Sunday, April 13, 2008

Great Dog Gardeners

(The Nekked Lizards are hosts of this week's Double Nickel 5&5 Fun Monday. And yes, we got off easy. They just want us to share five pictures and describe the picture action with five words--period! I can do that and even follow the rules.)


As mentioned in previous posts, I've had a chance to visit some wonderful public and private gardens in several countries. Fortunately, most gardeners are also great dog fanciers, so here's five of my favorite dogs and their gardens:

1. Guarding Villa Gamberaia Gardens Florence, Italy



2. "Violet" at Lakemount Gardens Glanmire, Ireland


3. Alsace-Lorraine Barge Dogs Savernne, France

4. Hortensia House Gardens Yorkie Blenheim, New Zealand


5. Alessandro! Doggone Handsome Garden Designer Tuscany

Well, that was easy. Hope you enjoyed this little dogs around the world tour. Now head over to Nekked Lizards to check out all the other Fun Monday Double Nickels.



(Hint: if, for example, you want to get a close up look at Alessandro to decide for yourself just how handsome he is, just click on the photos to enlarge.)
at

37 comments:

  1. MollyApril 13, 2008 at 10:13 PM

    Faye, you gave an intersting twist to this Fun Monday assignment. Alessandro is rather handsome.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Patience-pleaseApril 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM

    Delightful! And I'm with you: Alessandro is doggone handsome!

    smiles-

    Patience

    ReplyDelete
  3. MollyApril 13, 2008 at 10:58 PM

    I did not find an e-mail address. But, I wanted to tell you briefly about the Reflections picture. The picture was taken in Louisville. I believe at Catherine Spalding College.

    ReplyDelete
  4. CelesteApril 13, 2008 at 11:07 PM

    Ahhh, Dog Gardens! I think the first statue would be wonderful in my backyard :D Garden designers shouldn't be so handsome...

    ReplyDelete
  5. BeckieApril 13, 2008 at 11:17 PM

    That was wonderful - you put a different twist to it.

    ReplyDelete
  6. PamelaApril 13, 2008 at 11:26 PM

    If I was a canine I would just say woof.
    But since I'm not I'll say wooo hooo and why didn't you invite me.
    Well- I'll be satisfied with the pictures for now.

    ReplyDelete
  7. BeckieApril 13, 2008 at 11:32 PM

    Hi - me again. The weeping tree in my picture is a weeping crabapple.

    ReplyDelete
  8. IamwhoIamApril 13, 2008 at 11:39 PM

    Lovely gardens - so you tour around the world visiting beautiful gardens. When we going to see the Summit garden?

    ReplyDelete
  9. AlisonApril 14, 2008 at 12:34 AM

    beautiful garden pics...you are right, he is very handsome!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. MegnificentApril 14, 2008 at 1:45 AM

    Ah, a traveling gal. Beautiful pics! And thanks for coming by to see my pics. *I* am the graduate! Got my bachelors last Spring! :)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Aoj and The LurchersApril 14, 2008 at 3:44 AM

    OK, yep, he is definitely passable!

    ReplyDelete
  12. SayreApril 14, 2008 at 4:55 AM

    I like how you did this! Very creative!

    RYC: In the "Eighteen" picture, I'm sitting on a mountain in North Wales. I was visiting my grandmother and the mountain rises up behind her house. And the cop? That was taken nearly 20 years ago!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Hootin AnniApril 14, 2008 at 6:16 AM

    Oh wow.....I have ancestors born in Alsace-Lorraine!!!!

    MINE'S POSTED --- and the last one #5 is a five word challenge for YOU!!! A fun challenge!!!! Hope you can stop by and try it today sometime.

    ReplyDelete
  14. kittenApril 14, 2008 at 7:32 AM

    What wonderfull places and love your twist, also.
    Yes, Faye. My monkeys have pulled that a time or 2 and I have had to go up and get them. LOL!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Hula Girl at HeartApril 14, 2008 at 8:17 AM

    I so want to visit gardens like this. Loved the photos, and I'd love to have the French bull dog in photo #3.

