ring toss

Not really, those are bangles. I found them at Leaf & Petal. I remember when bangles were worn almost to my elbow in the 80’s. I have no love for them now. They are pretty though, mine were rubber, like Madonnas’ bangles were.

I do

I whispered in her ear, that she is my best friend & that I had forgotten because we like to both sit in our art studios. But we got together to shop & eat and take pictures &it was the best day ever (as sponge bob says)

the Church mouse

I thought this cement mouse was so cute. I wanted to buy him, but I had a gazillion things already.

soft profile of an orchid

This was in Leaf & Petal @ the Botanical gardens. A place were I should keep my distance because I want to buy every single thing in the store.

I won tulips today

I’ve never won anything before. I was at the Camellia Garden Club meeting @ the Birmingham Botanical Gardens today. At the end of the meeting, a member had written all our names & put them in a…plastic bag. She pulled out my name & I have these yellow tulips to adorn my table. Cool, beans!

pouty flowers

I love these depressed roses. I have some & question why I bought them. To see their blossoms, you have to pick them up. Are they the way they are because they long to be touched? These were at the Botanical Gardens & were not so pouty, maybe mine are teenagers.

Southern Sycamore reflected in the pond water

This tree starts out a light tan color, sort of freckled with browns of all shades. Then at some point in it’s beautiful life, the bark falls off, leaving behind a bone white tree. Shockingly white against any color the sky chooses to be. It is one of my favorites in Alabama, because in a…