Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – The Aloes of Laguna Beach

by Rebecca Sweet 28 December 2011

A few weeks ago I spoke at the Laguna Beach Garden Club, and was thrilled when my host insisted we walk along the coastline before catching my flight home. The aloes were in full bloom, the sun was shining, artists were painting, hummers were humming, dolphins were swimming – in short, I was in heaven. [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Succulent People

by Rebecca Sweet 2 November 2011

Having spent a delightful morning touring the San Diego Botanical Garden last week, I must admit I was most smitten by these life-size topiaries.  Pat Hammer, Director of Operations of the Botanical Garden, created these incredible works of art, going so far as making clay masks of some of the members of the garden and [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Going, Going, Gone!

by Rebecca Sweet 19 October 2011

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Almost Wordless Wednesday – Snapping Turtle

by Rebecca Sweet 20 July 2011

As usual, this is ‘almost’ a Wordless Wednesday post. A few weeks ago, while vacationing in Connecticut, we drove past this giant snapping turtle bravely crossing the road. Being from California, and never seeing one in person, we pulled over so I could play tourist and take a photo. Pin it

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Ecstasy – Wordless Wednesday

by Rebecca Sweet 4 May 2011

While spending the day in San Francisco I stumbled upon this statue of a massive, towering woman titled Ecstasy, by Karen Cusolito and Dan Das Mann. Her body is so graceful, lithe and perfectly proportioned while being constructed of repurposed pieces of chunky, rusty metal. I know it’s a little atypical of my posts, but I [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Beautiful Weeds

by Rebecca Sweet 6 April 2011

Due to the unusual amount of heavy rainfall this year, we have an abundance of weeds here in Northern California – here’s some of the most beautiful ones I’ve seen!  Really?  They’re weeds? Pin it

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Wordless Wednesday – Humor at the SF Garden Show

by Rebecca Sweet 30 March 2011

Compliments of Ami Saunders, with Saunders Designs…. Pin it

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Moss – Wordless Wednesday

by Rebecca Sweet 9 March 2011

I don’t know what it is about moss, but I just love it. Particularly the moss that’s growing on and around my mother’s fountain.  If you look closely there’s even moss growing out of the little girl’s basket – so beautiful! Pin it

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All Decked Out – Wordless Wednesday

by Rebecca Sweet 22 December 2010

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