Living Color

My wife, Kaaren Joy, is a Master Gardener. She wishes I were more interested in gardening, but I've offered her a quote from William H. Davies (1871-1940): "The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him." She pooh-poohs that and says she's happy to share ownership. I must confess, though, that I'm learning from Kaaren's coaching and certainly gaining a greater appreciation for the flower-gardener's colorful results. I enjoyed this blue and white lithodora along Starr St on my May 17 walk. I also saw what I believe may be a jacaranda tree (rare in WA) on 27th or N Park Dr. It was just past its bloom so I made a note to visit a week or two earlier next year.