DeleteYour garden is lovely. I love the Angel Wing begonia. What is the tree in the 4th photo? It's familiar but I can't recall the name.
ReplyDeleteRiver: A liquid amber: We have four of them and they are in different stages of colour change. That begonia is special. One of my sisters in law has just stopped by - and she lusts after it.
DeleteYou say that "Autumn is slow to arrive in my garden", but it is further along than ours! Most of the trees are still green, with only a few showing red tinges at all. The poor old weather is all mixed up. We are doing a LOT of trimming, cutting back, etc - why do things grow so healthily here??? I shouldn't complain, I suppose. Thanks for the lovely photos of all your seasons at once :)
ReplyDeleteAlexia: We have been weeding/pruning too. And thankful that there has been rain and it is needed. Which is not to say that I welcome the work.
DeleteIt's amazing how summer like your flowers still are. By creating your own micro-climate, you have definitely delayed autumn in your garden. It seems you always have something beautiful growing where you live. I can see why your garden would be confused, but it appears you have summer, autumn, and spring showing up in your lovely blooms this week.
ReplyDeleteHow cold does it get where you live? Here we get lots of temps below freezing for weeks on end. This winter was the worst, with temps dipping below 0 degrees F (-18 to -20 degrees C) for days on end.
I really enjoyed seeing your garden up close and personal this week, dear.
Bleubeard and Elizabeth: My city is chilly by Australia standards but we don't get that low. We dip regularly into the negative range (C), but don't stay there. Our winter days are almost always sunny too.
DeleteVery colorful-- And a lovely post.
ReplyDeleteBill: Thank you.
DeleteBellas fotografías algunas delas flores me dieron una idea. Te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteJ.P.Alexander: Thank you - I will be interested to see where that idea takes you.
DeleteI love the maple and its leaves. Your garden is such a beautiful wonder to me. Thank you for always sharing it so generously. Our weather has been so cold and wet there is nothing growing yet, and I appreciate seeing these photos.
ReplyDeletejenny_o: I hope your spring comes soon - and that ours delays its arrival. Believe me, the garden is a work in progress. Always.
DeleteIt is so cold here, EC, and I would be discouraged, except it was equally cold this time last year. I remember, because I wrote on my calendar not to purchase mandevilla before next weekend.
ReplyDeleteYour fall colors are lovely, and so are your left over summer and spring colors.
Joanne Noragon: I am worrying that we won't get winter, with the early arrival of Spring. I hope we do - so much. I also hope that your weather warms.
DeleteAutumn is so beautiful, it's always a joy to tour your garden.
ReplyDeleteMy selections will be over here.
messymimi: It is a beautiful time of year isn't it? I am looking forward to seeing your selections in a few hours.
DeleteWhat beautiful photos of the coming cooler weather. Sometimes I forget that as we ease into summer others are sliding into winter. But that also reminds me that about the time we are at our hottest I might get to see your frozen bubbles again, which will remind me that even though it feels like it, summer never lasts forever.
ReplyDeleteAnne in the kitchen: I do hope that we get weather which will allow me to freeze bubbles. Rather a lot. And shudder at the thought of a never ending summer.
DeleteThings around here are also, in some places, out of seasonal whack. We went for a walk this morning, only about half way down to the beach, but we wandered up some side streets and I noted flower buds on some things and autumnal berries on others.And it was far too HOT for me to continue down to the sea and then slog back up the hill. I'd guess the temp. was north of 25 C (0is for you F people)
ReplyDeleteOops! that should read 80ish, not zero!
Deletedinahmow: The out of seasonal wack is something I find discombobulating. And a walk at 80ish is far too hot for me too.
DeleteI love fall - my favorite season, but I'm stuck in spring in Vancouver. Everything is blooming like crazy, and so do my allergies. Alas.
ReplyDeleteOlga Godim: I feel for you. Until I had a course of desensitising injections spring and early summer were misery for me.
DeleteThat Begonia that is blooming for 9 months was sure worth its money and I am glad it brings you great pleasure Sue. You have such a great variety of plants in your garden and I love seeing them all no matter what season. Have a good week ahead and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Birding For Pleasure: I cannot even remember where that begonia came from - but it does please me. Greatly. And thank you. I hope you are feeling much better now.
DeleteBeautiful and colourful photos, love the autumn colours. I have azalea's that flower almost all year round, makes a nice front garden for me.
ReplyDeleteaussie aNNie: How wonderful for you. I have a fist full of brown thumbs where azaleas are concerned and admire them from afar.
Deletewonderful flowers we are a little late it's quite cool for the season
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Gattina: You are a little cool, and we are a little warm. I am heading over to your selections now - and thank you for joining us again.
