Thanks Mom and Dad!

My wonderful parents gave me one of my birthday gifts this past weekend. Even though my birthday isn’t until the 20th, my mom decided that she should give me one of my gifts early. I’m sure she decided this because of my constant worrying that my plants were going to wilt in the heat because I wasn’t home to water them. Luckily, my plants seemed to fair pretty well in the heat over the weekend, and I stuck my watering…

Pictures from the Rose Garden

And here’s the new Peony Garden! It was a gorgeous day out yesterday, as you can tell! One of my favorites from the Peony Garden. I’ve decided that I love these flowers. And now, the rose pictures. I think this one was called Peace.   And then I tried to get fancy with my close up filters. I’m not sure if it worked.   Oh, I just love going down to the gardens when all the flowers are in bloom….

Happy 4th of July!

Well, it was an AMAZING day today.  The weather was hot with a little breeze- just perfect!  I visited the Rose Gardens and took some really nice pictures that I will post for all of you tomorrow.  Maybe I will sneak in a picture of the fireworks too!  I also sat on the beach and read my book for a good portion of the day, which was something I haven’t done in a very long time.  I am a little…