“Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul.”
Luther Burbank
Wishing you all a safe and peaceful weekend.
“Sunshine, food & medicine”
roses
Wordless Wednesday
Friday Flowers
Roses, cottage garden, Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image; Su Leslie 2019
Another trip to the archives for my Friday flowers.
A while ago, T and I decided to explore the less well-known parks around Auckland and about this time last year, we discovered Scandrett Regional Park, on the Mahurangi Peninsula.
Formerly a farm owned by the Scandrett family, the park still contains the old homestead, and remnants of a once beautiful cottage garden.
Scandrett homestead. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Old roses growing along a fence drew my attention.
Cottage garden, Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image; Su Leslie 2019
Cottage garden, Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image; Su Leslie 2019
Cottage garden, Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image; Su Leslie 2019
As did the Japanese Maple in all its autumnal glory.
Autumn leaves, Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image: Su Leslie 2019
And these pretty little wild flowers growing along the shore — that I feel I should be able to name but can’t.
Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Of course we needed explore the beach too.
Scandrett Regional Park, Auckland. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Regional parks are currently closed due to Covid 19, so it may be a little while before we can revisit Scandrett — perhaps on a sunny day?
Open and shut
Su Leslie 2019
Su Leslie 2019
In my new spirit of proactive hopefulness, I’m going to believe that what is shut will eventually open.
After the rain
Image: Su Leslie 2019
Friday flowers
Friday flowers
Image: Su Leslie 2019
Escaping Auckland’s pre-Christmas chaos with a walk in the Parnell Rose Gardens.
Image: Su Leslie 2019
Image: Su Leslie 2019
Overlap
One Word Sunday | overlap. Hosted by Debbie at Travel with Intent
Friday flowers
Image: Su Leslie
Wordless Wednesday
Friday flowers
One from the archive.
Wishing a Happy Easter to those who celebrate it; a lovely long weekend to the rest.
