FRIDAY FLOWERS! :)

I just wanted to say a BIG "THANK YOU" to everyone who sent us best wishes for our Wedding Anniversary, you guys rock :)


It was so nice to wake up to Blue Skies this morning, YAY! It seems like every other day is nice and getting warmer then the next day it is rainy and miserable, blustery and downright chilly. But I guess that is typical April weather for us here in the N.W. A sure sign that we are on our way to Summer :)


I am very excited to show you this week's Friday Flowers which are the Beautiful Tulips now gracing our Garden :)



This beautiful yellow Parrot Tulip is available as a print in my Etsy shop :)

This photo was taken last year but I couldn't resist adding it to the group as it is one of my Favs. :) (also available as a print :)

I love this Red Tulip with the blurred backdrop of the white fence.

The top of a Rembrandt Tulip, gorgeous and colourful :)

I love this grouping with the yellow backdrop of the house behind.

I love the blend of Red Tulips with the blue of the Grape Hyacinths against the moss on the Mamosa tree.

Unfortunately, this is how a few groups of early Tulips ended up because of the intense wind and rain at the end of March, well, can win them all.

I really hope you enjoyed my Tulips :)

There is still time to enter my Beautiful Rose Photos for Mother's Day Giveaway if you haven't already done so, your Moms will thank you :)

Have a Wonderful Weekend. :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Anniversary Trip to the Oregon Coast.

This past Weekend, my Hubby and I took off for a few days to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary in Astoria on the Oregon Coast. Astoria was named for John Jacob Aster who was a founding member of the Pacific Fur Company which established a trading post on the site that is now Astoria in the early 1800's. Astoria is located on the mouth of the Columbia River as it joins the Pacific Ocean. We haven't been to Astoria for a long time and it was just a really nice break and great fun to explore. We stayed at a relatively new Hotel, The Cannery Pier.


"The Cannery Pier Hotel is Astoria's newest luxury boutique hotel, built on the site of the former Union Fish Cannery 600 feet into the River" (from their Blurb :)

Front View of Hotel and the Astoria Bridge.

Cute Breakfast area.

I love the high ceilings and the balconies in their public spaces, nice and airy and open, there is lots of cozy seating around gas fireplaces and beautiful glass windows to view the river. (OK, so this is a night shot:)

The decor is very appealing, I love these metal fish. They also have done a great job with collages of old photos and easy reading history boards.

The Hotel is away from any other buildings and even though the Bridge looks close the traffic is so high up you do not hear it. I completely forgot to take a photo of our room which was really nice, so here is a link if you want to check them out :)

Just to give you a little perspective on the size of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, which was built in 1966 and is 4.1 miles long, it runs from Astoria in Oregon across the Columbia River to Megler in Washington State. Just take a look at that boat in comparison to the bridge :)

And here is what I got to see from my balcony out over the water, these beautiful, majestic ships.

And I think this gives you a great perspective on how large these amazing ships can be.

We really had a great time :)

More photos to follow in future posts :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.