Today's pictures were captured during a recent visit with my parents at their house in northeast Louisiana. Mama and Daddy love working in their yard and garden, and their hard work and love of gardening are reflected everywhere you look. Here are just a few of the things that caught my eye as I walked around their yard with my camera.
My dad built this trellis for my mother's 4th of July roses.
Their birds, and an occasional squirrel, love stopping by the feeder and bird bath for a snack and a refreshing splash or two.
I spotted this little fellow taking a nap on a statue in a flower bed ...
This is the statue he was resting on ...
I think she has a sweet face ...
Although the leaves of Mama's Hollyhocks appeared to be fading, the blooms were beautiful ...
Unfortunately, the leaves must have had a disease or something, because Mama had to eventually cut them back.
I love this old Mexican pot which Mama has had for years ...
She "wintered" these pretty pink Petunias in their garage, and they are just as pretty as ever now ...
Maybe it's because they have a little fairy taking care of them ...
This little rabbit looks like he is keeping watch for something, or someone ... Mr. McGregor, perhaps?
I love the foliage of this perennial groundcover. It's so lush and green this time of year ...
In a month or so, it will have beautiful red lily-like blooms like the ones in this picture, which I captured in May last year ...
If any of you gardeners know what kind of flower that is, would you please let me know. [My master gardener friend Jane wrote and told me the flower is Alstromeria. I'm so glad to know what it is. Thank you, Jane!]
I've saved the best picture for last. This is my dad working in his newly-tilled garden, which he tilled himself. A few months ago, we weren't sure he would ever be able to have a garden again, but God blessed him with a miracle and here he is in one of his most favorite places in all the world — his garden:
It won't be long before it looks like it did in this picture I took last spring ...
If you would like to read about the miracle God gave my dad, you can click on the link above.
I hope you enjoyed my walk around my parents' yard. It's one of my most favorite places in the world, too.
Best wishes to you for a weekend filled with visits to some of your favorite places!
