Other people's vacation pictures can be boring, but these are of flowers! I've been wanting to photograph my cousin's garden in Oregon since last summer, and I had a chance Monday. Here's her entry way:



I've seen petunia balls this big in public places but never in a private garden until I saw Tremaine's.

As you go out the back door, the first thing you notice is this pond.



This is where I learned that either photographing fish is difficult or I'm a worse photographer than I realized. They are large and bright,and I wish I had better photos for you.






Tremaine even fed them to get them to the surface for me.














As I wrote last year, walking around the back yard brings back pleasant memories of visiting my mother-in-law's garden. Everywhere I look, I see a flower to ask about or compare notes on. I guess I'm not the only one who likes rabbits!



I don't remember my mother-in-law having any garden signs,but Tremaine has some pretty ones.





Here's a close-up of the hydrangea I wrote about last year. I can't believe how blue it is because hydrangeas growing here are pink or lavender. Acid in the soil is what makes the difference (Oregon has it; we don't).



Our tour of the flowers ends at the garden shed. Of course the garden shed is as pretty as the rest of the yard.



This is a close-up of a flower growing out of one of the pots hanging on the wall. Tremaine bought it at a grocery store, and neither of us knows what it is. It's unusual, huh?



Tremaine has a little container garden around the corner. Unlike me, she's been harvesting strawberries. (I have foliage but no blossoms or berries.) She also has tomatoes, a huge tarragon plant, and much more.

I just had time to hit the highlights during this visit. Guess I'll have to go back again!