Happy, Happy Flower Friday!!! I don't know about you but this week just flew on by for us!
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This week I thought we would visit one of my favorite walkie places,
Arcata Marsh!!
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Seeing all the pretty flowers this time of year, always gives me a smiley!
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Even on during the Gray May Days the Marsh is beautimous!!
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There are fields of wild California Poppies...
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...and tons of wildflowers!!
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Mama always has to stop and take her Artsy Fartsy pictures...
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We see lots of itty bitty wildflowers
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We also see big wildflowers!!
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So many flowers...so little time!!
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Come on Mama, let's move it...we've got to get in lots more steps!!!
We hope you all find time to smell the flowers this weekend!!
Pretty flowers!
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty flowers... and those white ones with spots and da purply pink ones are foxgloves. Momma doesn't know all the California wildflowers but recognizes those two!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous place for a walk. We especially love the itty bitty sweet peas.
ReplyDeleteBut the best thing about wetlands is that one often get the chance to squelch around in lovely swampy goop…
Toodle pip!
Bertie.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteWhat absolutely gems you and mama found today Dory!!! Like your walking style doglet &*> Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Such beautiful flowers, Dory, and it's so hard to choose a favorite!
ReplyDeleteI love buttercups. They are so pretty. I do wonder though: do they taste of butter??
ReplyDeleteMara from Norway
ps: I love the artsy fartsy photos!!
They were all lovely Dory, especially the sweet peas, lupines and foxgloves. Those are some of our favorite flowers.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers. Love that bright orange poppy!
ReplyDeleteWe just LOVE all of you beautiful flowers and of course ... you know... poppies are one of our most FAVORITE!! We are showing some kind of wild effects on our flowers today! Happy Friday and we are so glad Bilbo enjoyed his birthday week!!
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful flowers on your walk! Looks like such a beautiful place. Our flowers are only just starting to come up, but we do have some very pretty tulips.
ReplyDeleteI think a gray may makes this placxe super interesting... maybe you will discover a magic flower there or a talking frog?
ReplyDeletetell your Mom i love every single flower today. they are all awesome... can't even decide on a favorite...
ReplyDeleteYou found some really beautiful flowers again this week Dory.
ReplyDeleteI tried my best in my garden, but well, sumpuppy does seem to eat most of ours!
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
I wish I were to sniff those flowers! Us Dachshunds got a nose that knows!
ReplyDeleteYour pal,
Chris
Such grreat flowers, Dory! You always find pretty ones.
ReplyDeleteDory the flowers are gorgeous and OMCs your mom did such a great job of labeling them with such purrfect fonts and colors!!
ReplyDeleteYou truly live in a lovely place.
Hugs madi your bfff
Thanks for the lovely tour! We loved seeing the wildflowers!
ReplyDeleteOh those California Poppies are so orange, my favorite color...I think they have become my favorite flower. Thanks for sharing Dory!
ReplyDeleteSooo many beautiful flowers!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday too Bilbo :)
xoxo,
Matt & Matilda
LOVE it Dorry. Going to look for that CA flower :-) Golden Woofs SUGAR
ReplyDeleteHi. Thanks for the party. Molly and Mackie invited us over. We've linked!
ReplyDeleteHave a great party.
You ALWAYS have the most beautiful Flowers. WE are sooooo Jelly of THAT.
ReplyDeleteLove all your beautiful CA flowers!!! Mom really dropped the ball - we had pictures taken of some of our flowers and then she did not get the post done - we will save them for next week fur sure.
ReplyDeleteWe will be there on Monday for Whitley
hugs
Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel
We totally forgot about Flower Friday! :(
ReplyDeleteWe loved seeing all those gorgeous flowers AND the sweet smile on your face! Those poppies are so beautiful! That marsh looks like a place Mom would want to go to again and again and again!
Cammie!
Such beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteLots of beautiful photo pictures butt of course the mostest beautiful is Dory keeping on!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Oh, so many beautiful flowers!!! Those poppies are incredible. We are so thrilled that Bilbo had such a spectacular birthday week.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Ciara and Lightning
Beautiful work, as always..
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