Tea Moment in the Garden's Shade

I posted about my lilac bush finally blooming this week and thought I would continue sharing the loveliness and garden mood with a little late-day tea time in a shady garden spot!  Having all these shadows aren't great for producing wonderful pictures, but the cool & shaded respite was worth it for me.


See the stone angel resting amongst the purple phlox and violas?

That cute little old white wicker table is yet another GW thrifty find.  It makes for extra seating when needed, too. Gotta love double duty!

This teacup matches the small plates from a recent Mother's Day tablescape tea post here in case you missed it.  This teapot is also very old Bavarian....my all-time favorite to collect.

I love a luscious red Roobios tea - one of the very few I sweeten. I used honey from a relatively new acquaintance of my DH's from work. (His family produces honey in Michigan and in Georgia.)  Here is the label from one of the honey bears he gave us. Good stuff, highly recommend it.

There are many shades of purple in our gardens this time of year, including this purple Iris. It is much smaller, thinner and shorter than the peach Iris next to it.

How I long to have each one of you for tea and a nice visit in a quiet shady part of our garden.

Last year's close-up pic of our Phlox since I didn't take one this year. Plus this year's crop isn't doing nearly as well. (We have really had a weird spring.)

And looking at this now I see that my yellow Iris have come and gone already and that I hardly noticed the yellow Iris blooming this year.

GARDEN SANCTUARY

by Doxis M Palmer

You who walk,
Maybe with troubled thoughts,
Come, enter here and rest;
And may the sweet serenity of growing things,
And Heavenly peace
Be mirrored in thy soul.

As always, thank you for taking the time to drop by and share a few moments with me. it really means the world to me.

Linking:

Tea in the Garden

Tea Time Tuesday

Teacup Tuesday


Cozy Home Party


My Girlish Whims