Yesterday was the perfect end to a long weekend. Sunny skies, temperatures in the mid-70s, and people out enjoying a day off. I was especially grateful for the low humidity too, after a week of frizzy hair and feeling like I was living in a steam room.
One of my favorite things about where I live is the abundance of green space. It’s still urban (and about 5 minutes outside the Boston line), but there are parks tucked in every few blocks, lots of trees, and flowers lining nearly every street. I am also fortunate to live a block away from a large park, with an open field, a playground, and a public rose garden. I walk by the park at least twice a day, but I rarely stop to just take it all in.
Yesterday, Aaron and I finally set aside some time to walk around the park, where we took notes from all of the little kids buzzing around the playground, and we ran around the rose garden, taking photos and proclaiming every rose to be our favorite. Here are some of the ones that stood out to me…
I really need make it a point to stop and smell the roses more often.
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I need to make a point to stop and smell the roses, too. But first I have to find some roses!
Really adoring the photos – especially the coral colored roses. Swoon.
I know, those coral roses are so pretty. I am obsessed with that color.
That’s one of my favorite things about DC (where I live) – big city, but there are tons of parks and hiking trails everywhere. Beautiful pics!
I finally got around to visiting DC last summer and I loved it! I could totally see myself living there – I especially loved the Georgetown area.
This is funny because when we were in Sonoma two weeks ago, we were sitting at a park in Healdsburg waiting for our dinner reservation and there were 4 or 5 rose bushes surrounding a fountain that people would literally walk up to, smell, do the typical “hold the rose” thing and walk away. I thought it was so funny because people were literally stopping to smell the roses! haha Glad you took the time too as well
Did you happen to be in downtown Healdsburg? That was one of my favorite places when I was living in CA. I’d do a little wine tasting, have lunch at Cafe Gratitude, and sit by the fountain there…so, so nice. I think people stop to smell the roses, literally and figuratively, a lot more in wine country.
Yes! That’s exactly where I was. Cafe gratitude was closed unfortunately (looks like it went out of business actually). I think I actually shrieked with excitement when I first saw it and then almost cried when we walked up to it and found it closed.
I heard they were dealing with several lawsuits a while back. I just checked and it looks like they had to close that location – bummer!
Oh I miss Boston!
I stumbled upon a beautiful rose garden in Boston last year (I think) randomly while walking around (we may have been walking from Fenway to go get dinner somewhere??) and it was beautiful!
There was a GORGEOUS one in Portland- just simply amazing. And, I’m sure you went to Golden Gate Park in SF when you lived there (my cousin literally lives across the street).
My mom always reminds me to stop and smell the roses. It will be a lot easier in a few weeks, when the school year is over!
I used to go to Golden Gate park quite a bit when I lived in SF, but unfortunately, someone had vandalized the rose garden and cut off all of the roses (it happened repeatedly). Such a shame!
Good luck with the last few weeks of the school year! Summer will be here before you know it!
Beautiful blooms! I just love pictures of flowers. When I was in Germany I went to a park famous for their flowers and spent the better part of a day snapping pictures of the pretty flowers. It was bliss.
I think we all need to learn to stop and smell the roses as our society seems to be on an ongoing treadmill.
Couldn’t agree more!
The pictures of the flowers are absolutely stunning!!
Thanks, Alison! The flowers were even more stunning in person, if you can believe it.
Thanks for the photos – they are really beautiful and totally cheered me up this morning!
I’m so glad you like the photos!