Easter Lilies

Easter lilies are carefully tended to so that the "white flowers with hearts of gold" open up right around Easter weekend. Mine is being so good about doing exactly what it's supposed to do.

Flowers are amazing to me. They are instant mood lifters. They're a feast for the eyes and if you stop long enough for the nose too. Have you ever touched flower petals? They're so velvety! I am finally learning that even though flowers don't last that long, they are a good investment. They work in every room and have the power to turn a space from ho-hum to lovely. And you know what? Surrounding yourself with loveliness goes a long way from turning yourself from feeling ho-hum to feeling good. That's so worth the $6.95 this pretty little pot set me back.

I had fun moving my plant all over the house and even outside to get some good shots of it. It sat in my bathroom sink so that I could try to capture it with a dark brown wall in the background. It made a quick stop in my orange dining room. It lounged for a while out on my sunny back deck so I could admire it with the blue, blue sky setting off its white, white blooms. It traveled back in to my living room so that I could see it with the morning sun illuminating all its loveliness. Not all the photos turned out fantastically but a few showed off its inherent beauty. The best part? I went from feeling tired to feeling inspired. Definitely worth the $6.95 I spent.