Here’s the view from my balcony this afternoon.
View from my balcony, 7 May 2013
Also, some views of my balcony garden.
White petunias on the windowsill
And some more petunias about to bloom very soon:
Blue Star petunias about to bloom
The humble petunia: so much happiness in such a small, cheap, easy-to-grow package.
Exiled Stardust 
Beautiful view!
Thank you. I’m very fond of it.
Those are the biggest petunias I’ve ever seen. They are very frilly and cheerful, aren’t they? And you already know I think your view is amazing and so peaceful. We try and try to appreciate these things, right?
I saw that white petunia and I had to have it. That huge, glorious bloom. I stuck it in a bag with some other plants and walked 5k home with it, and though the bloom was a bit battered, it remained intact. The second bloom isn’t as big as the first, but it’s got like 4 or 5 more buds about to open, so we’ll see if it can outdo itself. 🙂