week in photos

new crush

i have a new crush. no, not that kind of crush.

i have discovered a new app for my iphone.  hipstamatic.  i am in love. i am in awe. i love the vintage, rugged and grungy look. and it only costs $1.99. a real bargain

there are several different lenses and types of film you can use, adding to its charm.

did i mention i am in love?

outside

hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

in bloom

this afternoon we took a drive out to cooper's garden to check on the daffodils. they are doing wonderful and were such a welcome sight!

the view

outside our front window is a sure sign that spring has arrived!

changing color

we have several different varieties of hydrangeas in our yard which provide a profuse amount of flowers during the summer months. seriously, i think have have fresh cut hydrangeas in most rooms of the house during july and august. while they are spectacular during the height of their color, i have fallen in love with their changing colors after they peak. this is my favorite time to cut them, put them in about and inch of water and let them dry out. this way we have color all winter long. a gentle reminder of what is to come after the winter thaw.

at the garden

this morning we went out to coopers garden with the dogs for our sunday morning walk. we also decided it was time to put the daffodil bulbs in the ground. well, my precious husband planted the bulbs in their new home, while i took pictures and held the beasts. we put about 50 bulbs all around the garden. i cant wait to see them in the spring!

can you believe how big the garden has gotten?

still blooming

our dahlias are still blooming like crazy. i do love them so! there is nothing like fresh cut flowers to brighten your house.

enjoy the last bit of summer.

straight out of a fairytale

this lily is right outside our front door and it reminds me of something you would see in a fairytale. first of all it is at least 6 inches taller than me, there are 14 flower buds on it (currently 8 are open) and it is has the most ginormous flowers i have ever seen. i imagine it going all the way to the sky, the perfect gateway to land where all your dreams come true.

a garden for cooper

shortly after we picked the location for coopers service, my precious husband began thinking about what kind of tree we could donate to the arboretum in cooper's honor. since my precious husband has his degree in horticulture from cornell, i knew it we would not be planting an ordinary tree. he spent some time thinking and researching, finally settling on an eskimo sunset sycamore maple. what we did not know, was the politics involved in tree donation, and of course we are not the typical donors. my precious husband had a very specific place in mind where he wanted coopers tree planted. his vision did not mesh well with the overall vision of the arboretum, particularly since they paid a landscape architect a great deal of money for a master plan. however, after some back and forth, we were given more than just a spot for a tree, we were given a whole burm where we could plant whatever we wanted. better yet, it is located right next to the children's playground and soon to be planted children's garden. i can not think of a better spot for cooper's garden.

so monday after work, we planted the garden. well, my precious husband planted it and my mom, mother in law and i watched from the sidelines.

we will plant bulbs in the fall, daffodils, of course. i think it is a perfect spot for us to go and feel close to cooper. i know cooper approved of his garden because there was this one bird sitting in a tree watching us the entire time, just chirping away. it was if he was saying, " thanks dad for planting a garden just for me."

spring has sprung

my computer is virus free and running like new! i must admit it was hard to be away from the internets for 24 hours. and i definitely missed not having friday knitting, but i don't have any finished projects to share, so stay tuned for next week's edition of friday knitting.


i am happy to say that spring has sprung in our little corner of the world. here are some bits of spring for your viewing pleasure.

please enjoy.....