Happy Summer Solstice

Feeling Something French

Dark and Deep

Dark side of Carrick Hill

 

 

 

Simple Walk

Sometimes a mere walk can give you lots of pleasure. If you are able to enjoy simple things.

Summer Colours

Brunch with friends

All that makes a perfect day: coffee, beautiful things, walk and talk. Just happy summer time.

 

The Secret Garden

I have friends who have a wonderful home. Their garden is big and full of beauty that reminds me of a Secret Garden. This place is gorgeous in any weather and season. Well, we don’t have a REAL winter actually, but if we had, I wish I were there when snow was falling quietly onto the trees and garden inhabitants... Anyway, let’s get back to reality and have a look at what is going on in this Secret Garden. 

I imagine this amazing feeling of living in a place like my friends’ home. This place definitely charges you with positive energy and keeps your mood fantastic. I remember that early breakfast that we had with Svetlana, the hostess, in her garden last spring. Just put together all these things: morning light, redolence of flowers and bushes, birds’ songs, fresh coffee, crispy French croissant with chocolate and quiet French chanson...  Do you think I was in a paradise? I do!

Late winter. Botanic Garden.

Last winter days. It’s a little bit quiet and dull in the Botanic garden. There always used to be rich blooming bushes or trees.  Like never-ending process of triumph of the nature. But this time I found flowers fade as if they are anticipating spring time to appear in many bright colours. Only a couple of beetroot plants were joyfully bright regardless of the season.

Well, let’s have a look what I found in the winter Botanic garden: vivid beetroot, humble fruit tree flower (maybe apple?) and a nice garden shop with various green inhabitants. By the way, they are selling wasabi, quite a rare thing, right? I am thinking whether or not to buy it... Or maybe horseradish is enough for my cooking purposes...