A Feast for Your Eyes 8/4/2010

Ted and I walked down to the Iroquois Hotel a little after noon today to have lunch.  It was a warm day here, and there was enough moisture in the air to bring in a strange mid-day fog which hung over the island all afternoon.  We decided to sit outside on the patio so we could catch the breeze off the water, and while we were waiting for our lunch, I walked around with my camera.  The Iroquois is known not only for its delicious food, but also for its beautiful gardens – and this year the flowers have have been beyond gorgeous. 

I spent the rest of the afternoon photographing a side street down in the Mission District for a future blog.  In the process of doing that, I passed so many beautiful gardens at various homes and B & B’s that I decided tonight to give your eyes a feast of color. 

The Carriage House Restaurant patio - behind the Iroquois Hotel - where Ted and I had lunch this afternoon. To the right you can see a couple of beach chairs - two of several which sit facing the two lighthouses just beyond the Iroquois.

The Iroquois sits on the shoreline of Lake Huron, and the back of the patio is protected from the waves by large rocks and stunning flowerbeds.

A little secluded corner of the patio.

The front porch of the Bay View at Mackinac Bed & Breakfast . . . .

. . . and the gardens in front of the Bay View's porch.

A Cottage Inn hanging basket. I don't know what they have added to the horse poop compost this year, but we've never seen such baskets in the 11 years we've been coming to the island.

Another example from the Cottage Inn.

A flower garden on Main Street - near the Mission District . . .

. . . same garden - different view.

One more of that same garden. I loved being able to photograph the flowers against the water and the anchored boats.

This was a house on the same side of the street. The hollyhocks are in full bloom everywhere you look.

Even against an old red barn behind one of the homes on Main Street, folks plants flowers fit for a king's garden.

 

Another stunning hanging basket.

No water for the birds in this birdbath, but they sure could find plenty of room for a nest.

I was thinking that this week would be a little less hectic than the last two, but that isn’t proving to be true.  I’m busy working on several blogs at once, and the stories just keep coming.  That’s a good thing, but it sure is keeping me busy.  I hope you’re liking what you’re reading this summer, and that the photos are different enough from last year that you aren’t getting bored.  I worry about such things.  Please know how much I enjoy reading your comments everyday, and although I don’t reply back often, I read each and every one – and love them all.  Thank you!