Etceteras: pausing for spring

It's Memorial Day here in the United States. A day that we remember the men and women who died while serving our country.
 Since it's a holiday here, I thought I'd share some pictures and pause to reflect on the day and enjoy the season.

I was noticing {and thoroughly enjoying} the sprinkling of summer projects that I’m starting to see around the various blogs and creative sites. Shell, nautical and beachy creativity is always so inspiring.

Even though Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial start of summer, I thought I should take time to enjoy spring. Here are some of the pictures from my yard that I snapped that say spring to me.

Bursts of color like these blue flowers are always a welcome sight after winter.

A ladybug enjoying the afternoon sun in one of my succulents.

Bright red geraniums make me happy.

Nothing says spring like butterflies in your garden.

Hip hip hooray! My first tomato!

A baby blue jay perched on the trellis and finding a little meal.

Lemon buds… hopefully a bounty of lemons will follow.

A sweet little baby bird waiting for mama bird.

I hope you're enjoying the beauty of spring. Thanks for visiting.

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And, 

if you are remembering someone today, feel free to write about them in the comment section so we can all know about your special person.

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Carolyn

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