searchingtoseeFlower Friday
Posted on July 19, 2012
Something a bit cheery for today I think. It’s been such a wet and miserable week (for a change).
Off to a music festival this weekend with Alex. I have my wellies and waterproof at the ready (but I’m praying hard for sunshine), and my super-organised husband has laid out the camping equipment. Come Sunday I’m sure I’ll be exhausted and smelly, and thankful for my bed.
Happy weekend everyone!
Emilyx
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Flower Friday
Posted on June 29, 2012
Well that week really flew by….
Time for another flower: there are lots of these around at the moment, especially in our garden. I’m pretty sure it’s a dog rose, but feel free to correct me if I’m wrong! This one is a little crumpled, and past its best, but I like the way the golden stamen are illuminated, tall and bright in the sunlight. A sweet, delicate little flower. Later on, in the Autumn when they mature, they will turn into beautifully plump orange or red rose hips. When we lived in Italy Alex used to go and collect them from the road side and make a fragrant, sweet sticky rosehip syrup for the children. The Italians all thought he was perfectly mad – I guess it’s a very British thing!
I’m officially in countdown mode now – just 3 weeks until the end of term and holidays 🙂
Happy weekend!
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Flowers for Friday
Posted on June 22, 2012
Last Friday I came across Alex posting a fence picture on Flickr entitled ‘Happy Fence Friday!’
“What’s that all about??”
“Well, it’s a fence… you know, for Fence Friday. Like Macro Monday”
“Macro Monday?”
“… erm, it’s a Flickr thing…”
(As you can tell I don’t really do Flickr. I would like to get more into it, but, well, time is an issue.)
“Oh, ok then.”
Anyway, I decided to start my own little thing on here. I’ll call it Flower Friday. Just to put everyone in a happy flowery weekend kind of mood (I apologise if anyone has done this before, but I like the idea of posting flower pictures on a Friday, convenient alliteration aside). And if you live in the UK like me you will definitely need cheering up what with the intemperate weather we have been experiencing lately.
I’m not sure what kind of roses these are, but they are such a beautifully intense shade which I can’t quite describe; not quite pink, or red, or peach. Very appealing.
So, today I’m off on a girl’s weekend. Alex is looking after the kids, and I am looking forward to lots of laughter, yummy food, plenty of alcoholic beverages, walks by the sea, sleeping in, cycling, reading on the train (oh how I love solitary train journeys), having my thoughts all to myself and setting them free to wander….
What are you all looking forward to?
Have a great weekend everyone!
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
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