Certain colors
seem to be dominating my world.
The Pinks.....
~
The Blues.....
~
...and
The Whites.....
~
We have the peachy pink
blossoms of the peach trees....
~
...the deeper pink of the
Magnolia blooms....
...the candy stripe pink...
in the Spring Beauties....
and the fresh pink...
of the Red Bud trees.
Pretty as they are though...
the flowers and the trees
can't compete...
with granddaughter Alivia...
Blue could be my favorite color...
with granddaughter Alivia...
in her pretty pink dress...
coloring white eggs...
pink and blue!
Blue could be my favorite color...
especially in the sky!
Violet is in the blue family...
These wild violets...
These wild violets...
are throughout the yard.
These wild Phlox
The vinca ground cover...
These wild Phlox
are throughout the woods...
but...
I have transplanted...
some to the yard.
The vinca ground cover...
surrounds a tree by the drive...
...while the blue Ajuga grows...
Still...
It makes me happy too...
Sometimes White over shadows
...while the blue Ajuga grows...
with the Spring Beauties.
near a rock wall...
Still...
happy as they make me...
some things make me happier.
Like...
walking in the woods...
with granddaughter Amanda...
...while she
took photos of flowers.
~
She's dressed in blue!
It makes me happy too...
after a long walk in the woods...
to
catch a ride with granddaughter Katie...
coming down my drive.
Look...
she's also dressed in blue!
Sometimes White over shadows
Pink and Blue!
There's the creamy white
...and the snow white Trillium
with it's spot of gold.
This one is by a Beech seed pod.
There's gold in the yard...
...and
made the barn
...and just a bit later...
I'm thinking...
Recent favorites of nature... 
Nature influences me greatly...
But...
they are now beginning to blossom
In the woods...
there's the white of the...
Rue Anemones...
with their dark specks of yellow.
There's the creamy white
of the...
Dutchman's Breeches...
...and the snow white Trillium
with it's spot of gold.
This one is by a Beech seed pod.
There's gold in the yard...
...and
on the slope of the hill.
Out back...
the natural White Dogwood
seen here in the late evening...
hasn't yet opened.....
full bloom...
but...
that same silvery setting sun...
made the barn
and the trees in the field...
glow that evening...
...and just a bit later...
...touches of gold!
I'm thinking...
maybe...
these colors influence me...
more than I know.
~
Like...sometimes...
bold colors
in my meals...you will find!
Recent favorites of nature...
...the pinks, blues, and whites...
are in...
some recently bought...
...clothing of mine!
Nature influences me greatly...
the apple trees weren't in bloom
...when this photo was taken...
But...
they are now beginning to blossom
and...
that's what my next post will be...
...because
♥ Wanda ♥
...because
the Red Buds and Spring Beauties
are fading........(just like me!)
Just joking...
since turning 65...
I thought it was appropriate!
~
Here's a little moss ♥ for you!
♥ Wanda ♥
69 comments:
Beautiful pictures....this year the blooms are gorgeous! Hope you are having and awesome week.
Blessings, andrea
As your work always is, this is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your beautiful words and images.
Very best,
Lois
Very pretty photos. I'm enjoying the colors of the season too.
I absolutely LOVE the pink flowers with the little white puffy clouds. You must have too, since it's in here twice! What wonderful wonderful images. Thank you!
Oh Wanda I think that you are just beginning! Don't you? We seem to get more creative with age and by the way are you a gourmet cook? Your meals always look as if you are! The photos were wonderful and very soothing as usual. I love seeing your granddaughters hunting about in the woods! And Alivia very into her egg decorating! My husband has fallen in love with the Red Bud trees and keeps trying to figure out where we can put one! Thanks for the nice walk Wanda! Love Di ♥
Lovely photos. Spring is so, so beautiful. And don't worry, Wanda—just keep taking your walks, looking, seeing, feeling, making your lovely photos, writing your fine and charming words, loving your family and sharing what you will of yourself here on this blog…and I promise, your heart will never age.
Hi Wanda: I love being invited in to experience a bit of your world - and what a glorious, close-to-nature world it is. Aren't you blessed to live in such surroundings and to have grandchildren so close they can pop over whenever they like. Life is good!
Another lovely blog Wanda, so full of beautiful colours. While reading down through it, I wondered if you would come up with a HEART, and low and behold you did.
