For the Flower Hour, share your images of flowers, gardens, fields of flowers, seasonal leaves and plants, fungus, algae, cacti, blossoms, berries, and wildflowers. Bouquets and silk/faux flowers are welcome.
There are no specific themes for the Flower Hour; please use your own photography.
Earth Day falls on Wednesday, April 22, this year. Here in North Eastern Washington, the daffodils have peaked!
“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” — Lilly Pulitzer
One of the places we visited on our road trip was the Empire Mine State Historic Park, located in Grass Valley, in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. This park, rich in history and natural beauty, was once the site of one of California’s largest gold mines.
We strolled through the meticulously maintained gardens, where vibrant flowers added bursts of color to the landscape, and discovered that the daffodils were happily blooming here in late March. More about the gardens next week.
“It’s Earth Day. I wonder if we can plant more trees than people for a change?” — Stanley Victor Paskavich
New to The Flower Hour photo challenge? Please check out my page for more information! I encourage “double-dipping” with other blog challenges if you do not want to create a separate post.
This week, I’m linking to Dawn’s Spring Festival and Pepper’s One Step Challenge #6.
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