March 20th - Bluebonnets

I've been waiting to take this picture since I moved back to Texas in July. Fall in New England may be magical, but wildflowers, especially bluebonnets, make spring in Texas the best.

March 8th - Signs of Spring

I'm so excited to see trees budding all around Austin. It's quite a change from spring in New England, which often didn't arrive until the end of April.

January 31st - Flower Power

It may be winter outside, but the daisies in my bathroom make it feel a little bit like spring!

December 26th - Winter Blooms

One of the perks of a Texas winter is that flowers still bloom. When I visit home, my mom usually picks a few narcissus from the backyard and puts them in a vase for my bedroom.

December 12th - She's Crafty

'Tis the season for crafts (placed strategically atop the DVD player to avoid a cat-astrophe).

September 30th - Mums

I'm embarrassed to admit that I once wore a mum very proudly. Could there be anything uglier?

P.S. I am now officially halfway finished with Project 365. Yay!

September 14th - Sunflowers, Part 2

As you may remember, my photo of the day for last Friday featured some beautiful sunflowers I had bought at Wal-Mart.

Today I was greeted with the scene pictured above when I came home from work. Based on the picture from September 6th, I'm sure my loyal blog readers can conclude what happened.

September 10th - Longhorns and Sunflowers

Paul and Esther were the first two dinner guests at my new apartment. I made stir fry, and with a little help from Esther, it turned out well. Esther also brought some Longhorn cookies she had made to celebrate the first home game of the season. They were wonderful and looked so happy next to the sunflowers I bought at Wal-Mart yesterday.

August 12th - Daisy, Daisy

Paul and Esther's rehearsal dinner took place this evening, and the 'rents and I went over earlier in the day to decorate the place. I love the happy daisies and the pretty red vases we used for decorations on the table. Wedding tomorrow!

July 12th - How NOT to grow roses

I'm glad Handy wasn't around — there would have been a lot of dead roses in Marblehead.

In other news, I officially moved out of my apartment in Natick. *Tear*

July 2nd - Boston Day Trip

This afternoon I took the train into Boston to go to the MFA and look around my old neighborhood. It was wonderful to be around my old haunts again and see what had changed and what hadn't. One of my favorite parts of the day was visiting the James P. Kelleher Rose Garden near my old apartment. I always felt like it was my secret garden because so few people seem to know about it. I snapped this picture while I was there.

June 23rd - Day Lily

There are daffodils blooming all over Natick/Framingham. I took this picture in front of Target.

ETA: I have just been informed that this is a day lily. I guess I don't know my flowers as well as I thought I did. (July 9, 2010)

May 20th - Natchitoches, LA

Mom and I drove over to Natchitoches, LA, today since I hadn't been there in several years. We ate at The Landing, stopped at the bookstore, and looked at some of the other shops on Front Street. As we were driving out of town, we noticed this house with a huge tree right in front of its entryway. Mom said the tree probably wasn't that big when the house was first built (or perhaps the owners just wanted to keep people away). After leaving Natchitoches, we braved the thunderstorms to do a little shopping in Shreveport before heading home.

April 22nd - Earth Day

On Earth Day, I think it's appropriate to include a picture of Massachusetts' natural spring beauty. I took this picture while I was waiting for my clothes to finish drying in the laundry room. So pretty!

April 10th - Spring in New York

Today was my day trip to New York, so I had lots of opportunities for pictures. Just imagine the perfect spring day — mild weather, trees in bloom, tulips — and you'll have an idea of how my day was. I really got lucky this year.