Hi Wanda
What a transformation from beneath that blanket of white emerges an artists palette of beautiful colour...I am always in awe of how delicate flowers can emerge from the once frozen ground.
I would love to join you in a walk through the colours of spring - I know that colour has a powerful effect on our moods and outlooks...
Wanda your heart is always blossoming...
happy days
Hi Wanda-what a treaure you have. We had snow here yesterday. Ever since blogging I have become jealous of early springs. Next year I'll plan a trip to experience it earlier.
Beautiful shots.
You bring such beauty, color, love and life to all your days...and you color my world for me as well! Sigh...I love your blues, pinks and whites...Aren't violets and vinca gorgeous...and your grand daughters are as beautiful as their grandmother! And I am simply delighted with your mossy heart! You share so much joy, Wanda! Love you! Janine XO
Thank you...
Andrea!
Lois!
Cindy!
DJan!
Diana!
Scribe!
Bonnie!
Ann!
Delwyn!
I didn't use the photo twice on purpose, DJan, I goofed, but will leave it there! I am not a gourmet cook Di, but like to cook and pretend. Thank all of you for being so kind in your comments.
Hi Wanda,I have been reading, just no time to comment.
What lovely photos, amazing how fast the spring flowers come.
Dont worry about the age, you are younger than me.
About to walk on a beach, this one in Queensland, not ours at home.
What lovely flowers you have all around your home! Isn't mother nature a true artist with her many vivid colors? Even your lunch looked good...;-) Have a great evening...Janet..xox
Thank you...
Maggie!
Janine!
Penny!
Janet!
Your comments are so appreciated, all of you have wonderful blogs, of your own, that I enjoy!
Just gorgeous spring flower pictures, loved them!
Hi Wanda!
Oh I love what everyone said here!
Delwyn said: Your heart is always blossoming! That was such a lovely thing to say!
This post, I must admit is one of my very favorites that you have done {but wait, I say that every time ;o)
I just love coming here, Wanda ~ as do so many... it's a place of peace and beauty. Thank you ♥
Maria
Love all your pix. You've captured the essence of spring beautifully!
Another enjoyable walk in your colorful woods. I am impressed with your knowledge of the diffrent names of the flowers and plants. I feel you are passing this love of nature to your grandchildren...what a blessing for them.
I kept thinking, "This is my favorite" and then I would find another.
I love every one of the photographs. God's beauty is marvelous!
Thank you...
Joan!
Maria!
Laura!
Dee!
Joey!
Nature, especially spring, does provide many things to appreciate.
Thanks for liking them.
Beautiful as usual Wanda. You just amaze that you take one thing like "colors" and just run with it. Nice job! This is truly a wonderful time of year for color -God's majesty in all His glory.. Have missed you...Hey 65 is not bad! Realization for me was when the Medicare card arrived and I have to admit that gave me a double take//////
Dear Wanda, I have spend such a long and peaceful time with you this evening, enlarging your photos and enjoying your lovely spring. My favorites are of the Red Bud trees and the golden glow on the barn and beyond the curving lane. I cannot believe all the flowers that are blooming already - and to think your last snow wasn't too long ago. The Grand daughters are growing - will Amanda become the next family Nature photographer? Smiles to you, Wanda - love the moss heart, too! Your photos and writing make my own Heart glad!
Hi Wanda,
Just got home from work and a walk with Molly. Nothing is really blooming here yet, at least not anything colorful.
I don't think the weather here wants to give up winter yet, but I know Spring and all the lovely colors are on their way!!!
Thankyou for sharing your colorful world, and yes, I too think that color around us influences us in so many ways.
I also wanted to thank you for your kind words to me on my blog and for all your encouragement.
I am trying to blog more often, because I love it. Hopefully, things will slow down a bit soon in my job, so I can spend more time on other things and stop and smell the roses.
(((HUGS))) T
Hello my dear friend, I am feeling better and if I hadn't been my visit here would of picked me right up. Your granddaughters are so beautiful and I love how they spend time with you enjoying the land as you do.
Love all the flowers and their colors, of course my favorite color being pink....takes my breath away. Thank you for sharing and I only wish I could of shared your dinner with you...looks so very good.
