May 11, 2023

THANKFUL THURSDAY

Last weekend we were thankful for the most beautiful days one could ask for ... bright blue skies, perfect temperatures, light breezes.  And it was the Annual Flower Show in the park ... with yummy food booths, arts and crafts vendors ~ smiling people ~ and puppers of every breed or mix you can imagine!  Cute happy toddlers, babies in strollers ... a clown here or there ... balloons and streamers on lampposts .... music drifting in the air from a live concert.  Flowers and plants from local growers overflowed the walkways begging to be taken home to gardens and porches and balconies ~ colorful, common and exotic, small to large ~ fresh potted herbs and spices for the kitchen kings.  Here, streets and walks are old brick and cobblestone, so I still walk with care, and took only a few photos. 

Walking up toward the center of the park where Baltimore's Washington Monument stands tall, a gentleman in a huge flowered hat was ahead ... his cart of similarly flowered toppers to the side.  He didn't want to face the camera, but pulled out a "little hat" for JUNE to wear and she stood beside him (briefly allowed out of her stroller) for their photo session together.*


Then we walked around the circle, began to enjoy the abundance of
flowers and the rest of this lovely day.

* truth: JUNE was not out in her stroller, went hiding in the closet yet again (couldn't catch her to put her in it!), so she did not wear a flowering hat, and thus was not photographed beside the man with the big flowered hat ... he was real, his hat was real ... but the rest, well, it was just a photoshop story for fun ... but we are still very Thankful for this beautiful day






22 comments:

  1. wow we love this hat... how long will it take to get all the flowers together to wear it? we love the little hat for june next to the guy... such hats look better with girls ;O)

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  2. June, you missed the fun by not going out in your carriage. Look how beautiful the day was and what your mommy saw.

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  3. All of the flowers are beautiful. That is a spectacular hat he is wearing. June looks very cute in her smaller version too.

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  4. It does look like a perfectly beautiful day and event. The flower hat is impressive as is June wearing a matching one in her size :)

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  5. What fun!
    June would look smashing in a flowery hat, if you could get one on her, that is.

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  6. Oooooooooooooooooooooooo! So many pretty flowers!!!
    That man's hat is huge!!!!! Your hat is pawsome too ;)
    I think I would have stayed home too.
    Purrs, Julie

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  7. What a beautiful day! That flower hat was amazing.

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  8. what a beutiful way to carry his own shade around with him.. we are always amazed when we go in the backyard in bright sun and put on a hat, how it cools the entire body. it is not this big though and no flowers. you wear your shade hat well June.

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  9. WOWOWOWOWOWOW ANN what a glorious day full of beautiful sights and aromas. That was on blooming big hat
    Hugs cecilia

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  10. The pretty flowers look even prettier against the deep blue sky!! Real, or PS, you look very beautiful in your flower hat, Junie!
    xoxo,
    Sunny & Rosy

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  11. What a fun day and your hat is spectacular, Juney!

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  12. What a wonderful day you had with all the glorious flowers ~ Xo

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  13. What a gorgeous day and you are amazing in that hat June!

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  14. You certainly had a perfect day for the flower show. The flowers are beautiful. Thank you for sharing your day with us!

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  15. Such beautiful photos. Sorry June didn't want to go in her stroller. XO

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  16. That sure is one pretty sky and the festivities look like fun too. You sure missed out sweet June. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  17. Well, June missed out on a fun time! She looks quite fetching in the hat!

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  18. Wow! I've never seen anything like that flower hat! I'm glad you and June had a nice day!

    The Lilac Festival begins this weekend in Rochester NY. However, there's a general rule in this area to never plant any tomatoes or annual flowers until after Memorial Day. Yes, we've had snow as late as Mother's Day!

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  19. It looks wonderful, was June sad to have missed it? If so, maybe she'll want to go next year.

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  20. He who has flowers on his head has manure on the brain.

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  21. What a beautiful event to go to with all those lovely flowers everywhere.

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