Tulips in the Pacific Northwest

Hello, all!   Time for an entry....I haven't tried uploading photos since the change in the process from AOL.   So Ive added individual photos and also created an album of a few photos.   I love the Ken Burns fading feature for these photos since it has an eery invitational pulling energy...the tulips seem to be saying come in and visit..here we are..come in and join us.....it makes me feel in one with the tulips...looking up at the sun and opening the petals for those radiant rays of light in harmony with my other tulip friends..but I digress.   These tulips were in a show garden at the Van Lierop Farm in Puyallup, Washington about 20 miles south of where I live in South Seattle. In a fairly small area the riot of color and light were unbelievable the day I went in mid April.    Thanks, Linda from Washington for the tip.   

                          

  

 

                                      

 

    

Maria

 

Boating in Seattle

Saturday, May 5, 2007, is not only Cinco de Mayo it is also Opening day of Boating Season here in Seattle.  We were going to take our boat out with friends and family but since the weather is not going to be very good and our friends and family mostly can't make it we are cancelling. Maybe next year...:(   These two photos are of the Seattle Skyline, Space Needle and Marina at the south end of Lake Washington here in downtown Seattle, Washington.  The sun was setting and it shed an eerie twilight effect on the boats and marina which I think I captured somewhat here in these photos.  

 

     

      This animation is compliments of D's Designs by Donna

                                                          MARIA

Spring flowers around the Pond

Is everyone having a great Friday?  I hope so!  The weather is a little grey this morning and I've got a busy weekend planned.  I may not get a chance to make another entry so I am stealing a few minutes right now to share some photos of a walk I took by the pond at my work.  It's such a good resource for relaxing and getting inspired.

Here are some white and pink versions of what I think may be some kind of butterfly flower plant..maybe someone recognizes these.  They were growing on the banks of the little man-made lake.

  Ahhhh,  Spring flowers!   Gotta love them!

                 

                            Animation by Chris at CAB

 

                                       Maria  :)

White Flowers for Your Eyes and Nose!

Hi, all! 

Hope you had a happy day!  Seems like a lot of my journaler friends are having some hard times. Wishing you all speedy recoveries and your wishes to come true. These white evergreen clematis are a feast for eyes and nose!  They are so beautiful and smell wonderful...can you see yourself walking through the arbor walkway enjoying the fragrance wafting on a warm spring evening?   I love what they did here at this location.   Some close-ups of the flowers get me to daydreaming...:)

                  

The animation is by Donna.   What a perfect setting to spend a little time daydreaming...

Maria

 

Ave of Stars!

Hello all,

I have been busy finishing taxes and my daughter's financial aid paperwork for college..but now I'm back.  Her soccer season starts soon...wish I knew what was in the stars for her...she is a Leo like me.

   ...what about the stars?    The other weekend on a little walk at the very West end of Alki around the bend past the lighthouse I discovered that there is a long sidewalk that is called the Avenue of stars!

 

You have to look closely but there are constellations in the sidewalk..I think it's hard to tell here but I took some pictures of a couple of them: Leo and Gemini:

 

                                                                                                       

Amazing what's out there in our city...:)

Until later...Maria

 

 

An Easter Entry for You

Hello, All,

Easter is a special time of year for me....hope you are all having a great weekend and if you celebrate Easter that it is a wonderful holiday for you.

     This sparkly cross is from Donna.

In my entry way I have a wreath and a little table decorated to welcome anyone that may drop in....welcome to you too and Happy Easter!

 

 

                                             

                                                          from me, Maria

Passionate about Purple?

 

Hello, All,

Purple is a passionate color.  On Palm Sunday...all the statues in the Catholic churches are covered with a purple cloth to highlight the Passion of Christ...also, the flowers in this season display quite a purple passion themselves....  Here are some purple and pink Calla lilies in a vase from the Flower and Garden show a couple of weeks back and some purple crocus along the Lake Union Marina.....;)

                         Dragonfly by Donna   Maria