Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Flowers, flowers, everywhere flowers

In our Netherlands Lonely Planet Guide it says not to leave home without an appreciation for flowers.

This is great, because I can't get enough of flowers. I love the textures, the patterns and the colors. Flowers inspire me to be artistic, to paint and create new things. It is so easy to see why so many great artists were inspired by the spring colors in Europe, they are truly magnificent here.

It is somewhat ironic that I say this because when I was a little girl I dreaded my mother dragging me into every florist/nursery when we went shopping. She spent what felt like hours looking at plants and flowers, she would put the leaves or flowers in her hands and smile and say "look at this beautiful thing, god has made such beautiful things" I would role my eyes, cross my arms and whine to get going.

Now, I just can't wait for her to be here next spring to see these!







3 comments:

Liz said...

love the pictures! thank you for stopping by! i have been to the netherlands when i was a kid, and really want to go again (to more than just the airport, which i also love). :)

Em and GC said...

Hi Angela! Thanks for your comment! I always love reading about fellow expats adventures. Good luck!!

Casey said...

thanks for commenting over at my blog...i'll enjoy checking out your adventures in amsterdam