Chim Chim Cher-ee...

I couldn’t help but hum Mary Poppins tune while taking these pictures of Poppies. Across the world poppies almost universally represent death and sleep, to me they symbolize happiness and youth. Probably mostly due to word transference of Poppy and Poppins.
(I know I'm totally a nerd!)





Here's the Song I was humming to :P

Itsy Bitsy Spider...

Maybe its a Mom thing, but when I see things I often break out my tunes!

Ok ok... Maybe its not a mom thing... maybe I have been doing this my whole life. :P

But in this instance I was working on picture of spider webs (look below :P) and it sure did make me break out my nursery rhyme skills. Kade does really enjoy my voice. I discovered even when I'm sick and snotty and I don't have much a voice he still loves it! Then again he also thinks its funny when I tell him "No!" or "Don't do that!" (which seems a lot these days since he is getting into everything!)

But I'm really straying away from the point of my post....

My Pictures!

Memorial weekend I went on hike with some of my family!

It was quite a journey! I really love being outdoors and I really love taking pictures so just add that with beautiful sun-filled day and what do you get! Heaven! So here are few pictures from my family hike! You'll notice that there are quite bit of Itsy bitsy spider cob webs in the woods too. :P

"My Lilacs brings all the boys to the yard"

Alright... so maybe not Boys but Bees for sure! :D

Here are some pictures of my beautiful spring Lilacs!

(Sorry I'm really late with posting them)

I also had fun trying to arrange them. Do think becoming a Florist is in my future?! ha

Enjoy!

(This is a progression of the lilacs)

(Here are my florist skills in action :P)

Trash the Dress with Moe!

Back in April my best friend, Moe, who got married in late October, wanted some FUN pictures of herself in her wedding dress! Of course, I couldn't say no!

We both have heard and seen photography known as Trash the Dress and wanted to attempt to do this. Basically, Trash the Dress is photography that contrasts elegant clothing with an out-of-place environment. So we spiced up her look and just had fun in different environments!

In many of the examples we found, people actually ruin their dresses. (For example: soaking, burning them, splattering them with paint!) On the other hand, Moe didn't mind a little dirt here and there but she wanted to be able to keep her dress... possibly to hand down to her future daughter. (She is now expecting! And I keep telling her that she is going to have a girl! I'm so excited to be an Auntie!)

Storm Clouds Rollin' In.

It's in the Top 10!

I have to be honest, while researching tulips, 
I didn't really find many interesting facts that really struck my fancy. 
Which doesn't mean the flower itself isn't interesting! 
Because it is! Hence why I photographed it!
I did find out that Tulips are third-most popular flower. 

Which made me wonder, what are the top 10 flowers?

So Here are the Top 10:

• Rose
• Chrysanthemum
• Tulip
• Lily
• Carnation
• Gerbera
• Freesia
• Cymbidium
• Alstroemeria
• Gypsophilia

Rose was a given!

Is your favorite listed?

(information found from www.theflowerexpert.com)

Lincoln Says:

Here are few my favorite quotes from Abraham Lincoln:

"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.

The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. "

I took this picture just fun! Enjoy :D