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Funky little beach town, part II
In Rehoboth, you can eat salt water taffy, all kinds of fudge and glorious ice cream, all in one place. Or browse for t-shirts…. Jewelry, anyone? Maybe you’d like to stop in at an Irish pub? And then, when you … Continue reading
Funky little beach town, part I
I was going to do this for TILT (Things I Love Thursday) but didn’t have time, so here it is for Friday. I do love a funky little beach town like Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where you can walk the boardwalk … Continue reading
First azaleas
Azaleas are blooming all over the place in the D.C. area, and they are extra-beautiful this year. I was afraid rain and possible tornadoes(!) would decimate them last night, but nothing materialized–yay. These are growing along the driveway next to … Continue reading
Bleeding hearts, forget-me-not
It wasn’t until I viewed this shot on my monitor that I saw the symbolism of the pairing. Have a stellar day, everyone…. {ms. pearl}
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Tagged bleeding hearts, blue, dicentra spectabilis, forget-me-not, myosotis, pink
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Eastern redbud
Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend. I took these in a hurry in-between rainstorms on Saturday morning. The flowers are Eastern redbud blossoms, one of my favorites. The blossom on the lower right looks a little like … Continue reading
Happy Easter…
…to all who celebrate. Have a great weekend, everyone. I’ll be back on Tuesday. {ms. pearl}
Pinkalicious
Everywhere I look, I see pink…. These are all Kwanzan cherry blossoms. The blossoms you see at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. are from the Yoshino cherry tree, and they are much smaller and paler in color. I like … Continue reading
These are dogwood days….
I do love me some dogwood blossoms. Pink, white, wild, whatever. They’re all over our neighborhood right now and I love shooting them. (iPhone shot) (iPhone) Official names: Cornus florida and Cornus florida rubra. Have a good one…. {ms. pearl}
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Tagged cornus florida, Cornus florida rubra, pink dogwood blossoms, white dogwoods
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Random Disney, Part II
More Disney for you…. As I said yesterday, there were flowers everywhere. Topiaries too. This is Lady and the Tramp at the Italy pavilion. A view of Italy from across the lake or lagoon: I loved this door handle at … Continue reading
Random Disney, part I
Hey everyone, some random shots from my trip to Disney World and Epcot Center…. I don’t know what Epcot looks like the rest of the year, but there was a flower show going on in April and flowers were everywhere. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bambi, chopsticks, Epcot Center, Florida, Japanese lanterns, manmade lake, monorail, topiary
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Pearls & Prose 