take the peas from the pods

or the lima beans…at Murphree’s Market & Garden Center in Birmingham, Alabama. An open Market of fresh, locally grown fruits & veggies.

Murphree’s Market & Garden Center

i think nature screams in bright colors to be noticed & eaten. I sure noticed. This Market is a few minutes from my house. I am very lucky to have an open Market so close by. It is a locally owned & family operated business. Its located in Vestavia Hills, Alabama

holding up

just stuff around the Rose Garden @ the Birmingham Botanical Gardens

the roses had spots…

the roses were not doing well so early in the season. They needed rain. The colors were faded with brown at their edges, so I removed the color to show their beautiful structure…

the rose garden

the rose garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens yesterday, May 28th, looked as it does in late September. Everything was struggling, nothing was being deadheaded & I could hear the calls for rain. However, i was lucky enough to be there while the sun was low in the afternoon sky, casting its most precious golden…