Saturday, May 10, 2008

All Things Bright and Beautiful

One morning last week I was up early checking my email and happened to glance outside. I decided to try and capture this sunrise from our deck. The picture isn't bad, but the real thing was positively gorgeous.

Several weeks ago when my sister-in-law was here for a visit, we took a trip to the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. We took Suzi along as she loves to visit the duck pond. The azaleas were in full bloom. Our favorite was the Piedmont Azalea pictured below.
This bloom was another that caught our eye . . .
While I'm on the subject of blooms I must slip in this special one - a an indoor variety of Iris that was given to me by my sister-in-law. Our sun room must be the perfect environment for it as it has bloomed several times and looks as if it may bloom again soon.
We had a fun-filled visit to the gardens. After all the fun Suzi fell sound asleep in her stroller.The rest of us would have loved to be in Suzi's place as we plodded back up the hill to head home.
Until next time . . . .

4 comments:

Jenny said...

I love the picture off the deck--it turned out great. We live in a beautiful place!

Vicky said...

The pictures are nice. I love the peacefulness it sends.

Chat with Kathleen said...

What loveliness and beauty.
The Botanical Gardens is a great place. John Michael and Vicky have taken us there several times, in fact we had Nolan in his stroller. I will need to remember to bring my camera the next time we visit SC and capture those beautiful moments. I love flowers and their vibrant colors. Your photo of the
Piedmont Azalea is so lovely.
I need to mention that your grand-daughter, Suzi, is so adorable.
You are so fortunate to be able to spend much time with her as she grows, I can't believe that she will be one in 17 days.

Jenny said...

I'm sure your chemise looks great. Just like you were telling me this morning, "you are so critical of yourself!" I can't wait to see the pictures of you and Daddy all dressed up!