Last Spring (in Spring Grove)

This post illustrates three things:  1.) how far I am behind in editing photos (these are from LAST Spring), 2.) how mild our winter was this year (these were taken in April and the magnolias were blooming a full month ahead of schedule this year), and 3.) just how much none of this matters because magnolias and tulips are glorious any time of the year.  Even if they're a year late...right?

Have I said recently how magical Spring Grove is?!  I know it should be a place of sadness, but it's hard to be melancholy in a place that just booms with life and beauty in the Spring.

This plant reminds me of an octopus!

It's hard not to go overboard taking photos in Spring Grove...just remember that when I finally catch up with my photo editing and I have magnolia/Spring Grove photos to share from this year!  You have been warned.

Autumn in Spring Grove: Part 2

Brrr!  I don't know what it's like where you are, but it's freezing in Cincinnati right now.  All the more reason to share some more pictures from Fall to warm you up a bit!  While I'm no hater of Winter, like some people out there, Fall is definitely my favorite season.  The leaves, the pumpkins, the pleasant chill in the air.  I just can't get enough.  Pair that with Spring Grove and I'm one happy lady!

Happy Thursday everyone!  Stay warm out there!

Autumn in Spring Grove: Part 1

Here's how behind I am in editing/posting photos, these photos are from October!  Yes, I am now two and a half months behind in postings...but at least that means I get to look at fall photos, which always makes me happy!  I took these one evening in Spring Grove Cemetery, scrambling around taking as many photos as I could before the sun went down and they closed their gates.  This batch was taken before the sun was starting to set, but I have another batch I'll share later this week that were taken closer to sunset.

I really liked this shrub because it's leaves looked like hearts...though I have no idea what it's called.

I love ginkgos.  They are just so bright and sunny looking in the fall!

More heart leaves from that same shrub.

An empty cicada shell clinging to a tree.

I love hydrangeas, even when they start to fade, and these pink ones were particularly lovely.

That's all for now, though I will share more Spring Grove photos later this week.  And hopefully next week I'll have my first 365 Project post to share (*warning- it's already looking like it's going to be mostly photos of food and my fur-kids)!