I discovered sometime last year that purple is a color that I don't particularly care for normally but absolutely love in flowers! I don't know why but it just struck me one day how cool purple flowers look. I think maybe it has something to do with the way it looks against the green of the stems and other green things surrounding it. Spring has certainly sprung in St. Joe County and the flowering trees are absolutely gorgeous right now! Some of them look so heavy with buds that they look like are going to fall over! Yesterday I went to Wal-mart and happened to go to the garden center and I'm glad I did. Mom and I had been wanting some Weigela bushes but most of them are rather expensive so we've been thinking we'd end up with one or two. Wal-mart had them for $2.75!! Unbelievable!! I bought 4 of them and 1 Spirea. Then we went back in the evening and bought more! :) Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of them or of the flowering trees. But I will leave you with some other random pictures I do have of the gorgeousness that is out right now!
Phlox are always a favorite!
This picture was taken at King's Mill, a favorite place to go take pictures this time of year. Such a neat old mill and lots of flowering trees and bushes.Dad took some of my senior pictures here several years ago. When Mom and I went the other day we had the whole place to ourselves; a rare treat!
Tulips are one of my favorite flowers, second only to roses! I love taking pictures of them leaving all of the background in black and white so that the color really stands out.
The last few days around here have had what Mom and I like to call "scope for the imagination". That is a line from one of our favorite movies, Anne of Green Gables. There are certain times when there is just more scope for the imagination than others. As you enjoy this time of year I hope you allow yourself time to take in all the beauty that is around you.
Rhiannon
