Saturday, August 29, 2009

A Heart and Home Walk - in the Pink!

Good morning! It's Pink Saturday!

Walking early Saturday morning, I admire the lush gardens in the surrounding neighborhoods.

An abundance of pink roses and colorful impatiens enliven this front porch:



The faintest touch of pink dusts the edges of these luscious white roses:

and tall, skinny "naked ladies" are bunched together, looking quite regal:

"Naked" or not, they have happy faces!

I come upon more lovely pink roses, climbing among the grape vines and rambling along a fence.


Like the grapes, these roses look good enough to eat!

Spying a dwarf apple tree, I'm surprised by the color of the fruit:

which, upon closer inspection


is most definitely PINK, each apple blushing in the sun.



But that's no surprise to my sweet new friend, who lives among the plants and trees...


.....here in this lovely neighborhood among the redwoods.
A special posting for Pink Saturday, at How Sweet the Sound. Thank you Beverly!

Until next time,
XO
Heidi

24 comments:

Jorgelina said...

Beautiful flower!!
Happy pink saturday!!

Tami @ Creative girl Vintage said...

Heidi...a lovely post today...I loved the kitty peeking out!
Have a beautiful pink day! xo Tami

Claudia said...

Happy Pink Saturday - the flowers are gorgeous and the kitty is so, so cute!

Mary said...

Beautiful area you have to meander around through, Heidi. We have friends in Pollock Pines, and love visiting there, then on to Tahoe. Those apples sure look good! These are such pretty pinks, but I think I love the kitty best!

Happy Pink Saturday!

Blondie's Journal said...

Hi Heidi!!

Wonderful pictures and gorgeous flowers!! I'd be taking a walk every morning!! :-)

I love pale blush roses. I recently saw a bride carrying them and they looked magnificent with her gown. I never heard of "naked ladies" until I started blogging. Love them, but I don't think I can grow them in my climate. I also like the climbing roses, thinking about planting some next summer by a stone wall I have, and I looked at the apple tree and thought they were peaches!! lol!!

Have a great weekend, my friend!!


xoxo
Jane
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Jil~Say It With Roses said...

Happy Pink Saturday!
What a lovely walk you had! And, thank you for sharing all the wonderful sights! The flowers are so beautiful, as only California can grow them! The apples...so delicious looking!
Jil

Glenda/MidSouth said...

Beautiful flowers! Thanks for sharing.

Dee Light said...

What wondeful pink!! The best pinks are the ones found in nature. Thanks for sharing.

Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...

Exquisite flowers and the fruit is so pretty in pink! Thanks for sharing and Happy Pink Saturday to you.

Blessings,
Sandi

The Old Parsonage said...

Wow, the flowers are soo beautiful, you must really enjoy your walks.

Please stop by The Old Parsonage anytime, I love company!

Enjoy!
Leann

Unknown said...

Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing. Please come join me for Crock Pot Wednesday at diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com. The link for joining will by up by Tuesday.

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

Lovely neighborhood tour! I wish my neighborhood had scenery like that. :) The roses are just beautiful!

BALLET NEWS said...

Hi, just had to stop by to leave you a comment and say what a wonderful blog you have here. So much to read about - fabulously creative & interesting posts and what's more you have fantastic pictures too. Thank you for sharing them all and best wishes - enjoy the rest of the weekend....

Lynn said...

OH!! I get so excited when my Naked Ladies come up! They are magic flowers, aren't they!

I'll tell you how to scale down.
Move to a smaller house. Yes
Try one half the size of yours!
There are still things I think of (after almost 4 years!) that I recall and wonder what I was thinking when I gave it away.

CC said...

Heidi..your pinks are gorgeous. I loved them all..wonderful photos. Happy Pink Saturday,and have a lovely weekend.

mademoisellealex said...

Happy Pink saturday !!!!

Love all your blog !!!
mademoisellealex from Paris

Gabriela said...

Happy Pink Saturday!


So beautiful!


~ Gabriela ~

stefanie said...

that is beautiful to wake up to!!! have a wonderful week

Christine said...

You love in such beautiful pinkness!

Happy Pink Satruday,
Christine

Terri Morse said...

Happy Pink Saturday Heidi! The flowers are magnificent. How wonderful to be surrounded by such beauty. Have a great weekend!

Amisha said...

Great pics and the one with the cat is really cute!

Mary Bergfeld said...

I love the pinks you chose to share with us today. They are all lovely. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Regina said...

Such beautiful blooms.
Great shots!
Have a great week ahead.

Nancy said...

Your photos are absolutely lovely. Such pretty flowers and I love the addition of the apples.

Happy Pink Saturday!