Collecting Petals

We try each spring to get out and wander among all the flowering trees and shrubs.  Usually it is too cold or rainy and all the blossoms disappear in a couple days.  We almost missed our chance this year, but I'll say it was both successful and memorable.  And it all smelled so good!!

A super friendly kitty kept us company on a warm hill where we were admiring and picking wild growing flowers (grape hyacinths and violas).  We imagined that this must be how people feel walking past our house when Ruby is outside -- she is just as friendly and loving.

Many of our neighbors have given us permission to pick from their flower beds, so we do but we always make it so no one would even notice a few missing.

Despite the gusty winds we still brought home a bucket full of fallen petals for playing with and flowers to fill up vases on the table.