Hello and Happy May! I hope you are well. I’m still editing images from the Southern US trip so have to delay sharing South Carolina for a bit longer. Meanwhile, here are photos from recent shoots and a bit of what’s blooming in the garden right now. Lady Spring has been slow to grace us in the Pacific Northwest this year, but happily, I can with certainty say she has arrived.
(I love this basket! 99 cents at the thrift store.)
A spring nosegay picked straight from our sweet woodland garden including Hellebore (Helleborus x hybridus), Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum), Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) and Nemesia (Nemesia ‘Sunsatia Mango’).
More from the garden with the addition of Narcissus ‘Cheerfulness’ and ‘Sweetness’, Rhododendron ‘Cheer’, Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles) , Azalea and Evergreen Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens). Kwanzan cherry blossoms from Mom’s enormous tree. I might add that this basket is very fragrant! I wait all year for these heavenly smells.
Dearest sweet g, these are gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous and the colors make me smile and make my eyes glow! I love the 1st and the 2nd image so so much! Thanks so much for the cheer sweet friend! Happy mother's day and i hope you had a wonderful celebration! Happy week and love to you!
The flowers are lovely! It's a pity they fade(( Do you have fresh flowers in your house every day?
The basket is sweet. Did you paint it? You should have bought a dozen of them! Have you?
There are many things to love in your delightful post Georgianna – but the little rustic woven birds nest is just divine and the pink and white spotted – jug just perfect for flowers! Love it all! xx
Georgianna ~ what breathtaking photographs! I noticed in the second shot that there is a book cover with your name on it. Do you have a book out there that we all should know about? (*_*) ~Stacy~
Breathtaking!!!! All photos are absolutly stunning!!!!
Big Hugs,
Yvonne
Thank you, ladies!
Well, Olga, I would love to have fresh flowers inside every day but sometimes I am reluctant to cut them out of the garden as they are so pretty out there. We have lots of windows so we enjoy them that way too. Right now I have a big vase of narcissus next to me. :) I didn't paint the basket and bought the only one they had. But I'm inspired to paint more now.
Stacy, thank you! I wish it was my book – some day, maybe. No, it's just my copyright notice that fit along the spine. Thanks for noticing!
xoxo
And isn't spring beautiful in your home! I currently have two bunches of fragrant oriental lillies and yellow chrysanthemums in our home. Lovely autumn days here. I thought the same thing with the copyright notice along the spine until I figured it out. But I know that that is surely only a matter of time… x
Oh my, I think your pictures get more beautiful each time I visit! The chintz ware teacup is a perfect container for the lovely blossom. Very spring-like!
Thanks for stopping by my place, Georgianna, I'm so glad we are friends!
wonderful compositions!
do you buy yoru flowers? or do you get them from your garden? so pretty! fresh flowers just cheers the house up, doesnt it?
Oh Georgianna, Spring is such a glorious time. Rebirth is so very magic! And you make it even MORE magical! Personally, I am drooooooooling over that cute little pink pitcher with the white polka dots! How adorable! Can't wait to see more of Spring in your garden…it's always such a thrill when you post! x&o;, Annette
oh my gosh……you garden has to be the prettiest!!! Again….such gorgeous gorgeous photos…..love them all!
Dear Georgianna all photos are absolutly stunning!
Very very beautiful! I love!
Thanks for your kind visit Georgianna and tomorrow I'll send you the gift!!
Ciao Monica
These are so lovely. I can just imagine having them arranged this way around the house…I especially love the shot of the one in the teacup.
oh how absolutely stunning! if the flowers were alive and sentient, they would have been so pleased to see themselves photographed so…..
WOW! Ok I'm not just saying this but if I could cover the inside of my house in your flowers and photos, it would be heaven! LOL
SO beautiful, you brightened up my day for sure, thank you so much for sharing these! :) *hugs*
~Jen
"Stop it" b/c I'm about to run out of superlatives for your work soon !! xo Lauren PS–joke of course
You have no idea how much cheer your posts bring! Would you believe I am looking out my window at more snow this morning?
:)
As always, gorgeous photography, g!!!
Just love your posts and look forward to each one! The photos are just breathtaking!
-Lynn
Want to stept into your pictures, take a bath and take a deeeep breath. Amazing pictures. Thank you so much!
Lovely greetings from germany
Anja
Oh so beautiful! I love the periwinkle color in the bouquet. Glad Spring has finally arrived for you…I would probably still be in my hoodie sweatshirt!
SOOOOO beautiful G!!! You have amazing talent my friend! xo t.
I love how you took the tea cup and a bloom and made it so lovely and soft. We hare warming up slowly too. V
*sigh*
first thanks so much for your lovley comment, my dear…and for the time you spent to write some lines for me…;)…it makes me happy to see you from time to time on our blog…and what a colorful magic you have conjured up again for our eyes…you are just so amazing…and have stolen my heart…now for more than a year…;)…thanks my friend for these little pleasures every single moment in my life…cheers and a big hug…take care and enjoy the spring/summertime…i…
When I rolled down the screen over the wonderful basket filled with flowers, my nose was straining to smell!! hehe! What a great find- that little basket, and it looks old, and of nice quality, too. Lucky you! :) Of course as always, I must remember to breathe when I view your blog…I always hold my breath, because your photos are so perfectly beautiful. OH -the little nosegay was so charming – so pretty with the basket and sun behind it…a perfect sweet picture. I loved the single pansy in the basket. And the enormous pink ruffley blossoms MUST come from a huge tree. Is that the one outside your old bedroom window out front? Gosh they are beautiful.