DeleteHi EC - colour your world beautiful ... just a gorgeous mix of plants ... strange but true - autumnal and spring-like ... good luck with getting those bulbs in a.s.a.p.!! Have fun - still lovely seeing all the colours - have a happy week - Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: There are only 200 or so bulbs left. Or so I thought - and then himself told me he had ordered 200 mixed tulips...
DeleteBeautiful flowers images EC.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: Thank you.
DeleteBeautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteNatalia: I hope to see a lot more when Spring arrives - officially.
DeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteSome lovely autumn colours to enjoy. The seasons do seem to shift each year, don't they? While it is Spring here, it has been quite dry and only in the last week we have had reasonable rain. Nights have been frosty during April too. Still, there is a lot to enjoy whatever season you are in.
Have a colourful week.
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: The paperwhites bloom early each year - but not this early.
DeleteYou are right about something to enjoy in every season (except summer) though.
I hope your frosts diminish - and come this way.
Have a wonderful week.
A few autumn colours appearing. Not cold enough as yet, some of my roses are still blooming well but are about to be pruned.
ReplyDeleteI do like your begonia and that particular variety blooms for a long time.
Margaret D: Our roses have finished for the year - though some we have planted recently are putting out new leaves. Enjoy yours - I won't be pruning until the danger of frost has gone.
Deletelovely to see all the colors and flowers, we have a cool spring here so just the trees are leafing out and other plants are slow to take off, winter here is rather dreary but the rest of the season are wonderful
ReplyDeleteLinda Starr: I am glad that you can find pleasure in most of the seasons. I hope Spring settles down with you soon - I think it is perhaps the most fickle month.
DeleteAutumn may be settling in, Sue, but there remains lots of colour in your garden. Always a pleasure to drop by for a visit!
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: What a lovely thing to say. Thank you.
DeleteSome lovely colours and textures appearing in your garden. The daisies are so pretty. And I love the shapes of the fallen leaves.
ReplyDeleteShammickite: I am a big fan of colour, of shape and of texture - and love that there is always something to enjoy in the garden.
DeleteGorgeous whatever the season...
ReplyDeletee: Thank you. I hope you and Lukas are doing well.
DeleteThe flowers and trees are so beautiful. I love that the flowers know no season and bloom when they seem to want to. You have an amazing garden my friend. Take care, be safe and have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteMason Canyon: I do worry that the spring flowering blooms will not flower at the 'proper' season, but will wait and see. And enjoy them in the meantime. Have a safe and wonderful week.
DeleteGorgeous flowers!
ReplyDeletegigi-hawaii: Thank you.
DeleteA beautiful array of colors. Enjoy the season, EC!
ReplyDeleteJohn Wiswell: At the moment I am enjoying three seasons.
DeleteYour garden is so amazing. I love how much you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Myrna R.: Going around the garden with the camera is good for me. Without the camera in hand I have a nasty tendency to just see what needs to be done (and there is always a lot of that). With my camera in hand I am reminded that there is beauty in every season.
DeleteThe flowers sure are pretty.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: We think so too.
DeleteWell those bulbs sure sound confused all right. Those daisies are so symmetrical and pretty.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: I don't think the bulbs are any more confused than I am. I like those daisies and have planted them all over the garden, in a range of colours. They are set and forget plants and are thriving.
DeleteFall is my favorite season. Maple leaves always amaze me.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane: Autumn is one of my favourite seasons too. No maple leaves in this post though, beautiful as they are.
DeleteLove love the daisies!
ReplyDeletemshatch: The daisies are great aren't they? I have lots of them in a range of colours and love them.
DeleteYour garden is lovely! It does seem very early for spring bulbs, although our grape hyacinths always put out bunches of bright green foliage in the fall. Maybe your Dutch irises are doing the same...?
ReplyDeleteDiane Henders: Thank you. I can (sort of cope) with leaves, but to see some of the plants burst into bloom has confounded me. Hopefully most will wait.
DeleteLove your garden and all its beautiful flowers, and the autumnal look is a delight to the eyes :)
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: Thank you. I am glad to have found so many other lovers of autumn.
DeleteMy favorite time of the year :)
DeleteDeniseinVA: I cannot decide between spring and autumn. I love them both.
DeleteMe encantó el post, Besos!!
ReplyDeleteJoha: Welcome and thank you.
DeleteI love the contrast of your garden in autumn as our spring flowers are showing their faces. The daisies are incredible and I envy those begonias blooming non-stop!
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Wisewebwoman: Thank you. For much of the year the garden is a sea of daisies and I am very glad that some continue to bloom. And grateful for that persistent begonia.
