The Charlie Brown Cherry Tree

So, after my post on Friday, you were probably expecting to see beautiful pictures of cherry blossoms from our Nation's Capital...

Well, I got nothin'. We didn't go. Everyone at our neighborhood Egg Hunt on Saturday told me about the huge road race...the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler -- that was going to be held on Sunday morning when we were planning to go. And how, at the crack of dawn, the entire tidal basin would be mobbed with runners who come from all over the East coast to participate in the race. So we decided not to go.

Instead, all you get is this...my Charlie Brown Cherry tree in my front yard...


When all of the adults around are spewing forth mouth-dropping visual delight, my little tree managed to make a few blossoms. Now, it kind of gives me an idea how teenagers might feel...

I planted three of these last Fall and these are all the blossoms they've got. Just enough to tell me they were alive and that they're working on it...

But, lest you be disappointed, look how pretty they are up close, and in the rain.


Check out the subtle shading of the petals..how they sway in the wind...how they droop so gracefully under the weight of the raindrops...


Yes, it's raining again. But I know it's good for the the grass, the trees and the yard, so I'm not complaining. It's just not good for photographing needlework.

So, if you want to see the perfect post on the trip I wanted to take to D.C., check out this post from Such Pretty Things. And, if you want to see stitched cherry blossoms, check out this post from Ivory Blush Roses.

And, if you want to see pictures of my son and husband after a day of shooting paintballs at each other and about 200 other testosterone-laden males...you can stay here.


They were so wound up -- nothing like a little violence to get their blood moving -- not to mention that they tickle each other constantly while I'm taking their picture. There's nothing better than the sound of your child belly-laughing...


They were confined to the garage until they were completely naked. But I spared you those pictures...

And, since you already know that my latest BJP has something to do with cherry blossoms, here's another hint.

Have a beauty-filled day.