Friday, 10 July 2009

Time for summer shorts

Last summer I introduced PPP-lite – quick snippets of news from my garden and studio. I've lots of plans for projects in the studio and garden while the sun shines; so, while I'm busy with other things for a couple of months, I'll be posting summer•shorts . . .


summer•shorts no:01


A Comma butterfly basking on a globe artichoke
in the vegetable garden early this morning.


12 comments:

Frances said...

What a super summer short! Do you know, my crazy eyes, always looking for imagery, actually made me think that I saw a tiny green chick ... before realizing it was a leaf of the artichoke. Wonder if anyone else sees this?

Best wishes!

petoskystone said...

how lovely to catch just that shot!

Petunia's Gardener said...

I see chicks too! And I love shorts. We're not even getting rain to send me in for blog time. Enjoy the summer - Paula

acornmoon said...

I look forward to seeing your studio work, I am sure your garden must be greatly inspiring. All those gorgeous veggies and chickens!

Amber said...

Oh what a handsome big artichoke that is. How lovely your summer is looking. Enjoy!
xxx

Matron said...

I just love artichokes! mine just seem to get covered in blackfly. Do yours suffer?

Thomas said...

Congrats on winning the World Wide Veggie Show! Those artichokes were beautiful!

Magic Cochin said...

Hi Frances - LOL green chicks! Yes I see them now!

Thanks Petoskystone - we have some lovely butterflies about this year, the Comma is my favourite.

Hi Paula - have a great summer over in the Pacific NW.

Hi Acornmoon - I have lots of good intentions and the weeks are whizzing by...

Hi Amber - this year we vowed to make the most of the artichokes, now we have a real taste for them :-)

Hi Matron - I'm sure you've noticed the blackfly in the photo ;-) Thank you so much for the prize in your Vegetable Show.

Hi Thomas - beautiful, purple and delicious - can't ask a veg for more!

Celia

Karen said...

Not sure how I didn't know of you before - just saw your Gold Medal-winning entry at Matron's contest and was totally blown away by both what you grew and how you presented it. Congrats!!!

DIane Schuller said...

What a unique looking butterfly and I'm so envious you can grow artichokes and the like :)

silverpebble said...

What an absolutely wonderful image Celia. You've brought a real smile this morning with this - lovely to scroll back into previous weeks. Your archive is a joy x

Magic Cochin said...

Hi Karen - welcome to PPPs

Hi Dianne - this has been a wonderful year for them (amazing the plants got through an unusually harsh winter unprotected).

Thank you Silverpebble :-)

Celia
x