A Rose Crown...

 

Roses,

Crowns,

Dogs...

 

these are a few of my favorite things....

 

I made a crown of Roses,

my heart

made pitter pats of silly joy...

 

I'm going to make many more this Summer,

I hope you don't tire of seeing them...

 



pure whimsy,

pure romance...

 

a fairytale...

 



it is so simple,

if anyone would like a tutorial

I would be happy to make one...

 



I used 

Feverfew

and False Indigo

for filler...

 



 

a perfect rose

under a veil...

 

ah, yes

the Dogs...

 

they are never far from me as I take photos

 

wondering if anything

 I am working with is tasty

 no doubt....

 

here Cosmo sneaks in for a closer peek...

 



the Girls

(Daisy & Iris)...

 

they are coy,

know how to play it cool

and just lounge in the sun...

 

 



“She wore flowers in her hair

and carried magic secrets in her eyes.

 She spoke to no one.

She spent hours on the riverbank.

She smoked cigarettes and had midnight swims...”
― Arundhati Roy

 

 

 

Stop and Wear Flowers in Your Hair...

Summer Things...

Summer....

 

in theory the days are lazy,

but, for me they have been so busy...

 

gardening,

garage sales,

long lunches with friends,

dating <3,

I joined a fitness competition at my gym,

and just

soaking up the sun...

 

this beautiful Purple Book

with a Crown on the front

was my favorite and cheapest garage sale find last Summer...

 

simple things thrill me <3

 



 

I knew it would look lovely with roses...

 

here the giant first flush

of Gertrude Jekyll is drawing to a close,

faded petal liter the gazebo floor...

 

soaking up the sun

 won over gardening the last few days

now there is much to catch up on...

 

 “I feel as if I had opened a book

 and found roses of yesterday

 sweet and fragrant, between its leaves.”

   
― L.M. Montgomery    

Anne of the Island

 





books feel as though they have a soul,

wisdom....

 



 

simple things,

great joys...

 

life is good.

 

Happy New Week....

June Roses...

What is better than June?

 

"It was June,

and the world smelled of roses.

The sunshine was like powdered gold

over the grassy hillside.”

   
― Maud Hart Lovelace

the roses

have had their grand first flush....

 

the first blooms beginning to wither,

but fresh blooms are following closely behind...

 

 



 

Memorial Day

I favorite of mine with it's ruffled petals...

 





 

a stand of Baptisia

(blue wild indigo)...

 

I learned about this beautiful plant

seeing it on other garden blogs...

 

I love it!

 

 

 

our first serious heat wave is on the way,

we feel lazy just thinking about it....

 

 

Happy Summer!

Sunday Drive - Wild Flowers...

I love a Sunday Drive...

 

and I am lucky to live somewhere that with in a couple hours

I can be in the snow

in the deep forest

or at the beach...

 

 

this Sunday Drive,

was very simple...

 

only fifteen minutes away,

to the tiny town of Wilkeson...

 

 

I went specifically

 to see the Wild Sweet Rocket in bloom...

 

 

I have taken you along to Wilkeson, WA before

to show you these coke ovens....

 

you can view that old post here...

 

 

 

 

along the way I found

Queen Anne's Lace...

 



 

like snow flakes...

 





speaking of snow...

 

the Cottonwoods

are creating a blizzard of pollen....

 

see it in the air?

and lining the roadside?

 

achoo...

 



Wild Geranium...

 



 

 

the local quarry in Wilkeson

supplied the sandstone

for the Washington State Capitol Building

in Olympia...



 

ahhh,

the Sweet Rocket....

 

they are one of my favorite wildflowers...

 



Buttercup and Forget-me-nots...

 

 

I just learned

Buttercup is in the Ranunculus Family of plants...

 



 

 

the Foxgloves are almost ready to burst...

 

A reason to come back again soon... 

 

 

Discover your own Backyard...

White Sheets and Roses...

 these soft mornings...

 

while the roses are abundant

and the mornings light

is clear and yet still cool...

 

they are my favorite mornings of the year,

my very favorite time of the year...

 





 

“I'd love to wake up

 to complete silence,

white sheets,

 and the smell of crisp air

and roses.” 

  ― Maria Elena

facing the light head on...

 



 

the temptation to just climb back in bed

this Monday morning,..

 

is so strong....

 



 

 

 

 

Happy new week,

I hope yours began with beauty...

 

 

Stop and Smell the Roses <3