April Flowers bring May showers? Hmmm, do I have this backward? March did go out like a lamb at least here in Eastern Washington. We loved the warm temps on Easter Sunday. And the rain began in the middle of last week.
Your flowers don’t have to bloom in April to be featured in this week’s challenge. Please use anything floral from your archives this week, if you wish.
I must dig through my archives to find florals since we don’t get a lot of blooms this early in Eastern Washington.
But late March yielded some small but mighty wildflowers along the nearby Centennial Trail. The pine forested floor boasts purple Grass Widows (aka Olysnium, Wild Iris).
“Spring dresses in wildflowers and greens, a visionary for hopes and dreams.” ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
A tiny yellow ranunculus sprung up along the trail.
I found this gorgeous little crocus in a Spokane neighborhood.
In a land and time far, far away, in Sacramento, spring always arrived early and brought with it gorgeous tree blooms.
“Mother Earth is awakening to springtime’s sunlit call; as flowers paint with the wind, breathing hope once more.” ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
Floral bouquets are another beautiful source of flowers. I got this stunning bouquet for Mother’s Day last year.
I might have seen this floral bouquet around Valentine’s Day in a store.
Beautiful bouquets adorned the casket of our family friend, my brother-in-law’s longtime partner of 20 years, who passed away last week. May she rest in peace.
“Every flower blooms in its own time.” ― Ken Petti
Sharing for Cee’s Flower of the Day, and Dawn’s Spring Festival.
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
As you read this post, we are traveling to Portland, OR, and into Southern Washington State to help my dear cousin with my uncle who recently moved into assisted living. For this reason, I won’t share a round-up as posts are linked. Please visit your fellow bloggers’ links in the comments section.
Lest you be confused with a few purple flowers in this post, this week is the floral theme, and next week is the Sunday Stills Monthly color challenge featuring the “colors” of crystal, diamond, quartz, and purple. I can’t wait to see your beautiful flowers this week!
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