Thank you Georgianna!
xoxo
-Sherilyn over at Clear Crick Cottage
The basket of flowers is exactly what a garden is all about! Especially when it's fragrant.
Beautiful photos! ::Jill
As always so very, very beautiful Georgianna.
Spring has been slow in coming here also, but I think we may be almost there!!
What rich, lush tones here. I love this collection of photographs.
Hi Georgianna,
All the photos are so beautiful but I especially love the first one. It looks like Spring has sprung for you!
Take care,
Carolyn
So beautiful! I love them all. The colors are so dreamy! Can't wait to see more! xo
Hello G
As I perused all of these lovely photos I was thinking about why I love your work so much. It is the details, all the little things you add or place just so that make them perfect – of course there are the techniques used to enhance as well.
I really must apply what I learn from you to make my photos better. (said this before haven't I? :-)
Hugs,
Judith
I know I sound like a broken record when I leave a comment here G, but I am truely out of words to describe the beauty I see here when I visit. These photos gorgeous!
hugs from here…
Your photos warm my heart! They are absolutely stunning and the colours are beautiful!! Thank you for all the visual treasures that you share with us!! Wini xo
When I click on your posts, I just sit back and wait for the beauty to reach my senses. Because I know I'm in for some gorgeous photos!
Brenda
Wonderful photos. Full of magic and light! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Warm greetings. :)
Oh G – LOVE those colors.
So soft yet bright – and so romantic feeling!
At last, at last, spring is here and I can look forward with great anticipation to all the lovely blogs ahead featuring a myriad of flowers.
Such a sweet spring nosegay!
Hi Georgianna,
Your garden must be beautiful and I loved seeing the way you have displayed the gorgeous flowers around your home.
I can imagine your home smells and looks heavenly.
Have a happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
You have so many beautiful spring flowers in the garden. Love them all! Here the "early summer flowers" are in bloom now. Such a short spring we had this year (I probably say that every year… ;)). Have a lovely weekend! xo
our spring here has been so lovely : like a warm summer …i love the little pink flower in the front in the turquoise glass vase with the yellow pistils, very pretty !
Beautiful, Gorgeous, Incredible, Breathtaking, Inspiring . . . I simply run out of adjectives when commenting on the beauty of your gardens, photos, and blog! ♥
Oh my goodness, such dreamy colours!
Hi Georgianna! Beautiful shots, lovely flowers, great colours…
After the Blogger calamity last week, Blogtrotter Two is showing the last post on Amsterdam 2010… Enjoy and have a superb week ahead!!
I wish you could be here in the room with me to hear my sigh of delight when I view your work, dear g! What a wonderful place of beauty you have created! I see that your garden is yielding many beautiful blooms, and I love your little pink thrift store basket, too. :)
xoxo
Flowers and books – you had me there! So beautiful. The basket filled with flowers is so lovely and colourful, it really did cheer me up. Thanks :-) Love from London xo
hi g! as always i am blown away with these photos! i absolutely adore the different glasses and teacups you used!!
You have some beautiful plants growing in your garden, their flowers are so lovely all combined together. A flower garden in a basket. Take care and hugs Jen.
This birds nest is beautiful! Is it a real one or did you buy it? I've just made one for the latest set I made (pics on my blog) and it was SO hard to do! Im very impressed with all the teeny tiny birds that can make them without the aid of glue! Such a pretty post :) x
Yay to the ranunculas, my favorite favorite, and yay to you, my favorite favorite photographer and blogger bud. Thanks for the light. Blessings.
Oh my what beautiful pictures and flowers!
May I ask what flowers are the first and second pictures? They're absolutely lovely! :)
chloe
Gorgeous as always… I can only imagine the lovely scents in your garden! Heavenly!
Hi Chloe, thanks so much for asking. The first photo shows ranunculus and the second photo shows blossoms from a Kwanzan cherry tree.
Thanks again for visiting!
It's always such a delight to come by for a visit g… your amazing creativity and soft, sweet beautiful images welcomed me cheerfully! I too love the purple basket and especially in the last image full of flowers… gorgeous! Love the teacup too!
Take care sweet friend… Dianne
Good morning, Geogianna! I can see why so many people commented on this post — it's breathtaking! I want to take everyone of these images, frame them and hang them all over my home. What a gorgeous atmosphere that would create!
I'm so sorry that it's taken me so long to get back to you and thank you for a lovely lunch. You are so very much like your photography — beautiful, charming, lovely and incredibly inspiring! Please let me know when you are in the area again — I'd love to make more time for you.
The world is lucky to have people like you — souls that spread beauty and loveliness.
Warmest wishes for a wonderful new week,
Kellene
Ranunculus must be much more popular in the west because I rarely see them here in New England. Maybe they'll show up more as summer rolls along.
We lost many of our flowers due to all the rain. Glad you able to pick so many from your garden. It must be a treasure trove of loveliness!
My apologies if I've already commented on this post – but it is lifting my spirit so much right now – I just want to dive right in. Such beauty you are adding to the world through these images.
Crazyly in love with all this post dear Georgianna, ah!! the basket filled with lovely and perfumed flowers, ahhhh!!!!
More ranunculas! *sigh* Lovely … just lovely. xo
There really are no words for how much I love these images. Pink, lavender, ranunculus, and polka dots – you do know how to turn a girl's head.
This series is remarkable Georgianna! Truly special, one of your very best!!