DeleteDearest Sue, you have such a stunning garden...and I love that contrast also, between your autumn hues and our spring ones here. Isn't Nature amazing??😊😊
ReplyDeleteI do so hope you are having a wonderful week!
Sending much love and hugs across the miles ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ygraine: The garden is a work in progress. Always. And often is crying out for that work. Nature is my favourite artist and I do love her galleries.
DeleteLook after yourself dear friend. Please.
Buon inizio settimana.
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: Thank you - and to you.
DeleteYou have beautiful flowers. And autumn color is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Hugs
orvokki: Many thanks. I hope your week is packed with good things.
DeleteDear EC, your garden, with all its variety, is lovely. Now a question: I noticed a bee in one of the dahlias. Here in the United States there is great concern that the number of bees is declining. Is that true in Australia also? Peace.
ReplyDeleteDee: A decline in the number of bees is a concern here too. However, I am very glad to say that we have regular visitors. My garden is organic and I suspect/hope that helps too.
DeleteYes, I suspect that does help. Good for you! Peace.
DeleteDee: I hope it does. I do love to see the bees. Our tree dahlias are about to bloom (if the first hard frost holds off) and the bees delight in them.
DeleteYour seasons are confused. A beautiful combination!
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: The garden and I are very confused. The garden looks lovely in that state...
DeleteYour flowers are keeping you happy, and I am happy to know that.
ReplyDeleteCaterina: I do get a lot of joy from the garden. Which doesn't stop me cursing the work involved.
DeleteWhat a pretty seasonal confusion. You have hooter summers than me, but winter sounds almost the same - maybe a bit colder here, as snow can stay.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): One of our snowfields is less than sixty miles away and the snow does stay there. Here, if it falls, it rarely sticks. I am surprised to learn that our winters are similar. I had it in my head that yours were much colder.
DeleteI blame global warming on the early blooms.. it's May and I am still huddled in sweater with the heat on.
ReplyDeleteHena Tayeb: Our weather has been warmer than usual - though it is still markedly cooler than it was. I do hope we don't skip winter though. I particularly hope we don't have an early summer.
DeleteThe daisies are beautiful. It must be warmer where you are. We keep dipping down to the 30s at night.
ReplyDeleteCherie Colyer: We are slightly warmer than you are - but will hopefully cool down soon. We are moving into the cooler months and I believe you are heading in the opposite direction.
DeleteBeautiful flowers great post
ReplyDeleteall types recepies and desert: Thank you.
DeleteCatching up on all the missed Sunday selections.. just shows how time is flying by! I loved the moon photos earlier, and the kangaroos, the sculptures and the autumnal colours.. very special!
ReplyDeletekaren: Thank you for making the effort to go through my back posts. I really appreciate it.
DeleteThat begonia is doing double time.
ReplyDeleteThe leaves and flowers are glorious.
Enjoy. Wishing you good health and sparkle.
Hugs
Sandra Cox: We have obviously found the perfect spot for that begonia and it is rewarding us generously. I hope you and your family have a healthy, happy week.
DeleteAlthough it is spring here in the mountains of NC, the temps are in the 40s and 50s. I had to have heat on this morning. Your garden makes me anxious to get my deck garden started. The dogwoods have already bloomed and the forsythia is gone, so my yard is mostly green, but on my deck I have some color and look forward to having more soon. Love your photos. They make me happy.
ReplyDeleteGlenda Beall: I do hope you will share your deck garden later. I am really looking forward to marvelling at it.
DeleteThe picture of Begonia in bloom looks very beautiful and wanted me to plant it too so that my yard is decorated with beautiful flowers blooming for several months.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Himawan Sant: Long flowering plants are always welcome. I am sure that your country has some that I could only dream about.
DeleteWhat a lovely combination you've got going on! The fall colours look beautiful, and I love the signals of autumn. Spring bulbs have already begun to flower, which is strange.
ReplyDeleteClipping Path Services: Welcome and thank you. There are more spring bulbs coming out each day, and the leaves continue to change colour (and drop). I think it is very strange indeed.
Deletebeautiful flowers especially the purple one.. ;p
ReplyDeleteWak Lat: Welcome and thank you.
DeleteLa natura ci regala sempre dei bellissimi colori e profumi.
ReplyDeleteBuon martedi.
Giancarlo: Nature is very generous isn't she? It is now early Wednesday here and I hope your day is lovely.
DeleteGot those bubs in the ground yet? :)
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: No. And yesterday another 200 tulips himself ordered (some of which need to go in the ground soon) arrived. I hope to finish putting all of the bulbs in the ground this weekend. I have other commitments today though.
