Sometimes I like to sit and take in the view
when we’re walking along the boardwalk. Occasionally my husband sits with me, other times he continues on his way and stops with me on his way back. This particular bench has a beautiful ocean view and this time of year, the patch of wildflowers provides a lacy edge along the shoreline.
The dominant bloom now along paths, trails and roadways is Queen Anne’s Lace.
The Queen rules her domain by sheer numbers but the individual flowers are quite pretty, and a close look reveals a tiny purple flower in the centre of some.
Blooms are tall enough to move with the wind making them a swaying sea of white to complement the blue beyond.
They dance to the beat on the breeze which only they can sense. The Queens can be mesmerizing to watch most island days when the breeze is a welcome relief from the heat, or for them, a welcome break from the routine of showing their faces to the sun.
The lacy ones welcome all who settle and grow around them, from the newly arrived Joe Pye Weed
to the ubiquitous yellow blooms of the week.
Clover adds a bit of interest here and there. Chicory is new this year and goldenrod is just starting its tenure for this season.
Looking through the cluster, you can’t help but notice the green glow,
provided by leaves and stems, which is often overlooked when the showy blooms abound.
Put those blooms against a blue backdrop of sea and/or sky and you have perfection.
34 comments:
Lovely wildflowers. I really like all the pictures, but especially that last one. :-)
Beautiful Queen Anne's Lace, enhanced by the sea's blue.
So lovely to have this return visit to the boardwalk.
what a great idea to photograph the bench from that vantage point, it is a beautiful image. gorgeous pictures today, i love the wildflowers and views, our wildflowers are exploding here as well!!
I've always liked Queen Anne's Lace too.
The wild flowers are very pretty. Love the bench photo, it's a beauty.
What a beautiful and peaceful post...
Those yellow flowers... We used to call them Indian Paintbrush. if you look, they do resemble paint brushes. :-)
I loved the red ones.
and of course always love Queen Ann's Lace!!!!!
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Yes Marie...pure perfection.
Your writing style is so lovely...it's almost musical.
I would definitely sit on that bench to watch the world go by...
Thanks for sharing.
Sue
So nice! I love the summer flowers. Thanks for sharing this beauty.
I adore wildflowers and love when I see them along my walks. Since I usually walk in my neighborhood, the wildflowers are few and far between but I am always thrilled when I see the Queen Anne's Lace. So delicate and lovely.
What a glorious place to sit. Thank you for sharing the beauty.
What a view!!!
What a lovely spot to just sit and soak it all in - such beauty.
I would enjoy sitting and seeing all those beautiful flowers! Thank you for sharing!
Such A Delightful Post - Where Is My Bench Now - Big Hugs
Cheers
These are beautiful.
I love, love,love these pictures. The Queen Ann's Lace is so lovey and then all the other gentle colors mixed in is perfection.
Nice view from that bench! Lots of Queen Anne's Lace in bloom here too.
Beautiful spot to sit and contemplate the world around you. Lovely photos!
One appreciates the view much more if there's good knowledge about the growth.
I really could do with some tie to just seat on that seat and look at the flowers! Bliss.
Sorry for the long gap between visits / comments, the last few months have been strange to say the least. Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
We usually stop at a bench for 5 or 10 minutes on our little rides. The Queen in very present here too and is being joined by goldenrod, but not in such abundance, of course.
Yes, I could sit there for a long while too, just taking in the details of the wildflowers.
Hello,
What a pretty view indeed, lovely scenes with the water and the wildflowers.
Beautiful collection of photos. Take care, have a great day!
You do! We have similar blooms, but no sea behind them. We also have a lot of purple loosestrife this year, a garden escapee and an identified invasive species. But beautiful. I will try to get a good shot and post it.
'A bench with a view' - there's a blog by that name that I follow.
Your green bench, the wild flowers, the blue sea and sky - form a spectacular view. The pictures are of a professional quality.
Absolute perfection.
I never appreciated wild flowers when I was younger. Now I see so much beauty in them.
Queen Anns Lace...pretty. Look great in arrangements but be careful of the bugs.
Great photos!
I love wildflowers!
Have a blessed day!
So beautiful! Wild flowers are lovely. I would like to sit on that bench...
and what a view 😊 Cheers Diane
i do love wildflowers. dandelions seem like the cheeky brother of flowers sommehow ... :-)
Flowers in summer sure are nice.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Marie,
If you were here today, and walking along Seattle’s waterfront, you could snap a photo that would look almost identical to your 7th image in this post. The blue, yellow, and white flowers all look the same out here. It just fascinates me to see the similarities between opposite sides of the continent! Another fine post here. Thank you for sharing.
John
OH these views are BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL dear Marie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i can only imagine how joyous time you have in company of these flowers and sea ,such a PERFECT view to relax and absorb the tranquility :)
i want to sit on this bench every morning and evening
thank you for spiritual experience my lovely friend!
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