Sue is a blogger from greater Hartford who let me show five of her Connecticut photos while I was in Florida last winter. She has a gardening blog -- Idyll Haven -- focusing on the extensive plantings in her yard in Wethersfield. One photo I "borrowed" showed her yard after the 23 inch snowstorm in February, which sure looks refreshing after a six day heat wave! In midsummer Sue's amazing garden looks like this:
The contrast between the explosion of colors in the summer quite a contrast with the white of winter. As unpleasant as the summer heat is, I suspect that people would still prefer to endure it than deal with a 23-inch snowfall like you had last February.
ReplyDeleteSue's gardens are always a wonderland of beauty. Great portrait of you Sue!
ReplyDeletevery pretty!
ReplyDeleteMust be so aromatic as well.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember the photos. Sue is a fantastic gardener, and you do quite well as a portrait photographer.
ReplyDeleteShe is as lovely as her garden. What a gift she has as seen in her flourishing garden.
ReplyDeleteNice portrait of a lovely blogger. Her gardens is wonderful: brava Sue!
ReplyDeleteGotta love Sue!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and inspiring gardens from a beautiful and inspiring gardener.
Sue must be thrilled with this portrait Jack the composition is wonderful..as is the garden.
ReplyDeleteA lovely lady with a fantastic, colorful garden and your captures of both are terrific as always! Enjoy your day, Jack!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lady and equally beautiful garden. Gosh, I wish I had a green thumb.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous portrait!
ReplyDeleteLovely lady and lovely garden! Seems appropriate ! ;-))
ReplyDeleteI've been following Sue's blog since you first pointed us in that direction. She's got a beautiful garden!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so beautiful and imaginative.
ReplyDeleteIt's pictures like these that answer my question, "How do people endure those 23-inch snow storms?" Print these shots and hang them up for the times when winter seems unbearable.
ReplyDeleteWell, she's a beauty as his her garden. When I saw the last picture, I thought, "It would be really nice to have a garden like this." But then I realized how much work it would take. So, I went and got a beer which I drank before I took a nap.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures Jack! Just for the record, I prefer the July version of my garden to the January version but in January I definitely have more time to drink and nap.
ReplyDeleteWow! She is talented!
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember Sue. Thank you for introducing me to her blog. She's quite a gardener, and photographer. Your portrait does her justice.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gardens and smile.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a garden! I'm definitely heading over to Sue's for a peek. :)
ReplyDeleteI"d venture a "heat wave" in Hartford is far cooler than one in B'ham! Sue's garden is lovely!
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Because of you, I follow Sue. Nice to see this lovely portrait of her. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing garden! Hats off to Sue.
ReplyDeleteHow nice to see a picture of a blogger-friend that I have known only through her garden posts. She's a real person! And lovely one too.
ReplyDeleteDo we remember Sue? How could we forget her – or her garden. Both are beautiful, inspiringly so.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful young woman and a terrific portrait of her!
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