Golden hour with a canyon view

May 31, 2023

On a recent golden afternoon I snail-crawled my way through my friend Cat‘s garden as she narrated its spring journey. The tale happily meandered, and so did our feet.

I stopped to admire each glowing moment.

Isn’t this a charming vignette, with a terracotta frog perched among a leopard plant’s lily-pad leaves?

Nearby, a skull with twig antlers — a spirit deer — watches over the garden and its dry creek.

A nubby fountain offers a splashy birdbath. ‘Everillo’ sedge glows at its base. In the stock-tank pond in the background…

…a goldfish convention.

American basketflower shows off lavender, filament-like petals.

And yucca bells ring their sunset song.

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10 responses to “Golden hour with a canyon view”

  1. Kris P says:

    Cat’s garden is as beautiful as ever. Thanks for sharing your visit.

  2. Cat says:

    I love our meandering garden strolls! Come back anytime 🙂

  3. Paula Stone says:

    Looks like a lovely evening and a great place to watch the sunset with a glass of wine.

  4. Stunningly beautiful, Pam. Thanks to you and Cat for sharing. 🙂

  5. hb says:

    Golden photos of a wonderful garden. The shadows on the fence in the frog photo and the sky in the first photo are particularly evocative and atmospheric.

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