Flowers, Gardens and Walks

Sophie and I have been on many lovely walks lately since the weather has been so very nice.


We headed out last weekend in the evening and only intended to do our usual route down to the beach and back, but since the air was so warm and the sky so bright we kept going and saw so many beautiful flower, homes and sights!



Here are some wonderful big pink Rhododendrons.

Here was a small cute house with loads of tulips all in bloom.

Grape hyacinth and a few yellow tulips. I could tell that they also will have big roses come summer time.

Here is the side of the same cute house....tulips galore and later on this summer I know they have huge dahlias, my favourites!!!

Here is their little shed, all decked out in smooth beach rocks and on the roof they have live, growing daffodils and tulips!!!

They also had these weird and wonderful tulips they look almost like roses.

We had a little jaunt down the to ocean and admired the pretty clouds and orange-tinted sky.

We also found nearby an old Chinese cemetery...apparently this is where Chinese people were buried because during the Second World War bodies were not allowed to be transported back to China. Very peaceful right on the coast with rolling in below.

We hiked up to a high point and took a few shots of the surrounding neighbourhoods. A really beautiful spot and we could see almost all the way around.

On the way home we spotted a few pretty gardens with vibrant colours.

And this is the Camellia bush/tree outside MY house! So huge and pink and pretty!!! It stands about 12 feet high!

Close-up of the Camellia blossoms.

Lastly, I went for a drive in the countryside with my parents and we found a mansion-like home with these huge cherry blossom trees all lining their property! So pretty!

So It's been brought to my attention....

that I have not posted in a while.....
While true, I will take this opportunity to say......neither have some of you! There. Now that we've established that I'm not the only blog-slacker...

I've slowly been getting my home sorted out, unpacked and tidied....slowly.
Last weekend my parents really helped me a bunch by helping me unpack some more boxes and taking away all my cardboard boxes and paper.
I've been settling in and enjoying my neighbourhood immensely!!!

The crocuses are all out, purple, yellow, white, the daffodils are bursting and even some tulips are showing some colour. The trees that line my street and all those surrounding are all light pink cherry trees that are just beginning to open their delicate little pink flowers!

This isn't really in focus but you get the idea. So dainty and pretty!

Sophie and I have discovered (after my dad's common sense suggestion) another beach to walk to that is even closer than the place we've been walking everyday. This new beach is sandy and even has a dog park above it.

The sunsets and morning sunrises are so beautiful here! And the other day it was so windy and cold, but so invigorating to walk in and to watch the waves crashing up on the rocks! Have I mentioned I love the ocean!?!

This doesn't really look too stormy, but I assure you the waves were a-crashing!

One more funny picture....a few houses away, we always pass these two houses with little faerie doors on trees in front of their houses. This is one....it's cute but kind of tacky and silly. The other one is more simple and sweet. I'll have to snap a pic of that one, too.

Well, I hope you all have a great week!
Keep updating your blogs, I check them all, really I do. I may not comment too often, but i love reading about your kids, your projects, your family and friends and your adventures!!

PS - Did I mention that all these photos were taken with my new phone?
Not too bad, eh?! I'm still working on getting the shots clear and not blurry, but it's hard with Sophie tugging on my wrist (via her leash) for us to keep walking.