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Galega x hartlandii 'Lady Wilson'  On Monday, our garden was included in the HPSO Study Weekend. This is a four-day event that includes speakers, plant/art sales and garden tours. The event rotates every two years between the cities of Portland, Seattle, Victoria B.C. and Vancouver B.C.  It will be 2033 before Portland hosts again. I toured the Portland gardens on Friday and Saturday and will share some photos in my next post. The weather was perfect on those days. Not so much on Monday, the day for the Vancouver, Washington gardens tour, and by late afternoon, the temperature had reached 94. However, it wasn't too bad in the first part of the day, and that's when we received the most visitors. We didn't have an exact count, but making an estimate based on our guestbook, I would say around 200 people. It was a hectic but fun day! We had a lot of visitors from Seattle and areas north of us as attendees were making their way home. Every time we open our garden, there ...
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Wide Shot Wednesday - The Changing Light


This is the view from our bathroom window. I was shooting through the window screen which gives the photo a textured effect. When I glanced out, I immediately noticed the changing light. I love that when it happens every year. The back of our house faces south (toward Portland) and the sun begins to rapidly advance in that direction. We begin to get more shade from the photinias and laurel that are planted along our back fence. 

That is Michael's hat in the center foreground and it wasn't placed there for artistic effect. He is a sweater (unlike me) and his hat is always wet from perspiration after working in the garden. He always put it out there to dry out.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Lisa at GreenbowSeptember 2, 2020 at 1:47 PM

    Interesting shot. I too have noticed the changing light. The garden is also responding.

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