Eye Candy Everyday...

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 ...mostly because I missed Friday.

The Husband and I took an excursion on  Wednesday to Filoli (https://filoli.org/) to see the TROLLS: Save the Humans installation by Thomas Dambo. It took me a few days to process the photos along with helping move more studio contents.

We enjoy Filoli's gardens and love wandering around the grounds. This was the second time I've been there this year. This is the first time that we've walked the trail on the grounds. 

The troll installation was great! My favorite were Rosa Sunfinger, The Botanical Troll:

Rosa Sunfinger, The Botanical Troll

and Ibbi Pip, the Birdhouse Troll:

Ibbi Pip, The Birdhouse Troll

The roses and dahlias were in bloom. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a hot and sunny day. Getting decent photos was hard to do - lots of sun glare and shadows.

Dahlias

There are a great variety of dahlias, including this Show n' Tell Dahlia

Show n Tell Dahlia

and this pink dahlia:

Another pink dahlia

The roses were wonderful. This Queen Elizabeth rose was gorgeous:

Queen Elizabeth roses

The bees were out in force. This one was hanging out in the middle of a yellow rose:

Yellow rose with bee

In the shadows were some hydrangeas.

Pink Hydrangeas

We enjoyed a light lunch and an adult beverage under to trees near the meadow.

View across the meadow

After 3 hours in the sun, we were ready to head home. It was a good day! 

To see all of my Filoli photos, go to my Filoli album on Flickr.

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