We're smack dab in the middle of December. It's looking mighty gray where I live, and I must confess that I don't do gray. I like color. Gobs of it.
So, our one-minute vacation takes us away from the gray and into colorful flowers.
This delicate beauty made me smile and sigh. I love how the photographer captured it against a black background.
These lavender jewels stirred my senses. I'm positive I can hear bees buzzing and birds chirping. There's a gentle breeze fluttering through my hair, and the sun's warmth caresses my bare arms. Oh, summer, I miss you!
Miles and miles of red, yellow, and orange. How I'm enjoying this view!
Anyone else hit with the urge to bend and inhale these pink blossoms?
This arrangement took my breath away. The centers of the roses fascinate me, and the violet against white really pops. Gorgeous!
Thank you for running away from the gray Monday with me.
Enjoy your day!
Those pics are amazing, Jill! So we should switch houses. Florida is pretty colorful. :-) And I kind of like monochromatic. :-)
ReplyDeleteI especially love the wide-open field shot. Gorgeous! True confession: I do so love dark and cloudy days! Trade you ;)
ReplyDeleteI am a bit of a fan of the odd thunder storm complete with lighting and the possibility of hail. Queensland (in Australia) gets its fair share of those.
ReplyDeletelove those blooms with the diamonds. Where do you buy them? :)
Ok so all I could think of when I looked at the field of orange and yellow flowers was "Poppies...lots of poppies..."
ReplyDeleteLOL (I don't even think I said the line right...think Wizard of Oz)
Oh my gosh, I just had the most fragrant shot of goodness.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'm delirious with gratitude for that!
~ Wendy
Beautiful! I need that today. Ga is ugly in the winter. I miss colors!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's gray here too. Thanks for the splash color!
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you Jill! Gorgeous!! I'll need to come back and review this frequently in the dreary days ahead!
ReplyDeleteWhile I prefer dark and stormy days, I miss the vibrant colors of summer. Those are some lovely images!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the color, Jill. There's not much color up here this time of year. Just the colors in the sky.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning!
ReplyDeleteJessica: I would LOVE to switch houses for a day! Southeastern Michigan is gorgeous about eight months of the year, but the other four are so dreary.
Georgiana: Oh, yes, let's trade! Perfect!
Tabitha: Australia is one of my dream travel destinations! And your roses don't grow that way?? :)
Marybeth: Ha! Ha! Lots of poppies...
Wendy: You always make me smile!
Kristen: No problem! I have the same lack of color here!
Susan M: You are SO welcome!
Jody: Me too! Hey, U of M has a beautiful indoor section of its botanical garden. If we get desperate... :)
Angie: It's nice to have a variety, isn't it?
Paul: I'll bet the sky is gorgeous. Do you see the Northern Lights?
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Needed that... thanks! :O) Very gray here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Just what I needed. It's not so much gray here as blinding white...we got more snow this morning.
ReplyDeleteDiane: Here, too!
ReplyDeleteErica: Did last week's blizzard hit you? I hope the weather clears soon.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Gray in Ottawa Hills, too, Jill. I'm with you...I love the color. Fortunately, California beckons at week's end. I'm already there mentally! Patrice
ReplyDeleteGlorious pictures, Jill! I love these one-minute vacations! They are doing the trick to de-stress! It's a bit gray in GA today, too - but there's a foggy film outside my windows that looks positively surreal! Enjoy your day and thanks for the 'gobs of color!' :)
ReplyDeleteJill,
ReplyDeleteThank you. I really felt I could reach out and touch the flowers. It is so gray and cold here today but for a moment I forgot it was winter.
Warmly,
Tamara
Patrice: I'm sooo jealous!!
ReplyDeleteMaria: Ooo--gray and surreal? I might not mind that!
Tamara: Thank you so much! The pictures made me feel the same!
Thank so much for stopping by!
Thanks for the pleasant escape! The flowers are beautiful and full of sweet aroma. It's been gray here for weeks, I needed that dose of vibrant color.
ReplyDeleteI love it!! This is such a good December idea on your blog!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little vacation! Thanks Jill.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics, Jill. But my absolute favorites were the first and last pics. Thanks for the mini-colorful vacation!
ReplyDeleteOh, just what I needed! I especially love the profusion in pink. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree...the pink flower was gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo, I left you a little something over at my blog (I didn't realize you already received one, but hey...never hurts to get another!)
http://faithhopeandsuspense.blogspot.com
Tamika: Another gray day here too!
ReplyDeleteKatie: Thanks!
Natalie: You're welcome!
Ellie: I love that last one too!
Sherrinda: Pink is one of my favorite colors!
Ralene: Well, thank you! I'm coming over!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Wonderful pics, especially the first one.
ReplyDeleteWhile winter is my least favorite season, I do have more energy. The cold weather gives me an anticipation and appreciation for the arrival of spring.
Blessings,
Susan :)
Oh Jill, lovely pics. All of them leave me breathless. We have a little color left where I'm at (NC) but not much.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Florida, the keys actually, and I am use to having lots of color all year.
Though I love the white snow mixed with the awesome blue sky, something I never even saw until in my thirties. :)
I'm weird in that I LOVE gray, overcast days. :-) But I also get tired of them day after day, so these pics were a definite pick-me-up!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of the color in this very gray Michigan day. I love every picture. What a nice little mini vacation!
ReplyDeleteFabulous post!!! Brightened my view and widened my baby blues!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this blog.
Patti
www.pattilacy.com/blog
Oh... wonderful color, happy color, bright color! Thank you for color!!
ReplyDeleteI found my way here from A Walk in My Shoes. I am SO glad I did! ;-)
Flowers bring so much beauty in this world. Thanks for beautifying cyberspace!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those pics! You definitely brightened my day.
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