So many joyful moments on Thursday, a day that began with a shooting star sailing over our house just before dawn and ended with sail boats floating under a crescent moon.
The exquisitely fragranced Stargazers lilies opened fully, fitting for the day of clear skies and meteor showers.
My favorite scent in the whole wide starry universe.
As I write this from my summer “office” in the upper front garden, they are a few feet away, their sight and smell filling the already warm morning, as they did on Thursday when I positioned my chair within inches of their bed.
The daylilies are almost over, but put on a wonderful show this year:
This is ‘Strutter’s Ball’.
Here are a few longer shots of the front side of the 
A very uneven set of steps zigzags from the top step (seen in the foreground above) down past two small terraced lawns (out of sight on the right), to the bottom garden.
In the early evening on this sparkling clear Thursday, we (Mom, sister Leslie and brother Dave) took a picnic to the Elliot Bay Marina, setting up chairs and coolers on the sloped lawn looking west over the water toward the Olympic Mountains. I believe it’s the most beautiful of our many marinas, with the Seattle skyline to the east and the mountains and islands to the west. Many beautiful and pricey sailboats are moored here and the final regatta of the season was about to get underway, a fun and relaxed race around buoys set out in the bay.
The ferries were also criss crossing the bay (click for larger):
As the sun set, the crescent moon and Venus appeared on the horizon. Mom spoke of her Mother who had majored in Astronomy and Philosophy at the nearby University of Washington, in the days when it was rare for a woman to attend college, let alone earn a Masters as she had done.Darkness came slowly and we settled in to watch for more shooting stars.
Summer in Seattle.
Wishing you all a beautiful weekend.
xo – g
Funny–I just bought pink lilies from Trader Joe's this morning (but will wisely not attempt to take any photos :) I like the serene feel of the boat pictures. Enjoy your wkend!
Georgianna,
Absolutely breathtaking….love those boats…and the bokeh in the first shot is simple delicious. thank you….smiles.
gorgeous…all of it. Sorry – haven't been around – been ill and been taking care of my mom. Hope things are well with you!
Gorgeous, my Stargazer lilies have finished flowering until next time. I hope you are having a great weekend and take care.
Georgianna, such a lovely lovely day! I love your photos as always and they always never failed to make me smile and warm my heart! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Love to yoU!
Amazing flower images. Very nice.
Oh my gosh Georgianna, I can´t belive how pretty your garden is…it´s a masterpiece!!! And all the flowers you have…I understand why you LOVE your outside office..lol..the fabulous scent that surrounds you and all the colors, not to forget the sunshine…you are a blessed women dear and so sweet too :-)
Have a wonderful day dear :-)
Hugs
Christina
Hi Georgianna! :) Loved seeing those views (overview pics) from your beautiful garden. It looks so pretty. Star Gazing is truly a star among all the flowers in the garden and daylilies – great flowers too. Mine have been flowering a lot too this year. Looks like you had a wonderful time by the seas. Have a nice Sunday! xo
Loved seeing the shots of your garden and the regatta! It's been years since I've lived near the ocean – Seattle and the surrounding areas look wonderful!
So glad you enjoyed your day, G!
Hugs,
Zuzu
My dad lived in Seattle for part of his childhood. I've always wanted to see where he grew up and now I want to even more!!
It is always such a pleasure to visit your beautiful blog. It is gorgeous with fantastic photographs.
All the best.
love,
Ingrid xo
I could almost smell that wonderful scent from your lilies right through the screen G. Mine were removed from the garden because the dreaded red lily beetle that can breed faster than a rabbit was able to eat them over nite.
It is so nice that with a busy life you could spend a relaxing day with your family.
Judith
sounds like a perfect summer weekend. the sailboats in the evening sunlight are beautiful.
i think i will bookmark this post because i love those stargazer lilies and i want to try and find some next year for our garden. i have never seen any that color. gorgeous.
i love the blue hydrangeas in your garden too!! my favorite.
hugs…
Thank you so much, everyone! Happy New Week to you! xo
What beautiful lillies they almost look as if they've been hand painted – exquisite! and to end the day with a different sort of beauty – "l'heure de crepuscule"
~Dianne~
Your beautiful garden still looks very green for August! And I complain about caring for my yard, you have so much more property!
Stargazers…yes what a wonderful fragrance. I have some planted right by my back patio.
This heat has been frying my hydrangeas though!
Oh, G. You took me there with you. And what a lovely time I had.
Breathtaking images! Thanks for sharing!
What a wonderful day at the office! We finally got to see a shooting star from this years shower just last night.
Such dreamy photos. Those rose petals are amazing. My Grandfather, Paddy, loved poetry. I sadly never met him as he was taken from us in WW II. He was a wonderful talented writer and poet and had dreamt of moving back to Ireland after the war and writing books. I now have his very special love letters he wrote to my Granny, she had held onto them all and his many poetry books. So your photos brought thoughts of him back, as I said before your photos have a way of bringing back memories! I loved those boat photos, the pastel colours are beautiful, what a lovely moment with your family to cherish. We are having a terrible summer except for the odd rare sunny day. Next week I go back to England so camera in hand I hope for some fine weather as I hope to visit some gardens. C xx