Friday, July 29, 2016

A View From Above

Somewhere in Dubai, I think!
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We had a brief layover in Dubai, around 9 hours I think. Guess what we did there during that brief layover, sleep! Haha! So, since we didn't get to go look around there, I took some pictures from the airplane. =D

Monday, June 20, 2016

More spring signs!

Bull Run Park in Centreville, VA
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Bluebells! Another sign of spring as beautiful as cherry blossoms, of course in my opinion! =D Just look at the carpet of green and blue along the banks of the river! The blue of the bluebells just pops out of the greenery there! This is one of our favorite places to see bluebells in spring (Bull Run Park). They have a short loop (around one and a half mile, I think) full of bluebells, surrounding you left and right of the trail!

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Here are some more photos of the flowers and the trail. The bluebells usually come around the same time as the cherry blossoms (usually around April, but it all depends on mother nature!), if you want to come out and see them in spring!

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Spring is in the air!

Vienna, VA
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Spring is in the air! Everything is growing! Well, the pictures were taken not at the beginning of spring, but still spring season! I love cherry blossoms! We were a little late visiting the park as you can see leaves with the cherry blossom flowers, they were still beautiful!

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It was a really nice spring day the day the pictures were taken. Look at how blue the sky is! I love all the greens around and of course, the flowers were a delight! The daffodils were very cheery! One time I bought a bunch of cut daffodils for home. I was so happy with myself for bringing some cheer at home with the daffodils, but for some reason, I was not feeling so good... I was sneezing and my eyes were teary and my nose was running. I wasn't feeling well when I'm at home but still smiles when I see the daffodils... I didn't realize the daffodils were making me feel miserable until someone pointed it out to me! I even didn't believe it at first. I was like, I don't get allergies from pollen! Once I chucked the daffodils, I was feeling fine! No more sneezing, watery eyes and runny nose! I was a little sad that I couldn't bring home daffodils anymore. Or any flowers with pollen. Haha! I am fine with flowers outside apparently, just not inside the house! Going back to the daffodils in the park, I still think they look very cheery with their bright yellow colors!

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I just love visiting Meadowlark Garden in the spring! Look at the colors at the park! You do need to watch out a bit for the geese there. Some of them are a little feisty!

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As you can see, I love the gazebo there! Just wanted to share another photo of it! Hee-hee!

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Here's a few animals that you can see there. I saw these turtles and the koi at the gazebo! Don't you just love spring? I do!