We went to a nice party on the South Side last night at the home of a professional photographer and her husband who writes for Pittsburgh's City Paper.
Such a friendly couple!
She gave me a pink Columbine plant from her little city garden and some beautiful twisted twigs from her Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Bush!
I stuck them in with some apples in my kitchen to admire them.
A littler closer.
This photo below is from Wayside Gardens, and this what the bush looks like.
Hmmmmmm.....Now who was Harry Lauder, to have a bush named after him?
If you're curious you can go here to find out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Lauder