i always find these flowers so pretty. what's the name of them? oh, they are happy flowers, bursting with joy and emotion. unfortunately they are planted and blooming in a center island of a busy street. so what else can a girl do, but go early morning, and smile behind the lens.
the flowers, they are for you! thank you, thank you, for the birthday wishes, the party, the love. i still shake the stars from my head, not believing, that so much love, could radiate in one corner of the world. that love makes my world go around. : ) thank you for making me a part of it. this was my first birthday party~ too shy for the ones i have show up for personally. lol
i am humbled by your kindness.
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guess what i did this weekend? i opened the sweetest of b-day gift from hubby and got to canning!!
yes mam! me! the beautiful, cora, held my hand through it all. ; ) xoxo
i have wanted to can since i was 12 years old. better late than never!
let's cross it off, the dreaming/bucket list. ; ) life is for living. ; )
who hoo!
char, how was your b-day? i thought of you. ; ) i send you love.
hoping you all are well, my friends.
one love~
43 ladlefuls of love:
thank you for sharing those coneflowers with us. they're beautiful. your canning looks to have turned out well. now you'll be eating from those jars for many days to come. have a great day.
That's too sweet...making jam..Love it!!
I share the fun with you... :-)
xoxo
Lala
my grandma used to can and she had a basement full of everything.....now i appreciate it. as a child i really didn't get it. i miss her so much !
and yep, they're cone flowers and we have them all around us and in the prairie at the cottage, but not as many as i wish.....they really are a happy flower and honestly, i think the dead or dying ones are even prettier than the alive ones.
off to make some toast and jam right now ;) you make it look like art!!
sorry I missed your online birthday celebration...
Beautiful! Those happy beauties are echinacea purpurea or as Naquility said, coneflowers. Ohhh splendid! Doesn't making strawberry jam and canning just make you feel wonderfully productive? Such lovely red jars of scrumptious!
That jam looks so yummy! And those flowers are so gorgeous! I'm glad you had a happy birthday weekend, Christina! You are the best! xxoo :)
lovely blog and happy belated birthday. Great gift idea!! I too have always wanted to can. Love those flowers. They are growing in our front garden now as well. Such beauty and strength in them.
I'm so happy that you had such a special day. Even though I don't celebrate birthdays, I was still thinking about you! So glad there is so much love out there for you. Any YAHOO on the canning! Good for you! I hope the week is off to a wonderful start.
I know they will taste delish but I cant help thinking that those are the cutest jars of jam I've ever seen...LOL
Glad you enjoyed your party! Canning is something I have not done, but I do love home made jam and marmalade-especially marmalade!
Wasn't it a fabulous party?!
Yup, those flowers are echinacea (the power flower behind natural cold medications).
I think having them grow in your yard probably keeps you healthy ; )
oxo
Sweet misty tears are in my eyes...
Beautiful...Ooo yes!
Beautiful cone flowers, beautiful strawberry jam....Beautiful you!
I may never meet you but I do know you...
and you know I love you!
Cora~
Echinacea...the mother of all herbs for your immune system.
Love does make the world go round. ;)
enjoy your gifts...and love.
oh, the coneflowers ARE all of us - all of us, including you, who are blooming wildly here, surrounded by each other and all the smiles. They are indeed happy & healthy. And that jam - oh goodness! Gorgeous and yummy looking!
Still smiling at your party!
xoxo
Debi
Ahhh so sweet! I'm glad you enjoyed Friday. I hope tomorrow is even better :)
Jane
xx
When I saw those purple happy flowers my first thought was...how lucky that you have a field close by to take photos...then laughed when you said they are in the middle of a street. That's what I love about photography...you can dream up your version of the photo :)
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend...I so enjoyed celebrating with you!
It looks like we both learned new things this weekend...but I think canning is much harder than making margaritas!!!
xo
Love the flowers, beautiful...your jars of jam look awesome. I am going to have a lot of raspberries this year, so I may have to attempt it...have a wonderful day.
Simply beautiful, coneflowers and canning. Isn't it great to do something you've always wanted to do and be able to record it photographically?
One Love.
Beautiful beautiful flowers...great photos of them too!
I used to can but haven't in years. It is quite rewarding and the product is so tasty. So good for you!!
Glad you enjoyed your birthday!
Hugs
SueAnn
Echinacea are one of the few flowers that bloom well for me in my dry, neglected flower garden...so of course I love them dearly:) Your photos of them are divine.
Making strawberry jam is a lovely way to spend a birthday...especially when you take such pretty photos of it:)
xo
tonight I will send you my recipe for strawberry balsamic black pepper jam ... savoury, on cheese sammiches, multigrain bread ... or just from the spoon
SWOON
XO
Just discovered your blog. Beautiful flower photos and the jam looks yummy! Love your photography.
I'm heading over right now for some of that delicious jam! MMMMM, good!
You always know how to tempt my strawberry love!
Canning is on my wish list too, and I'm going to start soon!
Christina, that jam looks as rich and sweet as you. :)
Love the echinacea shots. They really are Happy flowers; aren't they? Ah...
Nicely done! I, too love cone flowers! Your strawberry jam is beautiful!!! Wishing you a wonderful evening! Cathy
Oh, I wanted to make strawberry jam this year, but the season is so short here in Oregon and I think I missed it. Your jam looks amazing, yummmmo! Several had told you what the flower is; so I won't repeat it. But it is one I do also love.
you jams look delicious enjoy... yummy.... god bless you and yours.
You jammed! I mean canned. I'd like to do it just for the photos. ;)
I think they're echinacea flowers. At least, I have photos of flowers that look just like that. The only reason I know mine are echinacea is because I took them at the farmers' market and they were labeled. :)
I never knew they were cone flowers! You learn something new everyday don't you!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Mmmm... what a yummy gift. I've always wanted to can, too. And of course, you make the whole process beautifully eye-pleasing.
Glad you enjoyed your party!
Hi Christina, the flowers are rudbeckia, commonly referred to as coneflowers. Butterflies and golffinches and bumble bees love them. So do I!
Love the harmony of the red and white twine. That is just so satisfying ;-)
Christina, this little flower, plant is giving me, as to so many others, strength when a cold is coming ... what a beautiful beautiful picture of Echinacea!
Thank you for your words of love dear one! Hope you have a beautiful day :-)
So glad your day was so sweet, Christina! LOVELY jams! I just made some strawberry-rhubarb jam... *heaven*... Happy Days ((HUGS))
Beautiful flowers, words, and so happy you are canning.
Sounds like an absolutely perfect birthday Christina. Glad you had so much fun.
Your strawberry jam looks fantastic! I'm sure it takes even better than it looks.
Have a great week. xo jj
Those flowers are called Echinacea. We have them growing on our allotment but they aren't as far on as yours.
I also have been enjoying the jam making production line these past weeks and now we're moving into the raspberry jam and in a couple of weeks it will be Blackberrys - yum.
You can see all about it on my other blog
http://growourown.blogspot.com xxx
happy be-lated bday!
beautiful purple cone flowers and sweet strawberry jam--such beautiful images.
smiles,
I too have always wanted to make jam- will need to make this happen! Enjoyed your birthday party :)
Belated Birthday Wishes, Christina.
your photos just take my breath away.
I haven't made jam in a couple of years, perhaps I'll catch the tale end of raspberry season. And some of that twine.
life is for living indeed.
I'm not much for cute jars, but the strawberry jam inside of them sure would be a bonus!
Beautiful. I just recently became aware of coneflowers although I'm not sure I've ever seen them in person. I've seen them in the blogosphere a lot lately, though, they're really lovely, unusual flowers. I assume they're related to sunflowers.
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