When I thought about sharing this photo I thought I would say something about how I don’t want to inundate the blog with flowers. And then I thought . . . wait? really? I don’t?
OF COURSE I want to inundate the blog with flowers! That’s what summer is all about, kids. So. Another bouquet, this one from a local farm stand but enhanced with some coleus that I had pinched back and some coreopsis from the front garden.
Here’s to a weekend full of flowers! And fun, too.
Hello Friends! This Thursday I’m sharing three funny memes I’ve been saving for you. I hope they make you laugh!
Because men need validation.
Because style matters.
Because. Just because.
If you wrote a post for today please include your link below! Thanks and Happy Thursday!
Back in May I told you that Dale built a 3rd raised bed for our yard so that I could have a cut flower garden. We had a super rainy spring and I was late getting my seedlings planted but I finally did and, while I didn’t have high hopes for them at first, they finally took root and started to thrive. And now they are blooming and I am cutting!
This is the first bouquet, I cut it last week.
It’s sweet and old fashioned and I love it. And the boot vase was something I bought in Maine with just this purpose in mind.
And this is the second bouquet, I cut it last night when I got home from work.
It’s a bit bigger and includes calendula, which wasn’t in bloom last week. The zinnias are my favorite, followed closely by the cosmos. I got this little vase in Maine, too.
The stems are short so these tiny vases are perfect and I’m truly enjoying have wee bouquets of flowers in the house.
Just like Kym says, flowers are magical.
Like pretty much everyone across the country, we had excessive heat this weekend. We also had excessive humidity and that just saps any energy you might have for doing . . . anything.
And yet – we rallied and had a pretty great weekend.
On Saturday we attended a Brunch with Lincoln. While this would ordinarily be something I would send Dale to on his own, I decided to join him for the event. It may have been the enticement of a good brunch and not much else but it was actually pretty interesting and I have to admit I enjoyed myself. The man in the photo with Dale portrayed Abraham Lincoln and talked with us and answered questions (as Abe) for several hours. Dale was in his glory, dressed in his 19th century civilian outfit (I called it his period correct leisure suit) and acting as a reporter for The Boston Post.
The other reason I wanted to go was because we were halfway to Doreen’s and we made plans to go to her house for the remainder of the weekend. It was, as I said, super hot, and it seemed like everyone else had the great idea of going to the Cape because the bridge traffic was the worst I’ve seen in a while and it took us twice as long as it normally would to get there.
We were greeted with fresh flowers in our room and plenty of love from Doreen and her family. We had an enjoyable afternoon and evening but we all did retreat to our bedrooms pretty regularly as those are the only rooms with AC in Doreen’s house.
Sunday was just as hot but we headed out for some adventuring anyway. We had lobster rolls for lunch and ice cream for dessert and really, what’s better than ice cream on a hot day?
We got up super early Monday morning to head back over the bridge but we made a quick stop at the beach first and I snapped these photos. In just a few weeks we will be here for our annual family vacation and this little weekend away was the perfect appetizer for that upcoming trip!
Hope you had a fun (and cool) weekend, too!
On Friday, in the sweltering heat, I went upstairs and dug out the tripod. It was hot up there and my tripod was dusty but it was worth the effort.
Finally. A sharp and focused macro! Isn’t it great how the right tools . . . in pretty much any situation . . . make all the difference.
Happy Macro Monday!
