2012/04/28

I'm sitting in the living room. I just finished making homemade insecticides and floor-cleaner from white vinegar and orange peels. The town is bathed in a peaceful pre-nightfall quiet. The 5 o'clock bell already rang and told the farmers to go home. Someone opened the dam gates to the gutter next to my house (don't forget - the gutter here is 6 feet deep and five feet across) and it filled up like a veritable creek - it's babbling away in no human tongue and I'm hoping it will calm down before bedtime when I find such continuous jangling distracting.

I realized I still haven't put up some pictures from Spring Break, including some shots of the Monet Garden. I visited this garden in the absolute mid of winter and its beauty was austere and, accidentally, free (hey, the little old guide-lady wasn't there and no one asked for any money! I guess it was unfair to make her sit out in that little shack when it was 3 degrees celsius outside...). So for reference, here is what the place looked like in January:


And here is a similar view at the end of April:


And this:


Turned into this:


not exactly the same spot, but you get the idea.

Anyway, the garden is divided into two parts, one based on Monet's paintings and one that is just for fun and prettiness. See if you can guess which picture belongs in which part of the park. 








Yeah, that was a trick question. I do remember which one belongs where, but I'm not going through them and telling you. Enjoy!








1 comment:

Notesfromthedge said...

You have become quite the outdoor photographer Mary! Bravo! I love the flowers