We have dark pink and light pink peonies
Lily of the valley has always been on of my favorites
Red roses
Beautiful purple iris...we have yellow iris in the front yardIt was a beautiful, warm, clear blue day here. As soon as the boys got home from school and lunches got scarfed down and faces and hands got presentably clean (or at least most of the stickiness scrubbed off) we made a bee-line to the back door.
The boys both yelled to me before my feet had even touched the patio "get your camera and take pictures of our flowers Mom" and right then I had a moment when I finally realized, that yes, I am turning into my Mother! (hi Mom:-)
Mom always had a camera and binoculars around her neck, taking pictures of wildflowers and birds. Do you hear that Amelia? she would say. That's a meadowlark. Really Mom? (insert sarcasm here).
But now here I am, camera in hand, asking my boys. Do you see that flower? Do you know what it is? It's funny how life meets you full circle sometimes, isn't it?
What a fun day we had running around the backyard, me snapping shots as the boys yelled: take a picture of this one!!
I want to share all the fun with Darcy and her Sweet Shot Tuesday! I also want to hang out with Sandy at Reluctant Entertainer where we are going to talk about, you guessed it...flowers in our backyard!
Amelia,
ReplyDeleteI think it's so sweet that your Mom has such a love for nature and now you're seeing it with your boys. And, I'm still waiting for someone to make Moms a strap-on camera that's awesome while not too cumbersome since so many of us are always carrying one around anyway.
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ReplyDeletemmmmmmmmm. Flowers.
ReplyDeleteyour flowers are beautiful. How nice to have all of those flowers in your backyard. I would love to take a walk in your yard!
ReplyDeleteSweet post. Incidentally, I have 2 red-heads, too, but they're girls. :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful flowers~Lily of the Valley is one of my favorites too. Remember it on the north side of the house?
ReplyDeleteI can only laugh concerning what you say about Mom since I too have had the full circle moment myself. Every time I bend to get a good shot of a pretty flower I remember all the times I gave Mom a hard time about her many flower pictures. I too am now the one pointing out birds "see kids, that's a Flicker, when I was a kid..." :)
The Lilly of the Valley is such a sweet flower. Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteWe have a Lilly, also. And that's her favorite flower!
ReplyDeleteDarn...does EVERYONE have peonies but me??
ReplyDeleteAnd I really, really love them!
Beautiful shots!
So very beautiful. Of course peonies are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at RE!
What an awesome post. I grew up with LIly of the Valley and love them. I too always have my camera and my girls make similar comments.
ReplyDeletei love the peonies I am you newest follower, what kind of buisness do you want to start with you husband after all your pennies are saved?
ReplyDeletecome visit me, and I have a photo challenge too
take artistic photos of outdoor clotheslines that show color, beauty and vitality
Oooo I want to come and play in your backyard.Peonies are my favorite. Wish I had Lily of the Valley I keep forgetting to put it on my list. You are right about coming full circle. Gotta love life and it's irony :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is so true how life comes full circle! It is great how much your boys share your love for flowers,too! I thought it was in the mother handbook that all mom's should carry a camera at all times...just in case!!
ReplyDeleteYou have all of my favorites!! Beautiful photo's!!
Wendy
I'm sending you my response to your comment on my blog just in case you don't see it there!
ReplyDeleteAmelia, you make me happy! Not because you have a hard time with blogging, but because I am not in the boat alone. I have a compatriot! Lord bless you. I think your blog is great.