Painted

Moss rose flowers. These pictures were taken one morning during the month of July in my grandmother's garden.They looked so beautiful and colorful in the morning sun...
The name of this post comes from my artist brother's reaction when he saw them. He said they looked like they're painted... Enjoy!

Cherries

 

Sour cherries photographed in my yard at the begging of summer. I'm actually not such a big fan of sour cherries, I like the sweetness of cherries more. But, right now, my yard is full of sour cherry trees, all the cherry trees we had in my childhood are gone, withered. 

But sour cherries still look good on camera, though. I love the natural red.

Purple flowers

 

I don't really know the name of these flowers. It's a cacti-like potted plant I, again, got from my aunt. It's a small plant with small flowers but I like it a lot. It was in full bloom when I took this picture, little purple flowers everywhere. 

I love cacti in general. I don't know if it's because they're so exotic or because they remind me of the western movies I so liked as a child, but they're one of my favorite plants when it comes to flowers that you keep in a pot. The first plant I ever bought for myself was a baby cactus with pink flowers. I still have it now but it hasn't bloomed since. I'm waiting for next spring to see if it happens again.

Royalty

White lily in my grandmother's garden. The lily is one of my favorite flowers (next to calla lilies), especially the white one, so I had to post at least one photo with lilies. Unfortunately, this year the lilies in my garden were few and not especially good looking so I had to go raiding through my grandmother's garden again.
I especially like white regal lilies because they are simply beautiful, they stand so tall and have a powerful smell. This one here is not royal, but it's bigger than the common lily so I'm guessing it's a hybrid. Still nice and beautiful. Enjoy!

Berry time

 

Red gooseberries growing in my garden. I took these two pictures earlier this summer. We also have black gooseberries but, unfortunately, I was away from home wile they were fully ripened, so I didn't have a chance to photograph them. I actually don't like eating gooseberries that much, but they do make for a pretty picture. 

The wanderer

A little snail taking refugee in my vegetable garden. This picture was taken at the begining of this summer. You can't see the actual snail here, only his house, but I asure you it's home, maybe resting. Every time I see a snail I remember how in school they taught us that the snail is the being that always carries its house on its back. That's how I came up with the title of this post. Hope you like the picture.

White softness

White jasmine flowers. Pictures taken in my garden at the beginning of this summer. I especially like the buds, they look so soft and pure!

High up flowers

Catalpa flowers. These photos are a bit old, about a month or so, when the tree was still in bloom. Right now the flowers are gone and the tree is full of long and slender beans, its fruits I guess (don't take my word for it, though, like I said in a previous post, I'm not exactly a botanist). I like this tree's flowers. For me it's odd how they look like orchids but they grow up in a tree. Still beautiful, though.
This tree grows in North America and East Asia so it's definitely an exotic tree for an Eastern European region, but I guess that's one of the reasons I find it fascinating. If your wondering, though, where do I have these exotic plants in my garden, well, I have an aunt that is a horticulturist and she always brings us these type of uncommon and unheard of plants as gifts. I like it, it's broadening my horizons.
Now, with no further ado, enjoy the catalpa.

Roses explosion

I gathered all the pictures of roses I ever took in one post. All the pictures were taken during the month of June, most of them in my garden and some in my grandmother's garden. Enjoy the vivid colors and the multitude of roses! 

Diamonds

A red rose and sparkly rain drops. I like these pictures, the drops look so nice and the petals are like velvet. Click on the pictures for a better view.
These pictures were taken at the beginning of this month, in the evening, after the rain stopped. Roses season is now over in my garden, most of them have already withered, but they were so beautiful while it lasted and their smell always filled up the atmosphere.