When I see beautiful flowers adorning a neighbor's yard...or my yard as luck would have it…here is what I remember: kneeling down in the cool northeastern Ohio grass next to my "aunt" Wanda. She was really my cousin, hence the quotations, but I was about five and she was about 45 so to me she was my aunt. I can clearly remember one day, kneeling next to her, putting those bulbs in the ground. Then we went for a walk down the street with my favorite toy, a stuffed monkey I'd named Joe. Each of us holding one of Joe's plastic hands. I am sure there was lemonade and cookies involved at some point. Below is a photo from 1970 (photographers of photo at left and below, unknown.) Aunt Wanda is sharing a blanket with me, with my parents on the right. When my children were born in 1981 and 1983, Aunt Wanda was there to be a part of their childhood memories as well. A registered nurse, Wanda once told me her dream job would have been to be an editor.
Here are some photos for you today. Some of these were taken in Mark's and my yard and some were taken at a friend's yard. (2 were taken at the Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio.) I work out of a home office, so it is great to be able to take a short break, pick up the camera, and go outside and shoot when the light is just right.
Enjoy!
Adding the following for Kate O'hehir. These roses were outside of a shop near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, a few years ago.
Photographs copyright Janice Phelps Williams. All rights reserved,
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Algis, thank you. I stopped by your blog but OS was in a slow mood and I couldn't pull up the essay I wanted to read. I will check back at it very soon. I see you are a photographer, so double thanks on the comment…since forcing myself to learn manual settings I appreciate the work of photographers so much more now. Cameras are very far from "automatic."
DayLily: I do not know their name because they are in someone else's yard. They are super pretty, though, and seem quite hardy.
♥R
Thank you, Christina and Christine for stopping by and commenting also!
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www.runningwithstilettos.com
bbd, Christine Gerry, and Erica K.: Thank you for stopping by and commenting. I must go now and see what you all are up to.
Mary: I just visited your page and WOW, your flower photos are beautiful also. Yes, many of the same types of flowers, but I never get tired of looking at photos of flowers. Love the title of your URL "runningwithstilettos.com" -- something I could never ever do, except perhaps in my mind!
What lovely photographs!
Kate O’hehir: I’ve added a roses photo just for you!
Algis: You are right and I have not only photos of flowers, but photos of me wearing embroidered bell bottom jeans in the 1970s to prove it!
Diary...: Thanks for commenting. I will visit your page. Don’t make me send you cookies!
Pam: Oh, you have made my weekend. How beautiful this quote is and I have been so fortunate to have many folks who shed a light for me when I needed it. Thank you!