Lupins and long-ago gardens

I love Lupins. They're one of my fave flowers, possibly because they always bloom around my B-day - and they're just so funky to boot.

I saw these at the flower market and they made me nostalgic for the flower garden of my youth.

My dad planted a beautiful flower garden when we were younger, and Lupins bloomed near the stream.








Here's a pic of my older sister by the Lupins, many years ago, in our beautiful garden.

The big evergreen tree in the background - we used to call in "The Giant."


My sis with my Dad ....

Why aren't I or my twin in the garden pics? We would have been really young.

And I guess by the time we were old enough to be in pics, the camera was gone. Maybe the garden was already on the decline by then ....

My sis again, this time with "The playhouse" my Dad built in the background.

I remember The playhouse as more dilapidated, so I never really saw it in its heydey.

Funny how you can feel nostalgic for things you didn't wholly experience. Still, I love and will always remmeber the garden of our youth .....