More orchids blooming… and I love how the backlighting is kinda making them glow!!!

A little early morning sun illuminating another Spring tree in bloom along the lakefront. So many pretty trees blooming as a gift from Mother Nature.

I hate when I come home and find broken flowers in my front garden… presumably from someone, or someone’s kids, or someone’s dog…. trouncing through the flowers I’m trying to grow out there. Luckily, I have plenty of mini vases to give them a little “extra life” after being broken off the plant.

In between the clouds & the gusty winds, I managed to get a fun bike ride in this afternoon. A beautiful day with a lot of Spring flowers all over on the trees along the lakefront bike trail. It was pretty… and a pretty challenging ride!!!

Beautiful roses today at the flower market. Not a bad way to spend part of my day!!!
Ohhh… those orange ones!!!

Single flowers in a cutie-patootie little vase for another Floral Friday! Thanks for sharing Tiffany!

Thanks to my cousin Kim for bringing the bulbs & for helping with planting all of them last Fall… so excited to see an explosion of color getting ready to burst in my front yard!

Love this time of the year when everything is in bloom. Especially the lilac bushes with their fragrance wafting around bringing childhood flashbacks.

When leaving the studio late tonight after teaching class, I was struck by this beautiful blooming crab apple tree totally illuminated by the corner streetlight. Amazing after the rain, with an intoxicating scent wafting through the evening air.

Celebrating with some of my newest re-blooming orchids at home… as today is NATIONAL ORCHID DAY!!! And my orchids are very happy… and I think it’s all about the handmade ceramic flowerpots they’re growing in!!! Just sayin’…