Friday, September 4, 2009

flower power



It's the last few days before Labour Day, which always feels to me like the end of summer... sigh (insert dreamy flashback of all my summer moments here). Is it just me, or did this summer just fly by? Anyhoo, feels like a perfect day to enjoy some of the summer blooms before they all start to slowly wilt away. These were taken this past week at Queen Elizabeth Park. I always get the urge to pick per-ty flowers when I see bunches of them together (don't worry, I actually didn't), but was just as happy to snap some pics instead. Hope everyone has a happy long weekend!

33 comments:

Anonymous said...

Soo pretty! Summer seems to have left us already! Fall is beginning to peer her head in! Have a great weekend.

Piggy said...

Beautiful flowers... ah.. it's making me all smiley and relaxed now. Going to miss summer :)

californiablue said...

Where did the summer go? I choose to consider September an honorary summer month :) Gorgeous flowers.

TLC Inspirations said...

I am a huge fan of flower photos! Beautiful shots!
I will miss the flowers of spring and summer, until next year when they make another amazing appearance.

missknits said...

oooo these are beautiful!

April Ink said...

i miss summer already :(

Anonymous said...

It sure did zip right by didn't it! We spent such a large part of the summer battling a fun little fungus our cat caught from a friend's cat...the summer just evaporated.

Love the flowers. Fuschias are so sweet. They remind me of ballerina skirts with little legs popping out of the bottom.

Kathy~Sweet Bird Designs said...

Summer sure does fly by. You've captured some beautiful images!

Cupcakin' It Up said...

GORGEOUS! Those purple flowers are breath-taking. Wow. You are very talented!

AMIdesigns said...

It seems we only had one week of summer this year, it's been a total washout. Your pics are gorgeous though

Almost Precious said...

Your photos are lovely. Thank you for posting such a pretty summer bouquet. Next there will be vibrant fall foliage to grace the landscape, but that's not around my immediate corner as it is 100 degrees out on our Florida patio right now. Ugh !

Justine said...

That lavender capture is great! Happy Labor Day weekend!

Justine
http://justnibbles.blogspot.com/

Kate8085 said...

Love the top photo!
Summer went waaaay too fast.
At least I can come back here and look at these perty flowers when I am freezing my ass off this winter for some happiness!

Chrisy said...

These are gorgeous pic...they have a read 3d quality...hope you get to enjoy the last days of summer this weekend...

Kylie Bowers said...

Oh wow beautiful Pics

Honey Nest said...

Wow, these are beautiful photos... Thank you so much for sharing these :)

SleightGirl said...

Ooooh! I wish we had pretty flowers like that out here in Vegas.

Rainy Day Gardener said...

Inspiring pics! I enjoyed them..thank you :)

koralee said...

lovely...lovely images today. Yes it does feel like Summer is slipping away...I am enjoying my fading garden as long as I can!Have a great Labour Day weekend.

Wee Sparrow Jewels said...

BEAUTIFUL photos!

I'm with you -- summer went by far too quickly this year. BUT, that chill in the air means I can start buying new sweaters! Wee!

Prayers4Theresa said...

Beautiful flower pictures. Seattle is getting rain today - hope you, my neighbor to the north, is faring better weather.

Samantha said...

Ohhh, what a beautiful park! Great pictures.

Anonymous said...

Summer DID fly by this year, I can't believe it's September already!

But I always look forward to fall, and the start of the holiday seasons as well, so I'm willing... I guess.
:)

Beautiful flower photos!!

Sandrine said...

The first flowers are particularly amazing in shape and colour!Happy long weekend;)

koralee said...

just wanted you to know I got up your lovely mini wood card set on my blog! Happy day to you!

Becca said...

Beautiful! I love the fushias they are one of my favorite flowers :)

Holly said...

I am loving this weekend, and your gorgeous flower photos are the perfect addition to this Sunday afternoon. Hope you're having an awesome holiday!

Courtney said...

Summer did fly by! I hardly had time to pull out my sundresses, and already I'm back in sweaters. I love those white flowers. They are really lovely.

Kim Caro said...

the power of flowers, what a great creation.

babalisme said...

... (having flashback of wonderful summer memories too) ..

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thank you for posting this, sure brings back many happy memories, lovely shots, btw. :)

Unknown said...

Beautiful! I wish summer was year-round. ;)

Marmalade Grenade said...

Gorgeous pictures and flowers! Just the pick me up I needed

DZFANTASY said...

Love the flower photos. I also love to take photos of flowers, so it is fun to see what others capture.

Great, colorful shots!