Friday, May 28, 2010

Pretty in Pink

Welcome to Pink Saturday. It's celebration time... Happy Birthday Pink Saturday!!
It's been a while since I've participating in this wonderful event. Hosted by our gracious hostess Beverly each week for us to show off our pinks.


Outside the shop I have some beautiful brick planter boxes we put in a few years back. At the corner of one I planted the ever blooming geranium. With each year that passes it grows a little larger and the blooms are a little bigger. Behind the geranium you'll find cone flowers, not yet blooming, but by the looks of things it won't be long. They've helped fill in a lot of areas where I had previously lost some plants.

The small squirrel planter is almost covered with blooms, I think he needs to be moved just a tad. lol


I also wanted to share the gorgeous buds and blooms of the pink peony bushes. I took these photos last week before the heavy rains moved in on Tuesday. I'm so glad I did, the blooms are now gone until next season. I think this looks pretty enough to be used for a boutonniere. I'll let you enjoy their beauty.





Again, my Murphy dog is always close at hand.
I hope you're having the best weekend ever. What are some of your plans? I would love to hear about them. Me? Well, I plan to start trimming on the bushes and "hopefully" get some fishing in. lol As always, thank you for stopping by and saying hello.

We wish all of you a wonderful and safe Memorial Weekend!!

hugs ~lynne~



24 comments:

Linda @ A La Carte said...

Beautiful flowers! Love them. Have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

Hi Lynne,
So glad you stopped by. Those peonies are just gorgeous! Have a happy weekend!

Happy To Be/ Gl♥ria said...

Happy Memorial Weekend my friend…Hugs and Smiles Gl♥ria
ps just beautiful as always my Dear friend...Hope you get some rest this weekend...I think I'll rest some not feeling too great today...Love ya Sis

fitty's pinky rose cottage said...

oh such beautiful peonies! I love peonies and who doesn't when all of them beautiful as yours! and all pinky colour too! Happy PS and have a good weekend!
xo
fitty

Dolores said...

Wow, beautiful pink flowers and pictures!!!
Happy weekend to you and yours..... No special plans here, maybe swimming if the waters warm enough.

Claudia said...

Peonies are my favorite flowers. My husband tells me that ours are blooming back home. Happy Pink Saturday.

xo
Claudia

The Artful Diva said...

You have a lovely blog!

My name is Riet said...

What a beautiful pink flowers. Love peonies. Happy pink Saturday birthday

Unknown said...

What exquisite peonies .. love the pooch!

May your Memorial weekend & celebrations be safe & enjoyable, filled merriment ... as you solemnly remember those that have passed before us & our military that protect(ed)s our freedoms. LET FREEDOM RING!!

TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon

D. Jean Quarles said...

Hope you are having a great pink Saturday.

Anonymous said...

Hi Dear Lynne! OH, your flowers are so beautiful! Love the peony bud and little Murphy is so adorable.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

Beverly said...

Happy Pink Saturday, Lynne Pat. We've been pinking together for over a year now. Thank you for everything you do to make Pink Saturday special.

Your plants looks so pretty and healthy. I planted peonies, but no blooms this year. I am hopeful for next year.

You have been in my prayers.

Cathy~Mille Fleur said...

So beautiful Lynne! I am loving the pink peonies...my favorite;)!

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Enjoy!
Cathy

Simply Debbie said...

HAPPY 2ND PINK SATURDAY BIRTHDAY, LYNNE
THE FLOWERS ARE SO VERY GORGEOUS...I WISH LILACS AND PEONIES HAD A LONGER FLOWERING SEASON BUT I GUESS THAT IS WHAT MAKES THEM SO VERY SPECIAL
I DID NOT KNOW OR FORGOT THAT YOU LIKED TO FISH...I LOVE TO FISH...I WAS BORN WITH A FISHING POLE IN MY HAND...BOY WE COULD HAVE A FUN TIME.
LET ME KNOW HOW MANY YOU CATCH.
HUGS AND BLESSINGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE

Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...

Such pretty blooms!!

HPS!!

Debbie

Pinky said...

Oh Lynne, thank you so much for sharing your peonies. I used to ahve them, adore them and now MISS them terribly. This weekend we are having our best friwnds for dinner tomorrow night, then on Mon. we are going to our daughter's house for a picnic. Today Joe, my daughter, Tracy and i went to the site of her upcoming weddng to make sure we were all "on the same page", then went to lunch. Nice day here. Hope you get all you want done and get some rest too....and maybe catch a fish or 20!!!!!! XO, Pinky

KM Studios said...

Hi Lynne,
So much beauty here..those pictures could be postcards!!

thanks for your comment on my pictures - Ill be checking out foodie fridays like ya said.

have a super holiday weekend!!

Wsprsweetly Of Cottages said...

Now THOSE are some beautiful pinks! You always WOW me when I visit, Lynne!
You have a wonderful and safe weekend too!
Hugs,
Mona

Anonymous said...

Happy Pink Saturday!! Love your pics! Hope to see you at my blog sometime! XX

Sarah said...

Beautiful peonies. Wish I could grow them here.
Happy Pink Saturday on this Sunday morning. Sorry to be late. ~ Sarah

Mary Bergfeld said...

What a perfect post for Pink Saturday. The flowers are lovely and I'm sure Beverly will be thrilled when she sees what you put together for her anniversary. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

jerseygirl211 said...

Hi Lynne,

As always, I enjoyed the message you left on my blog. I love hearing from you. I doubt if any of the New Jersey Housewives, which I just happened to watch today, own any of those houses. What cut-throats they are. I think their houses are even bigger and cost more, I doubt very much that they'd buy on The Canal, they seem more like Ocean Front Owners.

I'm afraid the only Peonies I've seen this weekend are the hot pink, silk ones that I washed and re-arranged in our bedroom. We didn't have any special plans for the weekend, so I made cleaning our Master BR, Bath, and the porch off the bath, my cleaning project for the weekend, although we are going out to eat tomorrow. That's if I can still move after all the cleaning. ;)

Our area, becomes very busy this weekend,so we tend to stay close to home. My husband couldn't believe all the yard sales he saw on a trip out to the store yesterday. It's the time of year that summer home owners are looking for a good bargin to use in their rentals.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful,flowers with us, you do take great pictures, I wish mine came out that good.

Wishing you peace and better days for your husband. May God Bless Him and watch over him. And of course you.

Jerseygirl, living in Delaware
Hugs
'D'

Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...

Beautiful pink flowers Lynne!
Those peonies are just fabulous!
Hope your having a lovely weekend too!
Hugs, Cindy

Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...

Peonies are so beautiful...Lynne, I can tell yours are going to be gorgeous when they open! So nice seeing sweet Murphy. :-)