Fresh Lilac bouquet

 

 

 

Fresh lilacs from our yard , such a heavenly smell and a lovely reminder that winter is really over !!

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A Splash of Color !!

with spring here and so much colors and life I thought I would just go with it,
Yay for spring !!
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend :)

Subtle Spring - Fine Art Botanical photography

 

 

A few pictures of spring , it feels like it's really here now :)

berries and branches

 

 

 

 

leaves just popping out

 

 

tiny red berries on a tree

 

 

purple berries on a little bush

Some recent pics of our gorgeous spring,
well, before it started raining all week and my husband and I both got the flu bug...
and there is supposed to be snow here this weekend of all things,
that should be interesting, I think it only snows here maybe every 10 years :)

Celebrating flowers

 

 

Every year I plant poppies, and usually the same variety just different shades of purple , this patch was alot darker than I thought they would be and they are so amazing ! They are so rich with purple . I'm so glad there is still tons of buds for more flowers it really brightens up the garden.
Today is our 5th wedding anniversary. One of the things I remember about planning our wedding was my husband kept saying that he wanted was tons of flowers , flowers everywhere , and live music , no d.j.
I love that about him .. and so we did, we had a live middle eastern band, and tons of flowers.

...also wanted to share this poem by Mary Oliver that my Auntie Rosie read at our wedding ...

Happiness by Mary Oliver

In the afternoon I watched
the she-bear; she was looking
for the secret bin of sweetness -
honey, that the bees store
in the trees’ soft caves.
Black block of gloom, she climbed down
tree after tree and shuffled on
through the woods. And then
she found it! The honey-house deep
as heartwood, and dipped into it
among the swarming bees - honey and comb
she lipped and tongued and scooped out
in her black nails, until

maybe she grew full, or sleepy, or maybe
a little drunk, and sticky
down the rugs of her arms,
and began to hum and sway.
I saw her let go of the branches,
I saw her lift her honeyed muzzle
into the leaves, and her thick arms,
as though she would fly -
an enormous bee
all sweetness and wings -
down into the meadows, the perfections
of honeysuckle and roses and clover -
to float and sleep in the sheer nets
swaying from flower to flower
day after shining day.

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Thanks for letting me share a sentimental time :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend !

May Juggling

 

I've been a little busy lately , this weekend was so full, of wonderful things, and one of them was when we were at the May Madness Juggling festival In Santa Rosa

me juggling in the back there...

and being asked to help do a little performance at the juggling show. Me in the orange hard hat, and Russ the festival coordinator in blue.
We were explaining to our faithful volunteer, how juggling can be dangerous and one could get injured , , and then we proceeded to put on hard hats and juggle around her. got a good laugh from the crowd ..

That evening our Samba group played at a fun gathering.

Yesterday we tried to take a walk on the beach and the wind was SO strong it was crazy, but we found some amazing tide pools that I can't wait to go back to when it's not so windy .

A walk along the green and flowery cliffs

 

Our recent trip to the ocean , a walk along the green and flowery cliffs about 20 miles from where we live. The day was bright and the light was diffused , my favorite kind . No wind either which is rare here for the coast :)