The Dry Garden

Daphne

Lovely, fragrant Daphne does well in the dry garden but it is poisonous.

A California Native

White-flowered Carpenteria is spectacular in the spring. The only downside is that it doesn't shed dead leaves readily.

Sages

Sages plants are useful for dry gardens:

The red flowered plant on the right is Hot Lips Sage

 

Culinary Sage flowers very attractively in the spring.

Kumquat Marmalade

On Sunday, the Gardener picked kumquats from this tree

and turned them into marmalade

Astonishing

The Falkirk Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel was built for the millenium. It is a truly astonishing sight and raises a boat from one canal to another, using only enough power to boil eight kettles of water.

Its Own Donkey

In December the Gardener and I took a trip to Morocco. Staying in the Ourika Valley was one of many highlights.

Our hotel had its own vegetable garden:

and its own donkey:

Denali in the Early Morning

The Early Morning Sun Reflects Red on Denali (Mount McKinley) on an August Morning

Perseverance Mine Trail, Juneau, Alaska

The Perseverance Mine Trail follows the course of Alaska's first road.

The Gardener and I ate a picnic lunch on this bridge.

We could see the Last Chance Mine from the trail

Ketchikan and Wrangell

Leaving Ketchikan

We disembarked at Ketchikan, visited the supermarket to pick up a few odds and ends, and then returned to the M/V Columbia to eat an excellent breakfast in the ship's restaurant.

Wrangell

The ferry also stopped at Wrangell

 

Sailing on to Juneau

At Sea

British Columbia Coast

We sailed up the beautiful, sparsley populated, British Columbia Coast.