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.