Friday, August 15, 2008

PhotoHunt: Colorful - Frances Mayes' garden

This is my latest entry.

I've been to Cortona three times - and always make the drive around to Bramasole, the beautiful house with its colorful garden belonging to Frances Mayes.




25 comments:

Anonymous said...

So beautiful! And perfect timing as I am re-reading "Bella Tuscany" right now.

Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

Hi Leslie, great theme photos! I really love your designs. Maybe one day I'll get to see this beautiful garden in person too.

Have a great weekend!

jams o donnell said...

Ah that is such a beautiful garden. Happy weekend

Carver said...

That is so beautiful and you did a great job putting it together. Perfect for the theme. Happy weekend.

Anonymous said...

hi Leslie,
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I'm sorry to say I don't have the Father Christmas letters yet. I'm on the lookout for a copy. This garden looks like a great place to stroll through. have a great weekend...

Anonymous said...

The garden shots are really nice.. I'm sure they added color to the surroundings :)

Anonymous said...

That's beautiful shot~ Have a nice weekend!

marcia@joyismygoal said...

pretty garden in pretty scrapbooking

Anonymous said...

Those are stunning pieces of scraps! I too loves to scrap:) Nice colorful shots!

Randi said...

What a beautiful garden.
Have a great weekend.

jmb said...

Lovely arrangement. Her garden is very nice. Have a great weekend.

CRIZ LAI said...

Gardens sure do give us lots of colors to brighten up our days. I hope you have a great weekend Leslie :)

http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

stan said...

That's a really gorgeous looking place, especially the weathered blues, which create that rustic feel. Nice pics!

Anonymous said...

Great pics and wonderful layouts too :)

MumbaiiteAnu said...

That's a beautiful garden, and nice arrangement too.
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Happy Weekend!

Anonymous said...

absolutely lovely! :)

Gemma Wiseman said...

What a fantasy world! It would be a wonderful place to wander and dream some dreams!

Barb said...

Lucky you! So beautiful! I'm so glad you got to spend time with your sister.

Gypsy at heart said...

Great display!

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Rebecca Mecomber said...

Well, your entire blog is colorful! Nice photos. :)

I also did Photo Hunt. Come share your link! :) http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-colorful/

Anonymous said...

Beautiful garden!

Never been to Cortona but it's on the list.

Happy weekend and enjoy being back home with the boys and the kitties.

Mickey's Musings said...

Those are beautiful colours!!!!
Lovely gardens :)

Gabriel said...

Lovely pictures! A very nice job putting this together.

Hope you're having a great weekend.

Anonymous said...

The designs for these are superb. Glad you are back home! Hope your mom is doing better.

threesidesofcrazy said...

How beautiful and colorful - great scrapbook pages too!