Colorful Wonder
July 5th was special for me. Drew and I went to the Arboretum in the afternoon. I have a special connection there because when Drew and I were dating, Drew would always take me to the Arboretum to be together, my kind of guy, I thought to myself. It is hard to NOT feel romantic in the thick masses of colorful shaped life that inhabit the ground. It's really worth seeing in July! Here are a few pics:
I loved this...here was scene I hadn't seen since the last time I was there. Cabbage patch dolls reinacting an old nursery rhyme..The Old Woman Who Lived in the Shoe. Brilliant..my favorite is the chimney hugging the baby. Life doesn't get any better, even life in a shoe!
They also had this animal topiary thing going on, and a vegetable garden thriving quite well. I wonder who eats these vegetables...it would be a shame for it to go to waste...
Being a tomboy as a kid, I used to do the yuck face from flowers and anything pink, because I knew those were symbols of feminity, and I knew I didn't need them/didn't care about being girly to be happy. But alas, I emit my appreciation and wonder for flowers, now. They are really something other-worldly...I love to see flowers in all their stages too, from sprout to wither. Wilting flowers are just as interesting to me, because of when and how they choose to wilt. I'm not much more interested in gardening, and realize the value in actually educating myself on identifying different kinds of flowers.
Well what do you know, I wear a lot of pink now, too, whereas in my teen years, it was all black, browns, olives, deep purples. It's still in brainstorm stage, but soon I'd like to add a fashion section to the site, cuz it's fun, and I have a lot to show!