    As for my moonshine connections... if pressed I could find some. Hubby bought some a couple of years ago to try, took a slug off of it while he was mowing in 90 degree weather and proceeded to run the lawn mower into the outbuilding.

    ReplyDelete
  16. NikkiApril 14, 2008 at 8:42 AM

    Great pictures! How I would love to visit Ireland.

    nikki

    ReplyDelete
  17. JillApril 14, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    what fun!

    ReplyDelete
  18. SwampAngel65April 14, 2008 at 10:21 AM

    A neat take on the theme! Fun pics and yes, Alessandro is doggone yummy!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. SwampwitchApril 14, 2008 at 10:32 AM

    Wow! I've been around the World and still on my first cup of coffee. Thanks for the Tour.

    ReplyDelete
  20. ellen b.April 14, 2008 at 10:42 AM

    Ahh you've been to some great spots for sure! Happy Monday to you...

    ReplyDelete
  21. RobinellaApril 14, 2008 at 10:49 AM

    Very nice photos and stories.

    ReplyDelete
  22. ChrisBApril 14, 2008 at 12:18 PM

    A lovely tour of the dogs and their gardens around the world!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Lane MathiasApril 14, 2008 at 1:30 PM

    You're quite a globe trotter Faye! What beautiful gardens ... and dogs:-)

    I clicked ..and enlarged and even had a little swoon. Could you hire him to help at Summit Central?:-)

    ReplyDelete
  24. Joy T.April 14, 2008 at 1:53 PM

    I LOVE beautiful gardens. I especially love handsome garden designers. Very verrrrry nice :o)

    ReplyDelete
  25. Jo BeaufoixApril 14, 2008 at 2:29 PM

    Ahh those were lovely. You've been to some gorgeous places and met some cute pups. :D

    ReplyDelete
  26. HeatherApril 14, 2008 at 2:30 PM

    Love all the doggies in th gardens! And Alessandro's not bad either!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Irish CoffeehouseApril 14, 2008 at 3:40 PM

    Thanks for such a lovely tour around the world! :)

    ReplyDelete
  28. FayeApril 14, 2008 at 4:00 PM

    Hi All--I'm afraid this post has left the impression that I'm a real gadabout. It is true that before I retired I did have a constant itch to travel and see as many gardens and dogs as possible. Now, for a variety of reasons, I don't travel quite so ambitiously. Instead, I look at 15years of photograph albums and journals and I can almost be in another country. Sadly, I too have to embiggen Alissandro to remember how handsome he was!

    ReplyDelete
  29. TiggerlaneApril 14, 2008 at 4:08 PM

    Alessandro is HAWT. Totally.

    What an interesting collection of photos - and you did a GREAT job on the titles!

    ReplyDelete
  30. the planet of janetApril 14, 2008 at 7:08 PM

    thanks for the tour!!!

    ReplyDelete
  31. BSApril 14, 2008 at 9:30 PM

    Nice photos.

    ReplyDelete
  32. DawnApril 15, 2008 at 12:41 AM

    Very clever that last one. I must agree with you, and did a closer look. I love that you did a theme and it is cool to see far off lands.

    ReplyDelete
  33. karismaApril 15, 2008 at 6:05 AM

    Wow thank you for that little trip around the world! I just love gardens so this was a great place for me to visit!

    ReplyDelete
  34. SandyApril 15, 2008 at 9:46 PM

    I love the picture of the barge dogs. Thanks for the travelogue.

    ReplyDelete
  35. MelanieApril 15, 2008 at 10:47 PM

    What beautiful photos! Great job!
    Our Happy Happenings
    Livin' With Me

    ReplyDelete
  36. my4kidsApril 15, 2008 at 11:51 PM

    Wow you have been to a lot of places and gardens!

    ReplyDelete
  37. UnknownApril 17, 2008 at 10:14 AM

    That is one lucky dog! I love gardens and traveling, maybe tthe pooch with pack me in his suitcase for his next trip? :)

    ReplyDelete