Perfect Pink Petunias

 Petunias are one of the stars of the flower world.

They are beautiful, give off fabulous fragrance, and are easy to maintain.

There's a farm stand that sells drop dead GORGEOUS petunias in huge pots.  

For many weeks now, I have been eyeing those lovely flowers.

Yesterday, one big, billowing pot came home with me. 

She took up most of the back seat of my old car.

She's now standing, in all her glory, on a tiny grass strip in front of the apartment.

A solar light has been jutted into the ground in front of her so she is even lighted up at night.

There is also a hanging plant out there, plus the hummingbird feeder. 

God's blessings are abundant and perfect pink petunia plant and hummingbirds are blessings readily able to be seen and enjoyed for many weeks to come.

Beauty, Beauty Everywhere

 

It's true there is beauty everywhere.

The key is to recognize it.

This week, while stopped at a red light, I turned my head to the left and saw the gorgeous display of flowers shown at the top of this post.

They were planted in the center space between two streets.

Volunteers plant flowers throughout this Western Massachusetts city and they do a stellar job.

Seeing those simple, colorful flowers lifted my spirit immediately.

Flowers truly are food for the soul.

WHAT IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL YOU HAVE SEEN LATELY IN YOUR OWN CORNER OF THE WORLD?

Aquarium Beauty

                      

There is something calming and even magical about aquariums.

They show a different world through glass and water.

While sitting in a medical waiting room lately, it was so much fun to get a close up look into an aquraium.

 It stood in one section of the room.

The sparkling water indicated someone definitely works at keeping the watery environment pristine.  

The fish gracefully swimming around came in different sizes, styles, and colors.

What fun it was seeing them in their natural environment. 

A fairly large fish with expressive, multi-colored eyes, was my fave. He/she came right to the glass as I was focusing my cell phone camera near the glass.

It was as if the fish were saying, "Hi there.  How's your day outside the water going?"

While one large fish chased a smaller one, it seemed to be all in fun rather than a potential fight or gobble situation.

A brown fish (creature?) on the bottom of the tank seemed a little scary. 

I don't know what kind it was but its appearance made me think of some kind of sea monster.

While waiting for my sister to come out from a doctor's appointment, gazing into the aquarium cut the waiting time for me.

It also gave me a very enjoyable short time to check out the calming effects of aquarium-watching plus have a little fun.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN AQUARIUM?

Protein in the Morning

 

A goal this spring and summer is to improve the quality of food that is eaten.

It says to be sure and include plenty of protein and fiber, plus fresh fruit and berries, in the diet. 

For breakfast, in an effort to have some protein with my carb-filled biscuit, I added some delicious cottage cheese with a tiny bit of sugar and cinnamon.

For whatever reason, toasted biscuits with real butter and a thin stream of honey have become a tasty obsession.  

In order to not buy them, I have to push the supermarket cart very fast when getting near them. ha!  Sometimes it doesn't work.

Fresh raspberries have also become part of today's breakfast.  

Luckily, I love all kinds of berries.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST?

A Swan Tale

Happy Sunday to all!

I hope your day is super blessed.

Yesterday, during a quick run into a Goodwill thrift store, a sparkling glass/crystal swan, sitting on a shelf, surrounded by other items, most definitely caught my eye.

Sometime in the last couple of years, on a trip to a Homegoods store, I saw two incredibly exquisite swan "lovers."  

They were on a display where gifts for weddings were displayed. 

 I wanted those swans but left the store without them.  

Two days went by and the swans would not go out of my head. 

So I decided to go back to Homegoods. If they were still there, then that meant I was meant to buy them.

They were there!

 Into the cranberry glass curio cabinet they went and have sparkled there ever since.

So yesterday's baby swan was a real heart-tugger.  Thankfully, she cost less than $8!

She's on a shelf in the cranberry glass curio, beneath her happy parents. 

Life is good!

Have a beautiful day.