At the time that this was recorded, little did these three beautiful souls – or any of us realize just how much we need this message…
I love how when Howie asks what their plan for the future is Mariah says, “Honestly, we just want to use our gifts to spread love, hope and joy to the world, we think the world needs a little bit more of that.” Me too, Mariah, me too. Thank you for using your lovely voices to do just that.
Wishing all of you a week filled with all of the above ^
Having just had a birthday, I’m sensing a bit of this in my own life. (Here come all the butterfly metaphors 😉). Or maybe it’s because of being on the verge of autumn here. Autumn isn’t exactly ‘life brand new,’ but it’s oh so beautiful, and it makes me come alive! 🍁🍂😍
And because everything reminds me of a song…
Brand new day, brand new week – may yours be beautiful!
I know I just said this in my last post (apparently I like to repeat myself), but everything is a song. Or, everything reminds me of a song. And as I was preparing to share these following photos another old song came to mind. But more on that later…
Another flower show I recently attended was called Garden Party: An Uncommon Floral Experience and was located inside a local shopping mall. Because of the mall setting, the vibe was quite different than the flower show at the conservatory that I shared about the other day, but the displays and the flowers were absolutely gorgeous!
This display was ooo aah. You can’t really tell how lovely it was from this picture, but there were two magnificent flower arrangements in tall vases on the table…
Another view
This one was my favorite setting, but again, the photo doesn’t truly capture…
The name of the mall is called the Galleria, which I imagine is the story behind the letter G in this next one. And here’s me repeating myself yet again… but this photo can’t truly capture this display, it was HUGE and incredibly beautiful. The G was created with various succulents and the combination of textures and colors was so cool. I loved the orchids cascading down the one side and the roses on top…
Everything was teapots, cups and saucers themed…
But the flowers, of course, were actually the main theme for me…
I got excited when I found some lavender (my fave) mixed in. Mmm…
I even picked up some of my seeds for my veggie garden while I was there…
I can’t wait to get planting! 🌱
I have more to share, but I think you’ve scrolled long enough. 😉 It was a lovely little garden party to attend, thanks for joining me! Can you imagine this an as outdoor experience? Dreamy! 😍
I can’t wait to spend time in my humble little gardening space! But Spring sure is taking it’s sweet ol’ time getting here to Minnesota… we have 12- 18 inches of snow in the forecast for Wednesday through Friday this week. Ugh. Oh well, what can you do? Can’t control nature. 🙃
Few videos are more inspiring for me to watch than time lapse nature photography set to music, and this one seems fitting as the “sunset” on 2017 has come and we celebrate the “dawning” of 2018. Happy New Year my friends, may it be filled with wonderful, beautiful, inspiring things for you! ❤
It’s been several years since she’s done anything with her music, so listening to this makes me feel a bit melancholy. But some beautiful things have happened in our lives since then – my precious granddaughter for one! So that touch of melancholy is also mingled with deep gratitude…
This song is filled with nostalgia for me, as it reminds me of the summers of my childhood. Funny how the phrase “summer breeze” brings it to mind all these years later…
May you have a warm, soothing, summer breeze blowing your way on this Monday…
I came across a massive field of dandelions on my bike ride the other day and just had to hop off my bicycle to try and capture a piece of the magical scene with my phone, it was like looking out at a sea of pure sunshine. While I was looking out at it I heard a line from Coldplay’s song “Yellow” playing in my head…
“And it was all yellow”
Except when against the blue of the sky…
How can anyone hate dandelions? They’re like bright little stars shining in a field of green and “Look how they shine for you.”
I like the sound of the studio version of this song better, but listening to any music in concert is always fun, and this one is “all yellow” 😉
I’ve seen the sun disappear before my eyes
Just above the highest tide, but falling to the ocean line
And all I see is smoke, enough to make me choke
The world feels broken down
Counting the lines, the years are screaming louder now
And all the trees start falling down, the brightest lights are burning out
So I will run though fire to reach the other side
And turn this life around
And when the moment’s dead and gone
With every star I’m wishing on
With every right and every wrong
The lonely nights that take us all
For all the stones I’ve ever thrown
Another break against the bone
Close my eyes I’m not alone
And let the heartbeat take me home
If there is love raining down on everyone
We can break away and run like we did when we were young
And we could make believe this is all we need
To live for only here and now
So if the moment’s dead and gone
With every star we’re wishing on
With every right and every wrong
The endless nights we sang along
For all the stones we’ve never thrown
We can save these broken bones
Close our eyes, we’re not alone
And let the heartbeat take us home
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Written by: David Cook / Andy Waldeck / Crix Reardon
I created this blog primarily just to express myself by writing about whatever random stuff happens to come to mind on any given day. Over time I suppose it may morph into something more specific, but for now it's just my various ramblings. Thank you so much for stopping by and wherever your day leads today ~ I hope it's to a happy place! :)
