Flowers for all Seasons

December 29, 2014 by megtraveling

I’ve been thinking about this year and all the opportunities that I’ve had to see flowers while traveling. It seems that each season features colorful and unique flowers. Here are some of my favorites from the spring, summer, fall and winter. It’s a nice way to remember the year! I’m looking forward to the year ahead with new opportunities to travel as well as time to enjoy being near home.

I’ve noticed that spring and summer flowers are both bright and dainty:

Flowers in May

It’s spring!

Flowers for sale

Fresh spring color

Lilies

Day lily

Summer morning

Here are some interesting autumn and winter flowers:

Autumn garden

Early fall with bees…

Flowers in December

Cheery colors

Holiday flowers

I wish you a very Happy New Year!

In Search of Autumn Leaves

November 2, 2014 by megtraveling

The leaves are just starting to change color in Virginia and this is happening later than I’ve been used to. Typically by this time the leaves have mostly fallen so I’m really enjoying the change. Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed that just one tree will have a few leaves that are yellow, orange or red. Everything else is still green.

slowly changing color…

see the contrast

fall colors

still so much greenery

leaf on the pavement

However it now looks like autumn colors have finally arrived! It is interesting to see the colors changing and I drove to an orchard in the mountains to pick apples and enjoy some fresh cider, as well as admire the season’s colors.

Autumn has arrived.

More about autumn is here.

Dreamy

October 11, 2014 by megtraveling

Yesterday I drove to Charlottesville and I wanted to see if the leaves were starting to change colors. I had checked the weather forecast and saw that it predicted rain for the afternoon. Yet as I was driving it started to rain in the morning and it was generally gray and misty all day. But after I realized there wouldn’t be any sunshine I decided it could still be an interesting day. The scenery was actually more dramatic accompanied by the rain. I thought that it looked dreamy and it was fun to imagine where this path might lead. I’m sure it was a path to adventure!

I even found a tree that had pretty autumn leaves.

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Travel theme: Fresh

June 15, 2014 by megtraveling

I’m starting to take short trips around Virginia now that I’m getting settled here. It has been a lovely spring and I’ve traveled from Charlottesville to Williamsburg to see lots of fresh spring scenery. In addition to flowers I’ve been impressed by the bright blue sky, the sunshine and the different colors of green from leaves on the trees to those on shrubs and plants. Of course there have been lots of flowers and I’ve enjoyed seeing those too. It’s been interesting to see spring arrive this year and I’m looking forward to seeing how things might change as summer approaches. Here are some pictures of the scenery that I’ve observed.

Colonial Williamsburg

Richmond garden

Just greenery…

wildflowers

Spring flowers

Charlottesville and blue sky

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Spring!

May 3, 2014 by megtraveling

As I begin to get settled in my new area in Virginia I decided to drive to Charlottesville last weekend for a visit. With the mountain views, impressive architecture and the bright sunshine I don’t think I could have picked a better day to enjoy the spring. I’m looking forward to returning there later this year to see how it changes from season to season.