Backyard ponderings...

over here at my country pad not far from the sea, we are embarking on a rather large backyard project, of which I am quite excited to say the least...and so, I have been poking around looking and storing ideas for plants, pavers, steps, oh any and everything outdoorsy...here are some cool ones...will be posting pics of our before, during and afters you can be sure...

Purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’)


no surprise...succulents succulents succulents will be abundant in my garden...

Hen and chickens (Sempervivium tectorum). Rosettes of fleshy bronze leaves hug the ground beside smaller (Sedum spurium) ‘Dragon’s Blood’

Love these wood planters and the agave desmettiana, with its glorious leaves and easy care ways!

All pictures above courtesy of sunsetmagazine
Smoke tree (Cotinus coggyrgia) ‘Royal Purple’.
Never hurts to tie in color and such a rich, vibrant, fall color!

southwestern astronauts and such...

have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the solar system from a desert dwellers perspective?...'well' you may say...'no, not really ever'...i am placing myself in space, envisioning what the mix of santa fe and the solar system would blend like...colors, schemes, plantlife, life...well, everything...should be a good one.

go gently in space and free in the desert

long road to bliss...

sometimes, the road to bliss is a long one...and for our poor lukers (luke) it is particularly long, he has hated any moving vehicle since a wee lad of 8 weeks when we brought him home and he threw up the contents of his little stomach on our lovely 6 year old daughter, who, for some reason chose that action to love him more, she still recalls the story in all it's grim and not so glory...but loves him so, as does our wee son...a few shots from our trip up north, before we got to the real beauty of so. cal terrain and the ocean blue...

love in the air...

recently a friend announced that she was getting married in a very small, intimate, quiet and surprise wedding on the beach...sounded so dreamy and i could just imagine what kind of flowers she would be holding...so i was honored when she allowed me to put together something for her special day...

fleeting immersion...

so so looking forward to being a part of this awesome event...more details to follow on fleeting immersion...

seeing the light...

just a few days ago, i opened our wee mailbox to find a happy sight...the monthly arrival of one of my fav mags Dwell, which came at a most timely of times as we are making some decisions about a pretty big remodel to our home in the country not far from the sea. and because i am a lover of light (who isn't really?), this edition jumped right out (they all do for one reason or another) and i had to share some pics for those of you who might have missed it...if i close my eyes this would be a dream room where we would live, entertain, study, read, chic chat, oh the list is unending...check this house out;

the wall is joined at the corners as a window! i now have a new outlook on our decking windows...ahh dreamy.

glass is my new fav design element in a wall...love the mix of wood and glass...

when the desert calls...i pick up.

heading out on a wee(kend) adventure...will return monday avec pics and bliss to share....in the meantime, have a delightful weekend you kind, sweet folks...

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