We have been having lots of rain in Southern California this past week but today was
beautiful. In an effort to ease my eager spring fever I decided I would take a few
pictures while on my walk this morning.
Our beautiful white flowering pear trees lost all their blossoms in the heavy wind and
rain of the last few days but the flowering plum trees are still quite lovely.
The Magnolia trees are beginning to bloom...
Some of the spring flowers are also beginning to blossoms too. Like this Calla Lily and
Bird of Paradise. You can still see the raindrops...
After the walk I met a friend for breakfast. He is leaving to go to France for a few
weeks so we decided to meet in Santa Monica because it was a glorious crystal clear
morning. I looked toward the mountains and was surprised how snow covered they are.
They are about 2 hours away. That’s one of the wonderful things about California, you
have the Pacific Ocean on one side of you and the snow covered peaks on the other.
Here are some of the snow covered peaks...remember they are about 2 hours away...
Look, you can even see the famous Hollywood Sign below the mountains...
But I was headed to a restaurant near the Pacific Ocean. The sky and water was so
blue today...
Even though it was very early (he had to catch an early flight) people were already at
play and enjoying this beautiful clear crisp weather...
And sailing...
It was so clear you could see Catalina Island which is 26 miles across the sea! There’s
a bit of morning haze but the island can still be seen...
Those of you who used to watch the show Baywatch will recognize this beach.
This is where they filmed that show...
Looking toward Malibu...
Well, getting back to my spring fever...I have put some flowering branches in a vase and
I was hoping they would be flowering by now. But they are just beginning to bud.
Oh well, I love the branches and once the flowers bloom they will look extra beautiful...
Kathysue of Good Life of Design recently wrote a wonderful post about decorating with
branches. Her post also included some beautiful images you can view here.
Also helping with my spring fever is this lovely orchid that friends gave me when my kitty
died. It is a soft yellow that definitely speaks spring...
I also added a couple of vases of roses because they were on sale at Trader Joe’s for
only $3.99 a dozen. Who could resist!
And yes, my dried hydrangeas also remind me spring will bring fresh flowers...
What are you doing to help with your spring fever? Do you ever decorate with flowering
branches? I would love to hear your spring fever tips!