I can't believe how far ahead of us you are weather wise, we barely have buds on our trees yet....suppose to be nice this weekend though.....big hugs to Alivia......:-)
Oh Wanda. I love your posts. Just love the beauty of your woods, and of the trees and flowers around your grounds. Your grandchildren. I just love everything about it. When I finish, I hate to finish, I close my eyes and listen to your music and think of your pictures in my mind. They are all beautiful. I love the music. so serene, peaceful and enchanting....love, love your words and photos. You have a gift. You are just beginnig and I am thankful I found your posts....debbie
What a lovely walk through Spring with you. I enjoyed all the gorgeous flowers. The trillium photo took me back to my childhood, but sadly trilliums don't grow here in Fairbanks. I'm looking forward to seeing your dogwood blossoms--and to seeing some spring flowers here in Fairbanks.
I always enjoy spending a day with you. It really feels like I was there with you. That delicious plate of food made me want to dig in, the walk must have made me hungry, right? I love the colors in your skies, morning, noon or evening!
I love your walks through the woods, the flowers, the colours ... All the pinks, whites and blues - gorgeous!
Thank you...
Sue!
Barb!
Teresa!
Bernie!
Debbie!
Elaine!
Loree!
Blogging with all of you makes my days wonderful. Amanda is taking a photography class at college. I will do a post of her talents someday!
Wanda, what lovely flowers and your granddaughter looks like a little love. You sure as heck do not look 65. and everytime I come here I want to eat those Reeses Penut butter cup cookies. Have a great weekend.
We are in the midst of the blue blooms of vines, violets and wildflowers. Your post is a spring smile of all that is to come. But nothing is as sweet as those granddaughters - something to always make your heart sing.
Wanda~ it looks so beautiful where you live... how nice to be able to spend time w/ your granddaughters.. and introduce them all to your love of nature! How great that Amanda is interested in photography at a young age! It's a great tool for catching those transitory moments in time, and aids in paying attention to the little things, don't you think?
:) oh, and thanks for putting the little moss heart in at the end~ i just love those hearts!
HI WANDA-
The colors are stunning - breathtaking and vibrant. I loved walking about your naturel and and being filled with color, brightness, images and design. Lovely and natural. And that meal - well like I said, I would weigh 500 pounds if I lived near you. :-)
Happy Spring
Love Gail
peace.....
You have captured the breathtaking colors of springtime in a magical way. Simply lovely pictures.
Sunny :)
Beautiful photos! Love all your spring flowers. You put things together in your blog with great artistry.
Oh, Wanda, you're not getting older, you're getting BETTER!
Beautiful, wise, creative, and surrounded by love! Who could ask for more?
Another beautiful post! I love your photos, and I love seeing your family, especially Alivia so intent on coloring her eggs!
Our weather has turned nicer too, but not nearly as many flowers as you have! Although our lilacs have bloomed out back, and that's a very pretty sight!
Okay, I've had Jayden home sick all week, and we are both getting cabin fever now!
I'm taking out back to paint a little now before dinner.
Have a wonderful week!
Love to you,
Eileen
You don't have to leave home to have a vacation! Except for mountains, you have almost all the wildflowers, trees and flowering shrubs that we saw on our 2-week-vacation!
I think the sky in the picture you accidentally included twice is amazing!
If I was forced to choose, I think I'd have to go with the blues. (Fortunately, I'm not forced.)
So good to visit you and "yours" again.
Beautiful photos. What a gorgeous spring you are having. I can't believe that all those flowers are already blooming. We might as well live on different planets. I love the violets...
Thank you...
Cinner!
Claudia!
Becky!
Gail!
Sunny!
Donna!
Eileen!
Rebecca!
KB!
All of you are so generous with your positive thoughts...I'm very appreciative!
What a delightful visit to your blog. Your photos are exquisite.
I found your link at Bernie's and I'm glad I took the time to meander your way!
Here's wishing you more of those glimpses of heaven in unexpected places.
Brenda @ It's A Beautiful Life
Beautiful flowers, beautiful colours.. The pictures are just amazing!
Hello Wanda.
So much beauty here.
Truly a gorgeous springtime.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a wonderful weekend.
xo
How beautiful!!! I love the spring..It's like everything is clean again...I always get such a calm feeling while reading your posts...you make a lot of people feel at ease Wanda...thank you for sharing..have a great day..by the way you do not look your age...
