May flowers

  

white flower bush/brick pathway at the botanical gardens.

a fiery orange flower in my yard. 

sooc

little white blossoms at our house.

a multicolored flower by the tree. 

the first pea blossoms.

flowers at the botanical gardens. 

flowers in my yard, right after a rainstorm.

sunrise flower shot. 

a red daisy.

a flower in a puddle taken right after a rainstorm.

the first rose from our rosebush. 

 

blossoming tree branch, taken at 7:00.

apple blossoms. 

handwritten letter+roses

raindrops on white

a wild rose bush.

 

apple tree branch.

one of the many colors of lilacs in our yard. 

a flowering tree in our yard. 

 

the last daffodil.

the lavender lilac bush.

the purple lilacs.

the maroon lilacs.

 the little white flowers in b&w.

the pink lilacs. 

After my April Showers post, I thought I gather some of my favorite May flower photos. So this is it. There have been so many beautiful flowers this month that I really had a hard time choosing. As you can see, I really love our lilacs, they come in about four different colors, and they smell amazing. When we moved to this house, I was so excited because there so many beautiful flowers. If you haven't already noticed, I adore flowers. Whenever I go outside, I stop to smell the flowers, and they always makes me feel happy. When I was little, I always used to dream of living in a stone cottage on an island surrounded by a rose garden, so I could have all the flowers I could ever want. It still sounds pretty good. :)

Have a favorite?

--Carli

up the alley, down the street

{linking up: growing in him photo contest}

I would like to introduce you to some of my neighborhood friends. Lucky the beagle, Puggy the...(yep, you guessed it.) pug, and sol the live wire. I think she must be at least part russel terrier, because she never stops moving. Yep, these are the neighbor's dogs. We've watched them a couple of times, and become great pals. Unfortunately our dog doesn't agree.

 

 

 

Recently I've gotten into the habit of taking an evening walk around the neighborhood with my family. Actually it's kind of a tradition. I remember taking family walks in the evenings years ago. Then it was my dad that carried the camera, and an eight-year-old me that ran ahead, picked wildflowers and climbed trees along the way. We've moved several times since then, but we've carried on the tradition wherever we go. Now I carry the same camera that we used back then, but I haven't changed much. Sunsets still leave me breathless, and I still pick wildflowers to take home. It's really great to think that wherever I am, I can still go and watch the sunset every evening and be reminded of all the memories that go along with it. 

Do you have any family traditions that you love?

--Carli