Monday, March 24, 2014

Our World!!

                                    
Share the beauty of your world with us every week!!!
Ah, yes! Spring has arrived and isn't it wonderful!!


Adopt the pace of nature:  her secret is patience.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.  ~Henry Van Dyke

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.  ~Rumi

There are additional photos on yesterday's blog if you would like to see more of the park!! It's awesomely beautiful!
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28 comments:

  1. Stewart MMarch 24, 2014 at 4:16 AM

    That does look like spring!

    I think the lizard looked great before I saw it!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  2. KarenMarch 24, 2014 at 7:47 AM

    How delightful Sylvia! Nothing blooming here yet, but spring can't be far off!

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  3. Penelope NotesMarch 24, 2014 at 8:17 AM

    It has been one of those winters where patience is, indeed, required to see those blooms! But it is always worth the wait, isn’t it?

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  4. TexWisGirlMarch 24, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    such beautiful blossoms! love that knobby tree, too.

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  5. Sally in WAMarch 24, 2014 at 8:51 AM

    Your Spring blossoms are so lovely today. More snow in MN this morning so it will still be awhile for us back here. That knobby tree is really neat!

    Have a great week, Sylvia.

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  6. Reader WilMarch 24, 2014 at 9:57 AM

    Happy spring, Sylvia! The flowers in the last photo look like my camelias, only they are red!
    Have a great week and a sunny one like we have.
    Wil, ABCW Team

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  7. Maude LynnMarch 24, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    Oh, that first shot! Beautiful!

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  8. CarverMarch 24, 2014 at 11:42 AM

    Wonderful spring shots. I hope you have a happy week ahead.

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  9. KusumMarch 24, 2014 at 12:24 PM

    Beautiful spring!

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  10. Yamini MacLeanMarch 24, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    Hari OM
    Oh my goodness that blossom is stunning!! I picked my first bunch of daffodils at the weekend from my father's garden. Yes. Spring is sprung &*<> YAM xx

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  11. cieldequimperMarch 24, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    Hmmmm, it is lovely, isn't it?

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  12. Fun60March 24, 2014 at 1:52 PM

    Beautiful springtime photos.

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  13. CynthiaMarch 24, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    Wow, spring has sprung where you live. Beautiful photos.

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  14. carol l mckMarch 24, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Beautiful Spring photography ~ you are blessed ~ xxx

    artmusedog and carol

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  15. DianneMarch 24, 2014 at 2:43 PM

    Spring is such a pretty season Sylvia ... everything spring forth with new colours and shapes and textures ... I love it.

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  16. eileeninmdMarch 24, 2014 at 2:44 PM

    Sylvia, love trees and blossoms.. We are not seeing any blooms yet, they are calling for snow tomorrow..I hope spring arrives soon.. Lovely photos, thanks for sharing. Have a happy week!

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  17. IleanaMarch 24, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    Wonderful spring photos!

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  18. Sallie (FullTime-Life)March 24, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    Sylvia this really is beautiful. Where in Portland is this?

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  19. Photo CacheMarch 24, 2014 at 4:15 PM

    the beautiful flowering tree is quintessential spring image. love it.

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  20. LoisMarch 24, 2014 at 4:31 PM

    I am enjoying your pictures of this beautiful park Sylvia!

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  21. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 24, 2014 at 7:23 PM

    It always makes me smile when I see your spring flowers and trees Sylvia, the leaves on our trees are turning gold and falling for autumn.. we really are upside down here in Oz.. or perhaps it's you guys that are :)

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  22. IndraniMarch 24, 2014 at 8:32 PM

    This pink is making me feel happy. :0
    Thank you Sylvia!

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  23. IndraniMarch 24, 2014 at 8:32 PM

    :)

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  24. mickMarch 24, 2014 at 9:30 PM

    Beautiful photos of spring and spring flowers. The contrast of those two tree trunks is amazing.

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  25. AnonymousMarch 24, 2014 at 10:03 PM

    How very gorgeous to have spring! Enjoy.

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  26. orchid0324March 25, 2014 at 1:46 AM

    Dearest Sylvia;
    What beautiful blossoms; looks like cherry blossoms, I wonder. I loved the quotes as well♡♡♡

    Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  27. Yogi♪♪♪March 26, 2014 at 4:02 AM

    Beautiful shots, we are about to spring out here.

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  28. Pat TillettMarch 26, 2014 at 11:42 PM

    Spring has sprung! That is a great looking park (great looking photos of it also). We even saw a lot of things in bloom in the desert last week.

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