Spring Blooms for Wordless Wednesday

Spring flowers are blooming and it's a great time for outdoor fun. 

What's your favorite springtime flower?

What sport or outdoor activities do you enjoy the most?

Do you spring clean or have any extra household tasks you take care of in the spring?

Want to see more spring flowers? Look here.

Please let me know you stopped by for a visit and what fun things you have planned for the spring. Why not get social with me? Share this post if you enjoyed seeing these beautiful spring flowers.

The quote for today follows: Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'  Robin Williams

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Wordless Wednesday Cary, NC

Lighted Fountain in Park at corner of S. Academy St. and Kildaire Farm Rd. 

Cary, NC is one of the south’s fastest growing towns and voted one of the best places to work and live in the country (Money Magazine). We visited there in the fall, and I'm finally able to post about it now.

I was so excited about going on the trip, that the night before I didn't sleep that well. Then, with fully packed airplane cabins during our connecting flights, we were anxious to land, stretch, and walk around.

My husband and I were grateful the downtown area, where our boutique hotel, the Mayton Inn, was located was only a quarter hour drive away from the airport. 

The Mayton Inn, in downtown Cary has custom built furnishings to reflect the feel of the 1920's, and environmentally responsible and green technologies were incorporated during construction and have been in place since it opened.

More About the Mayton Inn

Cary was a fun place for us to visit, because we spent quality time with family, had meals at delicious vegan friendly restaurants, and found great walking and recreational areas. 

We also discovered unique shops and things to do and see.

The revitalized downtown area has welcomed a fresh crop of new businesses, and is home to the Cary Arts Center and public library. Lovely homes, shops and restaurants, and street art line the brick walkways, with plenty of greenery interspersed.

Thanks for coming along with me to Cary, NC.

The quote for today follows: 

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” 

― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

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I appreciate the visit and hope you'll visit my blog again.

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Wordless Wednesday Tucson Street Art

I'm having a love affair with Tucson, and thought you would like to take a peek at my photos this Wordless Wednesday. Street art and natural beauty are two of the reasons I fell in love with this city in 2001, and why I love it still.

Shadow on the street, my honey and me in silhouette

Sonoran Desert, Brotherhood, and Natural Beauty

Space and Places to Walk or Hike Outdoors

Mural Painted on the Side of a Building Downtown

My Quote for today is,

"Once a year go some place you've never been before.” Dalai Lama

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 I Love Tucson and wish you'd vacation here.
Be well and Enjoy the Winter Holidays.

Please take a moment to comment. Have you ever been to Tucson? What did you like about it? Please explain. 

What do you look for when you travel to a new place? For me, I first consider if there are vegan friendly restaurants (which there are) and natural sights to see (many). Don't you think those are good reasons? 

Please visit my blog again. An upcoming feature is going to be about some of my favorite places to eat. ☝

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Celebrate Spring with Desert and Garden Flowers

I salute you with a Special Spring Desert and Garden Flowers, Colorful Leaves,and Flowering Tree Blog Post. I just noticed 500 people put this blog in their Google+ circles. Yahoo. I'm delighted and appreciative. This inspires me to visualize 500 more who will add me to their Google+ Circles or become Followers in the Coming Months. 

Now on to the show!

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Before you go take a moment to comment. 

What kind of spring flowers grow in your area?

Which flowers do you like the best? 

Which desert color or plant attracts your interest?

Sharing is caring and I'd love 💗 to hear from you. 

Scroll down to the bottom of this post and enter your comment in the comment area, then click publish. Happy Spring!

The quote for today follows:

"For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive."  D. H. Lawrence Quote Found on Brainy Quotes


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Frida Kahlo: Exciting Exhibit at Tucson Botanical Gardens for Wordless Wednesday

This is a Wordless Wednesday post, but I'm so excited about the show at the Tucson Botanical Gardens that I wanted to RAVE about it. 

Frida Kahlo, is an artist who is best known for the many self-portraits she painted. She was born in Mexico City in 1907, and lived with Diego Rivera, her Mexican Muralist artist husband in La Casa Azul until her death in 1954. Her home is now a museum and pilgrimage site for many who consider the artist an early Mexican feminist.

The exhibit in Tucson is a recreation of the gardens Frida maintained at La Casa Azul. The plants, colors, and forms that were such an important source of inspiration to Kahlo are included in the installation. 

See the pictures now...

At the Entrance to the Frida Kahlo Exhibit

A side view of entrance to exhibit

Here's a link to the Tucson Botanical Gardens and details about the Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life Exhibit October 10, 2016 - May 31, 2017

In the courtyard at Casa Azul

The Years Frida and Diego Lived at La Casa Azul

Here I am Enjoying the Sun and Surroundings

This Meso-American-inspired replica of a Pyramid built by Diego Rivera,was in the central courtyard of their home. It was a showcase for a diverse collection of cacti and succulents native to the deserts of Mexico and the Southwestern United States.

Lunch at the Cafe Botanica tops off the visit with a Christmas Eve Salad, Veggie Torta, and Bean Taco

If you live near or in Tucson or can come for a visit, this lovely exhibit is sure worthwhile.

How many of you have seen this exhibit or plan to come by before it ends in Oct. 2017?

Please comment below and share the love if you like what you see.

The quote for today is : "I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best." Frida Kahlo


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Halloween Edition Wordless Wednesday

Please Stay Safe and Have Fun This Halloween

The quote for today is: 

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,

May luck be yours on Halloween.    ~Author Unknown



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Wordless Wednesday at Tohono Chul Park

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The quote for today is from Albert Einstein

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