Yellow Iris

Spring is slowly awakening here in the Bluegrass State. As I drive the countryside, patches of yellow Daffodils dot the landscape. The grass is slowly greening. Spring breezes bring warmth where winter's cold winds once blew. Buds stand ready to burst forth from every branch of every tree.

As I step inside each shop, fuzzy yellow ducks and chicks greet me with smiling faces. Speckled eggs and brightly colored Easter baskets are piled high on the tables. Faux grasses stand at the ready in their bright pinks and yellows and purples. Chocolate Easter bunnies and speckled eggs fill the shelves waiting patiently for candy jars overflowing.

Bygone days come back to me now of Easter's past. Bonnets adorned with flowers and long ribbons stand ready and waiting. Patent leather shoes shiny as glass sparkle in the bright sunshine. Soft pink pinafores with freshly ironed creases hang in the closet. Church bells soon give way to dinner as smells of Easter ham waif in the air. Harbingers of Spring surround us. Sorry to have been away for a bit. Such a busy schedule. ENJOY!

The Best of 2012

The year is quickly coming to a close. With a mere several weeks remaining in 2012 and, what with two major holidays at our back doors, I thought it fitting to take a quick look back at 2012 in photos. So many gorgeous flower images came to the forefront as I attempted to create a collage that I felt compelled to feature just flowers in the first Best Of collage and leave the nature and landscapes for another collage later. Featuring images taken from The Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, to Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky, to Mustatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in Seymour, Indiana, I give you The Best of 2012. ENJOY!

The Pond at Cave Hill Cemetery

Sunday afternoon turned out to be the best day of this past weekend to take a drive. So I headed over to Cave Hill Cemetery, an historic landmark situated right outside Downtown Louisville. Cave Hill is known for it's ornate and decadent headstones and mausoleums, not to mention the fact that it is a huge cemetery of approximately 200 or more acres in size. It also is the resting site of Colonel Harlan Sanders and his wife, as well as many famous Louisvillians. A close friend of mine was also laid to rest here many, many years ago.

After checking the largest pond near the main offices and finding too much duck feeding and visitor activity for my taste, I decided to check out some other 'wild' areas of the cemetery. I drove over to the military area where white headstones line several large hills and discovered this pond, sitting down at the bottom of a hill, with gorgeous Cypress trees and Cypress knees and beautiful yellow irises growing around the parameter of the pond. The whole scene was surreal and not something you would expect to find in the city, but there it was. So beautiful. Hope your week is off to a good start. ENJOY!