Summer Flower Friday

 

 Welcome to Nature Friday where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Sally the Sloth and I are wrapping up Mama's last trip to the Botanic Garden today with some Summer flower pictures!

 

 

Pretty pink and yellow lantana.... 

 

Faded pink cone flowers.... 

 

A raindrop covered day lily... 

 

A pretty pink Zinnia... 

 

It sure is nice for Mama to have a place to look at colorful flowers but, I sure wish they allowed pretty black Lhasa Apsos into the Gardens. It looks like a beautiful place for a nice walkie. Oh well, maybe someday!  

 

Back to the flowers....

 

A pretty red crepe myrtle bloom for Aunty C... 

 

 

 A nice oleander bloom with a few raindrops....

 

Black eyed Susans are the perfect Summer bloom!

 

Mama says these may be Cardoon flowers, but they also may be giant thistles. YAM Aunty featured a pretty Cardoon flower last week on Nature Friday.

 

Here is another view, maybe YAM Aunty can take a guess? 

They were as big as a dinner plate, but mostly done blooming.  

 

 

Thanks for joining us as we looked at the Summer beauty at the Botanical Garden. Hopefully, next week we'll have some pictures of our mountain adventure!!

 

Sally the Sloth and I hope all our friends get out and see some Nature this weekend! 

 

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Thankful Thursday

 

Today, we are thankful we are headed out on a Mountain Adventure tomorrow morning! 

We will be heading up to the mountains of Colorado for a long weekend of walkies and relaxing in ArCee!!

 

 

We may not be around commenting tomorrow and Monday, but we'll be back Tuesday to catch up with everybuddy!! 

 

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Not Really our) Backyard Wildlife Wednesday

Once again, we have some wildlife that was found in somebody else's backyard. This time it is in the backyard garden of the Palace Mama posted about yesterday.... 

 

Roaming around the garden they had White Peacocks!!! 

Can you believe it??  

Mama says they were very pretty and they may have known it, because they hung around looking pretty and posing for pictures.

 

 Kinda like me and Rosy, BOL!

Here is a short little video/slide show of the pictures Mama took:

 

He was pretty cool, but not as cool  as this unicorn statue!

Italy must be a special place to have both white peacocks AND unicorns!!

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop this week!

 

Italy Travel Interlude - The Palazzo Borromeo

One of the day trips we took while in the Lake Region of Italy, was a boat trip over to Isola Bella (The Beautiful Island). This was the island of the gorgeous gardens in this post Rosy shared a while back.  

Along with the gardens, we also toured the Borromeo palace.

The rocky island was acquired by Carlo Borromeo in 1630. However the true architect was his son, Vitaliano, who oversaw the expansions of the Palazzo Borromeo, along with the gardens. Inspired by Baroque architecture and decor, you feel like you are going back in time as you walk about the, almost overly decorated, rooms.

This is the Salone Nuovo, the largest room in the palace. The blue walls and domes ceiling are meant to portray a sort of of celestial feel.

The circular room also had beautiful views of Lake Maggiore

Salla di Napoleone

The bedroom where Napoleon slept when he and his wife Josephine visited the Palazzo Borromeo.

The palace hosted various political events including the Stresa Conference in 1935, when heads of state gathered to discuss Germany's violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

The most interesting part of the Palace however, was in the lower chambers.

Beautiful grottos made of pebbles and volcanic rock, lined with shells were constructed to help "beat the heat" during the summer months.

Presently, these grottos are home to a mix of ocean themed decor along with antique horse bridles and other artwork of the past.

The Palazzo was beautiful but the gardens were the highlight of the island for me. 

However,

 Sunny will be back tomorrow to show you what may have been more stunning than both the gardens and the palace!!

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week! 

Cutest Croissant

 

How about some Princess Rosy on a bed that is on the couch, croissant aaaawws today?

We're also joining Comedy Plus for the 

Awww Monday Blog Hop!

Rainy Morning Rosies on Nature Friday

 

Welcome to Nature Friday where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Today we are taking a look at some of the Rosy Roses Mama saw during her visit to the ABQ Botanic Garden.

Remember, we told you about the rain showers during Mama's visit? 

She enjoyed walking in between the raindrops to find some pretty roses like this pretty pink one.

A pretty bush filled with miniature red rosies

and a beautiful yellow rainy day Rosy Rose!

Do you know who else enjoyed the raindrops....

These juvenile wood ducks!

They just stood there, out in the rain, getting all wet...

YUCK, you wouldn't catch me standing out in the rain!

The rain drops sure look good on the rosy roses tho!

Let's close with one of my favorite blooms of the day, a pinky pink Rosy Rose!

Thanks for stopping by for a look at some of the Rainy Day Rosy Roses Mama saw during her visit to the ABQ Botanic Garden.

We hope all our friends get to experience some nature this week!

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Thankful for Cozy Corners

 

Today, I am thankful for naps in quiet cozy corners..... 

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop