These are the ramblings of a self-described wheat, grain and gluten-free “gourmet girl” that loves to cook and eat good food. I love creating and sharing recipes and photographing “beautiful food”. In July 2012, I eliminated wheat, grains and added sugar from my diet and rediscovered real, whole fresh foods again and effortlessly lost 65+ pounds. Join me in my wheat, grain and gluten-free journey. See how easy it is to enjoy grain free gourmet, one meal at a time! Welcome to my blog. Enjoy!
Monday, May 30, 2016
Happy Memorial Day!
Wishing everyone a Happy Memorial Day! Today's post involves flowers, not food...and a reminder that sometimes we need to stop and smell (or admire) the flowers, for we are able to do so because of the brave men and women who fought and died for our country. I took some photos of what's currently blooming in my yard because everything is so colorful and beautiful right now. My viburnum and azaleas bloomed weeks ago and my magnolia tree is almost done blooming as well as my wisteria which was gorgeous this year. My butterfly bushes have begun blooming and we have lots of crape myrtles that should begin blooming in the next couple of weeks for another explosion of color. Right now the roses, daylilies, Gerber daisies, gardenia, Endless Summer hyrdrangeas, and lacecap hyrdangea are absolutely gorgeous. Check out a few of my photos below. Enjoy!
Hi GGC,
ReplyDeleteYour pix are absolutely breath-taking! Thanks for posting them. And thanks also for your beautiful sentiments regarding the true meaning of Memorial Day and for reminding all of us that it's much, much more than just an extra day off from work ...
Such a colorful yard you must have. Lots of hard work too I am sure.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!
Thank you GG for the beautiful photos! Our flowers are starting to become quite showy as well. We can't wait for everything to be in bloom to attract the hummingbirds to the yard. They are so fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Peg
Hi CyberSis,
ReplyDeleteThank you.
P.S. - We made it into the 90s today...yuck! Hope this is simply an aberration! It was 10 degrees above our norm for this time of year. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. :-)
Hi Charlotte,
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend. :-)
Hi Peg,
ReplyDeleteThank you! Lucky you with hummingbirds. We get them occasionally but not as often as I like. We get butterflies. I notice that when our hostas get their flower stalks with the little bell shaped flowers is when we see the hummingbirds. Do you put up feeders to draw them to your yard or do you plant something specific to draw them? Hope you had a great weekend. :-)
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing your glorious flowers with us!
ReplyDeleteAlice B.
Hi Alice,
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend. Looks like this weekend is going to be a hot and muggy one here. :-)