Now having said this I have to admit that we’re not like some of those people that are derisively called “early birds” that a lot of ads warn against. No, we’re not that intense. We know that garage sailing is like fishing, sometimes you catch something, sometimes you’ve just had a nice outing. In fact, we find that there seems to be an odd way that one week you’ll finds lots of good stuff and the next, just a few little things. That was yesterday. Just a few little things, a nice thermometer for the greenhouse for 25 cents. An amber glass globe that I’m hoping to use in the garden somehow as some part of a sculpture.
Plant sale
But we did all right on the plants. This sale is never really advertised and but somehow we manage to find it every year. There’s always a good selection of plants to choose from.
Potential garden art
We had a few misses. Things that we liked but were not in the budget. Like these clothing forms that Bill had such great plans for. We never expected that they were such distinguished ones, from the 40’s, the seller said, and worth $35 and $45. They were almost going to become garden sculptures with very unique heads created for them. Ah well.
A winsome smile
Then there was the little lamp base that had such a wonderful expression that I had to take a photo, but didn’t really want to own. The photo would suffice.
We always try to work in a park, an ocean fix or garden either for our coffee break or at the end of the morning. Today it was Finnerty Gardens at UVic. This garden is known for it’s collection of Rhododendrons, all apparently started from seed. This is Rhodo time and we almost missed it. Luckily there were still quite a few in all their glory.
A path lined with Rhodos
Rhodos in the sunlight
Monstera bloom
Dove tree blossoms
A stand of bamboo
Yes, the bamboo really is this tall.
The garden has the most wonderful stand of bamboo. It’s huge, tall, and just gorgeous. I wish we could fit it in our garden.
All in all, the gardens were a lovely and serene wrap-up to our to our busy morning of garage sailing.
Will next weekend be the alternate weekend, the weekend when we find lots of good stuff? Who knows?
Tags: bamboo, burning daylight, Dove tree, Finnerty Gardens, garage sales, Garden Art, Monstera, plants, Rhododendrons, Rhodos, sculpture
“… when they all close like flowers at sunset.” Love that! “Burning daylight”? Nice! Ah, the poetry is slipping into your blog Miz Helena. Every time I read it I learn something new (who knew there was bamboo at Finnerty Gardens, and that high too), or am reminded of something important.
This garage sailing biz, can I tag along one day?
Yup, you can tag along anytime. Just give us the word and we’ll pick you up.