Just got back late last night after being gone for almost 3 weeks. (way too long during peak bloom time!!)
Visited the grand kids for a couple of days in No. Calif. first before heading north to visit family in British Columbia.
This is my in-laws rose covered entry into their vegetable garden.

I believe the rose is Royal Sunset.

What do you think, Royal Sunset?

This is the clematis they have growing with it, fabulous combination if you ask me! Any ideas who this is?

They live on a steep hillside and the vegetable garden is on the lower section of the lot next to the street. That's the ocean in the background, they face Vancouver Island.

Shooting up from the street, hubby and his dad were replacing the 30+ year old deck, you can see the remaining posts under the center dining room windows.

Every day I took the puppers out for a walk, sometimes twice a day. I often grabbed my camera to take pictures of the flora & fauna. A wild rose.

One morning, as the garbage truck was making the rounds, the driver stopped to tell me that I may not want to go down one road as he just scared off a bear. Yep, that's not the direction I would want to be going that day, my little Yorkie Kasey would have a fit and want to go off chasing it if she saw it, never mind that she's the perfect snack size! The week before that same bear climbed a tree next to a house and drank the hummingbird nectar out of the feeder next to the second story window, owner got a great picture of it from that window, which got posted in their local paper.
Several times while scampering around among the rocks and drift wood on the beach, I almost stepped on a snake. Eeek, just harmless garden variety snakes but scared me every time. This one I spotted along the road just as the puppers approached, it was so still they never spotted it.

Buttercups along the road

Pretty iris in mother-in-laws garden, backed by yellow species daylilies, one of my favorite color combos!

She had lots of Centaurea montana

And this large fuchsia plant with pretty tiny dancing blooms

Another huge clematis on the other end of the vegie garden. Any ideas which one?

Hubby brought up a 17 lb prime rib roast. he cooked it over at his sister's house in their outdoor pit, complete with motorized turning spit. Best prime rib ever!!

By the way, this is their view, taken last Aug. Sick huh?!

So this is the gate to their vegie garden. Check out my Kasey, racing at full gallop! Boy did she love that, we just had to watch for eagles. Had a bit of a scare back at the in-laws, there were 3 eagles in the trees across the street and I had to take them out on a leash each time after hearing a loud screech and seeing one take off our direction one morning. I ran and grabbed one dog while yelling at the other to get back inside.
This gate and the surrounding fence is to keep out the deer, elk and bears.

Here's a closer shot of the fencing, they have old garden tools entwined on it.

I always enjoy walking around to see what's blooming.

a view of the back of the house

Beautiful locale, great pictures, Thanks!