For today's blog post I saw these Golden Poppies and Lavender on my walk along the bay today.
They are growing two blocks from our house.
The red brick wall gets very hot and holds the heat which California poppies and lavender both appreciate. I think orange and purple / blue flowers on a red wall are an odd combination, but it works and they look right purty.
I had time to read a bit today, and before that I exercised in a pool for an hour and did a wee spot of gardening.
With my reading I get to time travel, in a way, and today I am in the Tudor Court, reading a not yet released book about Henry VIII's sixth wife, Catherine Parr. The book is "Queen's Gambit" and it is the first novel by Elizabeth Fremantle. When I saw the author's name I thought she was born to write fiction about England's royalty.
Do you like to time travel with a book too?
Such beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove the wall and all the blooms flowing over it. Lavender and poppies look great together there. I don't think I would have put that combination together either, but it does work. Wanted to wish you a belated birthday! Seems like forever since I have had time or felt like getting around much in blogland. Hope you have a grand time in England. I love to travel that way, too. ;)
ReplyDeleteTotally--and I'm nuts about those Tudors!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday Terra! I hope you had a nice one:)
ReplyDeleteI love the combination you've created with the lavender and poppies. Quite a designer's eye!
Jennifer
The California Poppies and Lavender are a beautiful combination.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful walk!!! Happy Belated Birthday!!!!
ReplyDeleteWarmly,
deb
Those are some beautiful blooms!
ReplyDeleteI do not like orange flowers in my garden, but I admire them in others. The garden you show is a very pretty combination.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter does a lot of poppies in California and I love the way they look. Some people do them here, but they only have a 3 week life.
What beautiful flowers! The snow just melted here so hopefully soon we will begin to see some flowers :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Stephanie
The poppies and lavender go well together. Would not have come up with that on my own.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers look beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI always have a good book taking me away to somewhere or other. It is about my favorite way to travel anymore.
Have a great weekend.
So glad you had a wonderful birthday. I love reading - - mainly biographies - - - but fiction, too, if it is really, really good.
ReplyDeleteOh my poppies are such a brilliant flower, I don't have much luck with them though. I like the color combo. And I Love Period books--this one sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteAnn
What a lovely display of colour! And yes, I quite like a bit of time-travelling...
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, and the photo is inspiring. A touch of color like those poppies might liven up my garden nicely.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful!! So perfect and so special.They make you feel happy just to look...I could sit and do that all day.. I will look for your book. xx
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ReplyDeleteA belated Happy Birthday to you:=)I love Californian poppies,and used to have some many years ago in my garden. As I'm a gardener I share your love of flowers.
Have a nice day!
What beautiful flowers. And yes.. I love to go places when I read a good book. I do hope you are having a happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely flowers!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday! The books sounds interesting when will it be released? Looking forward to reading your review of it.
ReplyDeleteTerra, those poppies made me long, just a little, for California. They are gorgeous. I like to immerse myself in a book but I'm not sure if it's really time traveling.
ReplyDeleteTerra,
ReplyDeleteYou know what, I have these same poppies along the side of my front yard. I wasn't sure about them at first when we moved here, but now everytime I see them, I smile. The orange color just makes you happy, doesn't it?
I hope you're enjoying your spring so far.
Love,
~Sheri
Terra I love these poppies and would love to have some growing out here.
ReplyDeleteI too love to time travel while reading or even mowing the lawn. lol
Would love for you to be a Blogazine Guest and tell us about your book. I am off to Amazon now to see if I can buy it.
Love ya
Maggie
I love purple and orange together. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful color combination. Thanks for stopping by and deciding to follow my blog and also for the book recommendation. I enjoy reading about the Tudors and I hadn't heard of this book before. I agree, with a name like that.....
ReplyDeleteI will sign up to follow you as well.
Love those cascading flowers. I like to time travel backwards but not forwards. The book sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI am envious of the luxuriant lavender--mine does well here in KY and winters over, but it doesn't become exuberant!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting Me and your kind words on My post.You sound just like Me in describing your day.We must have a lot in common.Denise
ReplyDeleteThose flowers are wonderful together. A perfect pairing.
ReplyDeleteLove to time travel. Every book is a ship, IMHO.
Goodness your garden is lovely! I am not sure we will ever have a garden! But I have a glimmer of hope. I was at a blog yesterday and the blogger said she plants zinnias from seeds and they are so glorious and colorful. Not to mention very reasonable. Giving you a very belated birthday wish! I feel so badly that it takes so long to catch up! I need to find my blog book at I created so I can update it and get better organized! I love your nice comments and I always love visiting here with all your pretty garden candy!
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