Intermission

I'm going to take a break from posting. Thanks to all that have been checking in...I appreciated your interest!

Vay

Spider on red leaf

Droopy (Or how I feel on Fridays)

Broken

Happy Anniversary Lane, Mom & Dad!

Lane & I were married on his parent's wedding anniversary, and it's been fun to share this special date with them. The beautiful cake topper with the satin arch and tulle-dressed bride graced both of our wedding cakes.

White and drifting...

Along the river on Father's Day

Mini olympics at work today...

Nest

Happy Fathers Day!

Dad..this garden is right by Lane's work. Next time you and mom visit we'll have to go there.

Take a deep breath...

Mmmmmm...this bush smelled so yummy!

Green Pine Cone

Pansies

One of my favorite flowers

Yellow tulip

Growing wild...

A weed is but an unloved flower.
~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

More nature...

Shining Stars

Twilight drops her curtain down
and pins it with a star
~Lucy Maud Montgomery

Thrift store owlets

I almost passed by these cool little owls at the thrift store today...they were in an old dusty plastic bag amongst a lot of junk. Fortunately I had a closer look, and then took them home for exactly $1. (!) Their original purpose in life was to hold salt & pepper, but they'll be living in the big nest on my coffee table for awhile...

Look deep into nature...

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
~Albert Einstein

Fallen Petals

white rose with bee

She tried many different approaches
to reach the middle of the flower,
but they were futile attempts.

The Legend of the Bleeding Heart

And still the flower we call Bleeding-Heart
blooms on by cottage walls and castle gardens, 
to waken all the world to grateful memories.
And ever it doth bring to mind 
the lonely hearts that bleed 
because they are forgotten, 
and all they sacrificed 
for love's sweet sake,
to give us happiness.

Annie Fellows Johnston
The Legend of the Bleeding Heart 

(read the entire legend by clicking on the above link)

P.S. Lane says I should have named this post 'Pink Elephant Bums'

Shy snake

He disappeared under the leaves as soon as I started taking pictures...

Anthropologie display: lightbulb chandelier

I loved this display....hard to tell the scale in the pictures, but it was huge.

butterfly

red & white

Pink Lantern Trees

I don't know the proper name of these beautiful trees, but to me they look like they are hung with small pink lanterns. And they smell heavenly!