Your loveliness and sweetness shines trough in your gorgeous photos, Wanda!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! x
I love seeing all your wild and tame flowers blooming! Just yesterday I went for a drive and found a few wildflowers, the first to bloom here in SD. Many more to come! I'd love to see Dutchman's breeches some day, those are neat! I posted a heart for you today on my blog! Enjoy spring!
Thank you...
Brenda!
Edlin!
Regina!
Andora!
Saskia!
Jann!
Thanks for coming over from Bernie's, Brenda.
Thanks for all the nice comments left here by everyone. Have a good weekend!
1. Each and every picture is simply mind blowing!
2. I can't get enough of the scenic beauty around the place you live. I've a special liking for the sun peeking through the trees on your driveway (I am sure I've told you that already!)
3. Just how do you know the names of every tree, every flower, every bird, every animal! It boggles me :D
4. I've never seen flowers on an apple tree (Not even an apple tree). So that was great!
5.You are a professional photographer in my eyes!
Hello Wanda, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a kind comment. I really enjoyed your post, seeing your colourful flowers and your family :-) Sending you a belated Happy Birthday wish :-)
Was a bit stressed trying to catch up so I thought I deserved some R and R. No better place than here. Love all your signs of colorful life. Beautiful pictures but then I expect no less at Wanda's place. Really liked the cotton ball sky.
Thank you once more for a lovely retreat.
When Nature is generous with her flowers in so many colours, how do we choose? Have you noticed that Nature's colours all go together, no clashing here!
I confess to blue being a favourite though, my heart always beats a little faster when I see violets, crocus, bluebells and the like. I'm not sure if the Tilliums are in flower here yet or not. They are our provincial flower, I must go and find out. I know a place where they bloom in pink and burgundy!
Big hugs
xx
wow, your eye just astounds me.
love every single photo.
thanks for the moss heart surprise.
I always come away from your posts feeling so calm and peaceful! Your words are as beautiful as your photos. And your granddaughters are all beautiful!
Hi Wanda,
I am just catching up on your beautiful and happy blog. I love all the colorful flowers.
This is the first chance I have had to see your post. We just got back last night from Canada for my Uncle's funeral. Thank you so much for your condolenses. I appreciated it.
Have a wonderful day.
Smiles are going to you,
Anne
Here I am, a day (or more) late and a dollar short, but no less enthusiastic in my appreciation of these wonderful pictures.
Isn't spring just a miracle?
How do we live all winter without the color?
Thank you...
Stillness!
Chris!
Patti!
Sheila!
Bethany!
Cheryl!
Anne!
June!
Thank all of you for making blogging so enjoyable for me.
♥...Wanda
Just came by to wish you a wonderful week, and to send you my love! ~Janine XO
Colour certainly fills your world Wanda. You have captured colour well in your shots here.
...gorgeous, gorgeous. I've been finding lot of these pinks, blues and whites too. Love the little moss heart at the end, and I don't think you'll be "fading" any time soon!!!! You're such a keen observer and spread happiness everywhere!
Dear Wanda, You are right in that nothing can compare to family and especially those precious grandchildren of ours. I do love spring when everything awakens and is so pretty with all of the colors on the blossoms and flowers. Your photos are just so beautiful. Thank you for such wonderful post ♥
Gorgeous blog, amazing pics,I liked them very much :)
Thanks for sharing with us!
hugs marinela x x
All the colours of ♥ I guess? Thank you Wanda.
Janine!
Sylvia!
Kelly!
Carol!
Marinela!
Lizzie!
Thanks for the very kind comments you've left for me.
It was so lovely to see the signs of spring. And to look right next to them and see the deer and squirrels covered in snow made them that much more beautiful.
Hope all is well with you, my friend.
Huggz,
Quieten
All the beautiful colors of Spring! Thank you for sharing your beautiful world!
I loved this! There is so much beauty in nature that we often forget to "see" what is right there before us, your photo's are so beautiful!
This just has to be one of my favourite posts so far!
Big Hugs!
Such a magical time of year - with changes happening daily. I love your flowers - some we have here - some not.
Wanda, magical blooms and trees and children...thank you...I needed this little respite today.
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