Pink snow

 

Happy Memorial day to all

Memorial day wishes from Tansy! LOL

Enjoying the big bright Flower Moon this past week. So full, so bright. 

Not such great pictures, but this is what I got.

My little old fashioned Porch People are dancing underneath the full moon at their Moonlight Ball! They are celebrating summer's arrival. LOL

Here is how my collection came to be: (click below)

my dancing Porch People

I do have alot of fun with them, LOL.

We have pink snow in South Carolina! ha ha LOL

This is the only crepe myrtle on the property, so I was eagerly awaiting it's summer blooms and it did not disappoint!

and then a late Fall thundershower came and washed everything fresh and wet and clean

Yes, Crepe Myrtles are VERY MESSY. 

.......and now, all of the pretty pink blossoms have been washed away, and Winter has come and gone.

 But I sure did enjoy them and photograph them while they were here!

Now, spring has arrived, Summer is nearly here..... and our crepe myrtle FINALLY got buds and leafed out, yay! It was later than alot of other trees for sure.

I don't expect the pretty pink blooms till late June or so I think they bloom? It bloomed in late June last summer.

 This is the tree now:

I'll be waiting for the pretty pink flowers again when Summer is here!

Today is Memorial Day.....I got out my summer pocketbooks! Working on my white skirts (two), white slacks, and white capri pants.  I have one pair of white summer sandals. And I think, one white pocketbook.

Yes, I still adhere to the hopelessly old fashioned and  to many, out-dated Southern customs of no white till after Memorial Day and never after Labor Day, ha ha LOL. 

With exceptions, of course. ("if you're a Bride, or playing tennis") was how it went in the "Old days". ha ha LOL.

 I still love and enjoy so many of our old Southern customs.

Our butterfly bush is in full bloom:

And here are the first four o'clock blossoms:

I dont remember varigated blooms before, but this year we have them, quite a pretty mix

the very first one, she was a delicate yellow:

Hoping everyone has a lovely Holiday today. 

And remembering, as always, "Freedom Isn't Free".

"God bless America, Land that I Love...."