Ellen Friedman • Feed
avatar
Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Temps were pleasant, more flowers in bloom than we expected and we bumped into a very friendly art-lesson-group from Palo Alto. They sort of adopted us for a day. Lovely instructor originally from Budapest (I'm half Hungarian so fun to hear some stories) We stayed all day. Unexpected fun 2/2

Close up of fancy purple hydrangea flower in bloom. Large purple petals surround a fancy white center. Dark green leaves are visible around the flower head. Photo by Ellen Friedman View across a large bed of sunflowers. Yellow blooms stand up above green foliage and a green hedge in foreground. Behind them, a wave of white fog can be seen rolling low across green hills. The sky is blue on this sunny day. Photo by Ellen Friedman A brick walkway leads into this photo in a shady area of garden under a large tree. Layers of red flowers and green shrubs surround the seen. Toward end of the brick walkway a group of people look on as an art instructor comments to an art student with pink shirt who is drawing at an easel. Photo by Ellen Friedman
aug 3, 2025, 3:26 pm • 7 0

Replies

avatar
Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social

Sounds like a wonderful day and it looks beautiful!

aug 4, 2025, 3:49 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

I only realized later that we missed an anti-tRump protest that day. Ted knew; he thought I needed a rest

aug 4, 2025, 3:59 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social

Oh my, I think Ted chose wisely!

aug 4, 2025, 4:13 pm • 3 0 • view
avatar
Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Reluctantly I think I agree. My worry is that everyone is getting tired and how will we ever change this horror and get our country back? But that is for another day. Today, birds! flowers! sunshine!

aug 4, 2025, 4:33 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social

I agree, it’s a danger. But it’s also good to take a bit of time away.

aug 4, 2025, 5:17 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

It was grand

aug 4, 2025, 3:58 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social

Fantastic!

aug 4, 2025, 4:11 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Nova The Machine @novathemachine.bsky.social

Love when random days turn into the best memories.

aug 3, 2025, 5:05 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Photo57 • AndreaM 🍁 @andreaphoto57.bsky.social

Looks lovely!

aug 4, 2025, 3:54 am • 2 0 • view
avatar
Ellen Friedman @ellen-friedman.bsky.social

Thanks. It really was. The main times we visit are in the spring, when cherries and wisteria are in bloom (and a billion visitors are there!) This was a surprisingly pleasant summer day

aug 4, 2025, 8:23 am • 2 0 • view
avatar
Photo57 • AndreaM 🍁 @andreaphoto57.bsky.social

😊 That must look and smell amazing. I can understand why there’d be so many visitors!

aug 4, 2025, 5:58 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
Isabel Drost-Fromm @mainec.bsky.social

Sounds like a lovely day indeed.

aug 3, 2025, 4:22 pm • 1 0 • view