everyone is on spring break, except when your husband is a tax preparer you don’t go on spring break. so, in preparation for yet another snow emergency in minnesota, i decided to revisit some favorite beaches, kept in labeled jars for just such an occasion.
great salt lake (utah) , gulf of mexico (florida)
lake superior (minnesota), south pacific (french polynesia)
mediterranean (sète, france) , north atlantic (bretagne, france)
this delicate little guy was grown in a hothouse, but the joy expressed in his thrown-skyward arms is all wild spring enthusiasm.
daffodil bulb and bloom
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so true
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beautiful! spring needs to get here and stay already. too cold in Boston!
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wreath of bud-heavy twigs in mid-march (siberian elm?)
rice creek regional trial, saint paul, minnesota
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spring !!!
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Like it very very much… buds as hearts! :-)
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they look so promising. i think it is time for spring to stand up and fight!
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It is coming! I saw robins outside today! Beautiful photo, as always.
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These are beautiful~ and are lilac buds. They are one of the only plants that has that double terminal bud, so they are easy to identify once you know that! You blog is gorgeous, thank you for sharing.
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something must have been simmering under the surface of my thoughts as i played with these old favorite rocks today. almost in spite of myself, i seem to have built a model of our life at the moment. my husband is a tax preparer with an overfull schedule buried in the depth of the US tax filing season. he is also a finalist for a fairly prestigious food writing award, which is why we are flying to chicago this weekend for the IACP awards ceremony. our 15 year old daughter plays round 2 of a piano competition on sunday morning before flying–by herself for the first time–to visit grandparents in california. our son will be at his best friend’s house for the weekend, playing beyblades under the gentle watch of diego’s mother. we are four precise stacks of stones. and we all need to stay standing for the next 48 hours. then we can topple back into every day life.
beach rock cairns
rocks from grand marais harbor on lake superior, and la plage de la baleine à sète on the mediterranean
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nature imitates life . Have a wonderful weekend
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When I initially commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get four e-mails with the ame comment.
Is there any way you can remove people from that service?
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Multi talented family! Congratulations! I hope everyone enjoys their journey and the sharing after!
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stacked rocks. why are they so calming? looks as if everyone is secure to me! wishing you all a successful weekend.
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beach memories are some of the strongest ..
I never tire of your images; I hope you never tire of creating them.
Very sweet Ellen, thank you! I am not sick of it yet! I still love it every day, and how it has opened my eyes and made me so much more observant. So you don’t have to start worrying any time soon :-)