flowerful friday

Isn't this a lovely color combination? And the roses smell divine!

Happy Friday!

~photo by Inside the Pomegranate~

flowerful friday: lavender from the garden

With its delicate and relaxing scent, lavender is one of my favorites. I've never had a lot of luck growing it here in Madison, but happily this year my lavender plants came back and are flourishing. There's nothing quite like just a few sprigs of fragrant lavender to bring indoors to enjoy.

flowerful friday - irises from the garden

It's now time for irises to show themselves off. With their frilly petals that waver in the wind, they are so pretty, and their fragrance is so light and gentle. Here's a few apricot and purple ones I photographed.

lilacs in bloom, part 1

It's one of my favorite times of year - the time when lilacs bloom! It's hard for me to pick a favorite flower, but if I absolutely had to chose, lilacs would win out. I took a nice stroll through the UW-Aboretum yesterday, and I snapped some of these early lilacs. The Arboretum looked gorgeous; with late blooming magnolias still going strong, crabapples & redbuds in bloom, and lilacs entering the mix. I think the full lilac grove with be in peak bloom in a few days. If you're in Madison, it's a must see. And, the fragrance is divine. Allergies be damned, lilacs are too beautiful to miss!

a lavender colored lilac with a
teeny white rim around the petals 

four petaled, pink - classic!

a pinkish lavender with some opened
and some closed blossoms

this one will be a beauty in a couple of days!

double petaled and more saturated - I love this one!

flowerful friday: a spring bouquet from the garden

I picked these from my garden, and I love the mix of cheerful spring colors. The fragrance is heavenly. 

Happy Friday!

flowerful friday

My husband gave me the most beautiful ivory roses for our anniversary earlier in the week. They've opened up with a gorgeous petal after petal after petal effect and their fragrance is sublime! I wish you could take a deep breath and inhale their lovely scent.

seemingly never ending petals! 

Happy Friday!
ps. How is it the last day of August already?!

flowerful friday: the 1st of my english roses!

The fragrance of my first English rose blooms is divine! I've never grown roses before, and the stunning mass of pale pink petals combined with an absolutely lovely scent is making me a big fan of these David Austen Wisley roses.  

Happy Friday!

inspired - weleda's wild rose oil

This winter I've been using Weleda's Wild Rose Body Oil, and I absolutely love this product! It doesn't leave my skin greasy, and seems to actually cure my dry, winter skin. But, without a doubt the best part of this body oil is the unbelievable rose fragrance, which isn't overpowering at all but instead, the relaxing rose scent is so calming and pleasant. Weleda perfectly captured the scent of roses in this product. Every time I breathe it in, I'm inspired by its lovely fragrance, and I feel as if I'm standing within a rose garden.

Weleda's Wild Rose Oil -
the bottle looks practically pharmaceutical,
however the scent is anything but!

I wish you could smell the lovely fragrance!

flowerful friday

These pink and ivory roses smell divine - I wish you could breath in their intoxicating scent.

aren't they beautiful?

a pink rose's delicate petals

 Happy Friday!

just a few of my favorite things

what is it that you love?

From a great cup of tea, to the scent of lavender, to travel, to enjoying a great piece of art in person. These are the things I can count on to make me feel quite happy. How about you? What's on your list of favorite things?

golden hues:
sparkly light, dried lavender, a palm tree, tea

art!
here's an extreme close-up of one of Monet's
massive waterlily paintings -
the color combination is sublime

photography: butterflies,
setting my camera up for a shot sans tripod,
flowers, and Nino

travel and getting great candid shots of locals

What are the things that makes you feel perfectly happy?

flowerful friday

Lovely flowers from my wonderful husband brighten up our entry-way with both color and fragrance. When I unwrapped them, opening up the florist paper, it was like summertime wafted through the air! Such a nice wintertime diversion!

creamy whites, shades of blues,
bright pinks and of course, greens

a sweetly scented rose

frilly pink & beautiful

so very summery!

gorgeous petals and textures

Happy Friday!