Photo: Olives near Morgantina, Sicily
Olives, originally uploaded by dewelch. Morgantina is an ancient Greek city her on the island of Sicily. It was taken over by the Romans in 211 BC. Substantial ruins remain Continue Reading
Espresso Cups planted with small cacti
Our cousin, Vito in Regalbuto, does some wonderful plantings, including bonsai olive trees. Here, he has made great use of the traditional cups used for coffee in the ubiquitous Sicilian Continue Reading
Photo: Grape Vines and grapes in monastary vineyard
Grape Vines and grapes in monastary vineyard, originally uploaded by dewelch. I saw this amazing scene when we visited a restored monastery last night in Nicolosi. For me, this sums Continue Reading
Photo: Zinnia
Zinnia, originally uploaded by dewelch. Another lovely flower from our cousin’s garden here in Sicily. Francesca loves flowers and lovingly raises large pots of annuals from seed each year. These Continue Reading
Photo: Cucumber flower
Cucumber flower, originally uploaded by dewelch. Cucumbers are on the way in our friend’s garden. They already have corn and some tomatoes on the vine, too. I don’t really have Continue Reading
Photo: Mimosa Flowers and Choosing trees
Mimosa Flowers, originally uploaded by dewelch. Another photo from our neighborhood walk a few days ago. These are the flowers of the Mimosa tree. We have several in out neighborhood. Continue Reading
Photo: Magnolia Blossom (Open)
Magnolia Blossom (Open), originally uploaded by dewelch. Another photo from our little neighborhood walk yesterday. This huge Magnolia Grandiflora bloom was in the shade, but looked wonderful. Used a little Continue Reading
Photo: Passiflora Flower
Passiflora Flower, originally uploaded by dewelch. Picked up a new camera today, the Olympus PEN E-PL1, a Micro FourThirds unit that is a big step up from the Kodak Point Continue Reading
Photo: Updated Succulent Container
Updated Succlent Container, originally uploaded by dewelch. Last week we visited the Photos: Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society 11th Annual Exhibit and Plant Sale. While there we picked up Continue Reading
Photo: Agapanthus in the garden
A bit of blue splendor from one of my recently divided agapanthus in the back garden. Related posts: A Gardener’s Notebook Store