I am happy to say that I’ve seen lots of flowers this year and they are a welcome sight. It started in January when I was in Seattle. Although it was winter there were buckets of flowers at Pike Place Market. In late April I took a walk in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee in time to see some dainty wildflowers growing along the trail. Next I saw cheerful flowers in Barcelona followed by late spring blooms in Paris. And just recently I was in Maine. Even though flowers differ by season and climate they are always beautiful.
Pike Place Market in January
springtime in Gatlinburg
Great Smoky Mountains
May in Barcelona
Paris flower with a bee…
Maine in July
A colorful flower display in Maine:
Beauties all around you! Love the colorful blooms.
Thanks Renee! I didn’t realize how many different places that I’d taken pictures of flowers… :)
Absolutely beautiful! Much as I love winter (the striking sparseness is part of its charm to me), I do miss the colorful flowers.
Flowers are so pretty – I really miss seeing them during the winter too!
Who can resist such glorious colours and shapes? Beautiful!
That’s just how I feel about flowers – they are irresistible!
There’s something so cheering about flowers. Lovely collage of images. ;)
Thank you – I always feel happy when I see flowers in bloom!
What’s not to love about flowers?
That’s a good question – I love everything about flowers!
Beautiful pictures!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful flowers around the world! Thanks for sharing, Meg!
You’re welcome Amy! I was so glad to see the flowers and get these pictures as souvenirs… :)
gorgeous!
Thanks Cindy!
I’ve just come to this from Tricia Mitchell’s post on Claude Monet in Giverny, so my evening has been full of flowers. I tweeted Tricia’s so I guess you deserve no less, Meg :)
Thanks Jo – I hope you like flowers because it sounds like you’ve seen a lot of them!
There are many worse things, Meg. Still reeling from the shock over Anita Mac. Your flowers were a welcome relief.
You’ve had an ‘annus florabilis’! The white and blue ones just above the geraniums from Maine are particularly lovely.
That’s a great expression – I like it! The flowers I saw in Maine were very pretty… :)
Lush and colorful blossoms to see just before bedtime. Serene and fragrant. Nice!
That sounds very relaxing and calming too… thanks Ruth!
Just lovely :)
It was really pleasant to see all these flowers!
The flowers are beautiful!
I thought they were very pretty too!
Love all your beautiful flower photos. Window boxes in Maine, actually all over New England are a source of pride. Many towns have contests to see which business on the local main street has the prettiest window boxes.
Thank you Karen. I hope this window box won a prize because I thought it was gorgeous!
Me too. :)
You really have had some wonderful traveling this year. Coast to coast, and internationally! It would be very interesting for me to notice the different flowering cycles. Climates and the length of days and sunshine would really affect what blooms best and when, but you’re right, each and every bloom is perfect. I could never seriously consider having a favorite flower. Each time I notice a particularly pretty flower or a bright color I decide “that” is my favorite. :-)
I’ve had some wonderful opportunities to travel this year and seeing all these flowers was such a treat! I could never pick a favorite either – they are all beautiful… :)
I just love the flowers at Pike Place Market anytime of the year. You took some great flower pictures everywhere you went. Tulips have always been and always will be my favourite!
Thank you Darlene! It was delightful seeing those tulips during the winter… :)
Beautiful. Couldn’t resist stopping by and letting you know. Paulette
I really appreciate your comment Paulette! Thank you very much. :)
If you are ever back in Washington, I highly recommend a visit to La Conner. It is north of Seattle but in springtime rivals Holland with its abundance of tulips!
Thank you for that suggestion – it sounds wonderful!
Mount Rainier makes a splendid backdrop to acres of tulip… It is stunning. A bit like being in Holland.