Garden Touring with My Art Group

Welcome to our garden tour and progressive afternoon tea.  Here Kimi greets us for a tour of her newly outfitted Garden Shed.

 Ann and Jann admire the details.

 We start the mid-afternoon with the culinary delight of a Bee Bundt.

A chorus of frogs serenade us.

As we sample delights.

 Here we are, Cindy, Margie, Connie, Kimi, Joanne, Ann and Jan,

 And from the other end of the table we see, Joanne, Ann, Jann, Margo, Shirley, Cindy, and Margie.

 Then it was off to Jann's house...

 Here is her Garden House.

I thought her stack of beehive boxes was charming.

Here we are inside her garden house.

So many fun collectibles.

Looking through the screened window, it was fun to see Margie and Ann chatting in the garden outside.

It was fun to visit while we snacked on Jalapeno/blackberry jam and cream cheese on crackers.  Yum.

The culmination of our garden tour was at Joanne's house.  We were welcomed by the sight of this over flowing pool fountain .... oh so delightful.

 Joanne's free standing covered patio is decorated in a charming shabby style ...

 The handkerchief pennants are perfectly happy.  I also loved the fresh flowers woven into the chandelier.

 We started with this refreshing watermelon, cucumber and feta salad, dressed with a honey-lemon sauce.  We also enjoy our own seasoned olive oil in which to dip crusty Ciabatta bread.

The pesto and Parmesan crusted salmon was beyond any salmon I have ever enjoyed.

Here are most of us, ready for our delicious strawberry trifle.

After dinner, we relaxed and chatted, waiting for the darkness to become complete so that we could fully enjoy the magic of the fairyland of twinkling lights.  Here we see Cindy, displaying the delights of the amazing hammock. 

I loved the charmed lights hanging from the old growth apple trees, with just a peak of Joanne's sweet playhouse behind.

Thanks to all of the ladies in our art group.  They are all so talented, and their artistic sensibilities seems to heighten their awareness of beauty.  It was a lovely, lovely day.  One to be long remembered by the friends who enjoyed each other and the beauty of  magnificent gardens and garden structures.