Thursday, June 17, 2010

they're blooming!!!



















hipppp hipppp hoooray!

lets all say, "t~you're a dork!"....yes, i think we have all already agreed on this general concensus (did i spell that right?)....or is it consensus?

sooooo not last year but the year before......the hubs decided he would trim the hydrangeas....let's say major hair cut for them....like trim them down to their bare A****. ouch. poor little pink hydrangeas.....yes, he cut them down, (in his defense, it was the end of the blooming season and he 'thought'....they should be hacked, errr trimmed down)....but apparently, he trimmed them so low that they never bloomed last season. yep. not one stinkin flower.....talk about major disappointment. i thought he has scarred them for life. i thought we would never see another bloom again.....until......today!

yes, i am excited. hydrangeas are my second fav flower. gerbera daisies being FIRST....
























sorry the pic is a little blurry......but you get the idea! especially PINK gerbera daisies! they always make me smile! so fun and girly!

but look what also is blooming in my flower garden.......


















my lavender!!! whooop! whooop! yes, and it smells so super duper amazing....remember my post about loving the smell of fresh laundry...esp. lavender vanilla fabric softener....delightful!

i also whipped up a sweet little summertime wreath for the front door~i try to make a new one for every season and holiday......(they are super easy with the help of a little ribbon and this little amazing thing called a glue gun.....


sorry the camera i was using was my phone and the lighting is not sooooo good! but again, you get the drift....just simple. thats how i have been living life these days. rolling with the punches, enjoying the summer dog days of summer (and yes, mother nature, any time you would like to give us some sunshine, and hot sticky weather, i am A-OK with it.)......

what have y'all been doing to enjoy your summer??? 

happy thursday! i am sad, our vacation is quickly coming to an end....boo. we do have some fun stuff planned for the remaining few days...will keep ya posted with pics very soon! xoxo 

4 comments:

Amy B @ Second City Randomness said...

I love the flowers! I can keep some plants alive, but flowers? Forget it! And I try so hard...

Aurora said...

Your hydrangeas are awesome! Love the color! I have blue ones in my front yard and my hubby wants to get rid of them and put in azaleas...I say No way!! I hope yougot your Christmas in July (well, June, I guess) craft exchange gift-it was supposed to arrive on Monday! Let me know if you didn't get it(I mailed it USPS which isn't always reliable, but I try to support them), I'll make something else.

Autumn @Good Eats Girl said...

So glad that your hydrangeas came back! My hubby did the same thing to our flowering shrubs a few years ago...I came home and about fell over! They didn't bloom for about two years and they finally came back!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the wreath on your door! Too pretty!

Lindsay @ http://pancakesnpajamas.blogspot.com/ said...

I love hydrangeas! We have a huge blue bush in our backyard. I could see how your hubby could have done that!