Sunday, March 20, 2011

SIGNS OF SPRING

Our first Bird of Paradise!


~ I got my passport ~
~ My new door mat ~
~ Cute sock monkey ~
~ Awesome ornament from Mark ~



40 comments:

Michelle said...

Beautiful flowers!!

Hope your having a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

ahhh how beautiful. We had a few flowers pop up but they are calling for more snow next week, boo.

Renegades said...

Your flower shots are so pretty.

trennia said...

Beautiful flowers, and my third born daughter loves sock monkey's!

Karen Mortensen said...

Love all the flowers. So beautiful. Where are you going? I think you toled us but I forgot.

Sonya said...

I can't wait to see more actual flowers here!

Anonymous said...

Oh how nice! Enjoy your week.

CB said...

Birds of Paradise are the most beautiful flowers - It is one thing I miss about not living in California anymore.

Cute sock monkey!!

Happy Spring to you Debby :-D

A multi-dimensional life said...

So pretty! Happy first day of spring!!! So happy, although we are having huge thunderstorms here today...and it's still cold. It won't be long though...waiting impatiently! :)

Deb said...

great photos...

Mary said...

Those flowers are gorgeous! When I got my passport, I felt as though the world had opened up to me!
My girls got a sock monkey from Santa Paws last Christmas!

Empty Nester said...

SOCK MONKEY!!!! I love those guys!!!

Anonymous said...

Happy Spring! Just look at all those beautiful flowers :)

A passport? Sounds like another trip is in your future...

I love all of your new gifts!

Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...

I love the sock monkey!
Yay for the passport! I hope you get to go somewhere fun!

Hilary said...

great pictures... spring is in the air... it hit 75 here on Friday!

LynnMarie said...

As I type this, we have been in Spring for 32 minutes! Great pictures - enjoy!

Rochelle@AFamilyofLooneys said...

Love your shots of the flowers. Gorgeous.

Technodoll said...

We don't even have beautiful flowers like that in our flower shops, Debby! WOWZA!

The sock monkey made my day, too.

Well, so did seeing your passport and european destinations all mapped out - soooo happy for you, girl!

ps: your pink bloggy bird is a beaut :-)

Jenn Erickson said...

Debby, your flowers are beautiful! Happy Spring!

Leslie said...

I'm waiting for the sun to shine and pop up some beautiful flowers like that around here!

...and your sock monkey is the cutest thing ever!

nancygrayce said...

Beautiful flowers! Our azaleas are starting to bloom so I'm hoping we don't have another freeze. The weeds are also coming up full force....yuck!

Glad you got your passport and I love the sock monkey!

Anonymous said...

Yeah

xinex said...

Your bird of paradise is so lovely, Debby. And yippee! You decided to go to Europe with your hubby. How fun!...Christine

Caroline said...

Beautiful & I love Sock Monkeys !!! Have fun on the trip !!!
Happy Spring !!

Kerri said...

pretty! love the sock monkey!!

Liz Mays said...

Look at those cute little flip flops. That will be darling on the tree!

Ty makes a sock monkey now? So cute!

Jealous about your trip, but so happy for you!

Amy said...

Looks like you are ready to go. Yeah.. Enjoy the Spring weather!

Alexis AKA MOM said...

YEAH so you're going!!!! I'm so excited!!!

Your flowers are beautiful I can't wait for some to come here :)

April said...

I am lovin' those pretty flowers! You're going to London and Paris? What a lucky girl you are! :)

Donna @ The House on the Corner said...

Awesome flowers!!

Are you going somewhere!?! Didn't you just go on a vacation?!? No Fair! I haven't even gotten one together yet ;-)

Randi Troxell said...

oh your flowers are just GORGEOUS... i LOVE spring time and summer!!!

Colleen - the AmAzINg Mrs. B said...

Your flowers are sooo pretty! Wish I could see more growing here..but spring WILL COME..sooner or later :-)
Love you photos but of course, the sock monkey stole my heart! Give Skye a belly rub from me!

Deborah Ann said...

Passport? Does that mean you're going to Paris?

Brandy@YDK said...

yay - happy stuff!

secret agent woman said...

I have a sock monkey, and he has a miniature sock monkey of his own.

Libbie said...

SPRING!!! Love all the flowers! I have lots of tulips daffodils in my kitchen right now :)

Your passport!!!! I am so happy for you! Those travel pamphlets ensure me you will be having a wonderful vacation!!! Wish I could go!!! :)

Have a great Tuesday!
Lib

gigi said...

Wow, Wow, and double wow! that's a lot of excitement :-)

Joanne said...

Love this post so hopeful and happy! Blessings, Joanne

Amy said...

Beautiful flowers!

jayayceeblog said...

When we lived in Southern California, I remember driving by an area that was just a sea of Bird of Paradise. Took my breath away! We are fortunate now to have a couple of them in our yard and I just love it when they bloom!

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