DeleteThat's a lot of bulbs. You must have a pretty good sized back yard AND it's going to be even more lovely than it is now.
DeleteBe well.
Sandra Cox: The garden is fairly big and we are going to struggle squeezing the bulbs in.
DeleteYour garden looks quite colorful. I like the various flowers.
ReplyDeleteIt's always interesting to know we experience different seasons at the same time. I hope the good weather continues for you.
Have a lovely day.
Lissa: Thank you. I have got used to being able to experience two seasons at once over the internet. I am less comfortable with seeing them on display in the garden.
DeleteLately, that's what my therapy has been...gardening. All my time and money has gone into my yard and when I'm not there I'm inside because it's raining or my back is so sore I can hardly stand up.
ReplyDeleteMildred Ratched: It is a therapy I often turn to. So very often. And yes, my body sometimes objects. Tough.
DeleteWhat great photos of the beautiful flowers and foliage! Flowers make me happy and smile. Sometime, I will make a trip to the store just to browse the flower department.
ReplyDeleteYvonne: I often browse in nurseries - and their on-line catalogues as well. I often weaken in both as well.
DeleteOne of the astonishing creations of God. Amazing superb, love to see this change of natures through flower.
ReplyDeleteclipping path asia: Thank you. I am not a believer in deities - but a whole hearted appreciator of nature's wonders.
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ReplyDeleteR's Rue: Thank you.
DeleteThe pictures are really nice. I like when the leaves start to change. We don't get that where we live now, but I remember it well!
ReplyDeletemail4rosey: I really like living somewhere which has all four seasons - even if I don't like summer. At all.
DeleteHang in there daisies!
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: They will. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them bloom all through winter.
DeleteTu bello jardín aún nos muestra esas bella pinceladas de color, de un verano que se resiste a marchar, y que el ciclo natural de la vida pronto sustituirá, por esa otra gama multicolor del Otoño, no menos bello, y por ese olor tan característico y perfumado a tierra mojada.
ReplyDeleteComo siempre estimada amiga, me ha encantado tu entrada, así como las imágenes que nos regalas en ella.
Que disfrutes de un buen día.
Manuel: Thank you for your very kind comment. My garden gives me solace and heart balm (and beauty) the whole year.
DeleteHave a wonderful day dear friend.
I love these beautiful pictures! Thank you for sharing them. We had the same thing happen here this year. My daffodils bloomed early, and then we were hit with a hard frost and they nearly died. Thankfully, they bloomed along with surprise tulips!
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Elsie Amata: Thank you for the hope that your words offer. Surprise tulips? I would like to see that.
DeleteSpring colors are beautiful but fall season colors are amazing and elegance. Thank you for sharing beautiful photos Dear E.C.
ReplyDeletebread&salt: I am very glad that you enjoyed my photos.
DeleteWe have also had some spring flowering in our Autumn these past few years, which is interesting and possibly troubling. But let's enjoy the show whenever it comes.
ReplyDeleteAndrew R. Scott: I hear you on the interesting - and troubling. I notice that the buds on a neighbour's blossom tree are swelling - before our winter has arrived. I will enjoy the show (and also worry which is one of my skills).
DeleteBuon fine settimana
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: Thank you. And to you.
DeleteBeautiful garden flowers. It's nice you have in the same time both, spring and autumn flowers.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice time in your garden.
orvokki: It is nice - but also worrying. I hope to get back into the garden later today when it is light - and when the frost has gone.
DeleteAutumn is my favorite time of year. We are into summer right now...almost. Its only May and already having 90 degree days. Sigh......And then, there is hurricane season coming up. :(
ReplyDeleteJ C: Summer is my least favourite time of year - and we don't have hurricanes. Stay safe, stay cool.
DeleteI think your garden is looking very colourful, nice to see.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your photographs.
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member: Thank you. The garden is a work in progress. Always.
DeleteIsn't it weird, that Spring flowers are blooming in Autumn? Truly love seeing your flowers and autumn leaves! I love Autumn! I was looking at our trees today and our Rose Of Sharon trees are budding a month early this year. Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteMagic Love Crow: It is very weird indeed. I hope it isn't a sign of an early summer. I would love to have a Rose of Sharon tree. I will have to investigate.
DeleteYou are incredible in inspiration. You are perfect in presentation. You always produce great results.
ReplyDeleteClipping Paths India: thank you.
DeleteHi Kim,
ReplyDeleteYou've done here outstanding. Spring flowers were very mind blowing and natural .
Quick and cheap Photo Editing Service: I am not Kim, but thank you.
DeleteSo nice photos and blog.
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