The Secret Garden

This arrangement desperately makes me want to watch The Secret Garden. I love that movie and it was what actually got me thinking about changing my major to be Horticulture based. I am so glad I did. These roses just started to bloom last week and we have an abundance of ivy in the backyard and thought that would make a good filler plant. The clematis in our yard is also doing really good this year and producing lots of blooms. It tones down the brightness of the pink a little. The combination of the dark purple color, the ivy and the timelessness of the roses I think is what gives it that secret garden feel to me. I just love it and wish this would last for longer than a couple of days.

Flower Girl

I feel like this outfit describes my style and me so much. A little bit of girly with the dress and belt but toned down just a little with the rain boots. You never know when you are going to be picking flowers on the side of the road or by an old barn. You want to be prepared, so the rain boots are a favorite of mine and I would love more colors, although the green is so Washington and I love them. And there is just something about picking in a dress that makes it so much better. Am I right?

Outfit Details

Dress || Spool No. 72

Belt || Anthropologie

Boots ℅ Joules

6|25|14 || Photo-A-Hour in Seattle

Photo-a-hour posts are some of my favorites to read and I have always wanted to do one. A week ago, my boyfriend and I spent the day in Seattle. I thought this would be the perfect day to do one. It started out super early with a 6 am bus ride. The whole reason for the trip was to ride the bus down there and make sure it would get him to work on time.

6:00 || Waiting for the bus

7:00 || Made it Seattle

8:00 || Waiting for places to open while sitting in the Olympic Sculpture Park

9:00 || On top of the Space Needle

10:00 || Walking to lunch

11:00 || The best lunch at Gordon Biersch 

12:00 || Checking out the Seattle Public Library

1:00 || Shopping in downtown Seattle

2:00 || More downtown exploring (Top photo is from the London Plane)

3:00 || Waiting for the bus with a waterfront view

4:00 || Made it home

5:00 || Came home to find my poppy had bloomed :)

Fresh Picked from the Farm

This is a teeny little sneak peak of my outfit post for Friday. This bouquet was made from wildflowers found at my grandparents farm. I have been wanting to get up there and pick some flowers and I am so glad I finally did before they all went away! The pink and purple flowers are foxgloves and the entire plant including roots, is poisonous. So don't eat it, and don't let any of your animals eat it either. The white flowers are daisies. The classic flower.

Have any of you made any arrangements lately? Leave me a link in the comments so I can see if you have!

Have a great day!

Busy Weeks Call for Big Sweaters

Last week was a busy one, so sometimes throwing on a big comfy sweater is necessary. The weather has been a little gray and rainy too (loving it!!!), so all the more reason for a tiny bit more warmth. My boyfriend moved over from the east side of the state, so we have been running around everywhere it seems like. Driving around neighborhoods looking for rent signs and looking at possible places for him to live and test riding the bus to Seattle to make sure he would get to work on time. Im looking forward to slowing down a bit and am currently working on a new blog design. Super excited about that!!

Hope you all have a great week!

Outfit Details

Sweater & Shorts || Forever 21

Shoes || Urban Outfitters

Photos by the Boyfriend

My Love for Red Convertibles

I am so glad I finally got photos with this car. A random fact about me, I LOVE old, red convertibles. Old cars in general are pretty much the best cars out there, but a red convertible takes the cake. I wish I could drive this everywhere. You know what I mean?

I hope everyones week went well! Now that I have nothing big planned for awhile, I'm excited to get back into the swing of things and really focus on this blog! I took some photos today, that will hopefully (crossing fingers!) become a new blog banner. Ive got some big plans :)

Outfit Details

Top || Target 

Shorts || H&M

Jacket || Nordstrom

Shoes || TOMS

Flora Focus || Yarrow & Lupin

Last week I was in Okanogan (Eastern Washington), so this weeks Floral Focus will focus on the wildflowers that you can find in the mountains and fields there. I was hoping to find a field just filled with wildflowers, but no such luck. I think I never would have left if I was that lucky.

Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea spp.
Flower: Flowers can be white, yellow, orange, red or pink and blooms spring through fall. Flat clusters of little flowers form on top of a long skinny stem, 1-5 inches across.
Leaf: Very green to grayish green and long to 8+ inches. Finely pinnate.
Meaning: Cure for a broken heart

Lupin
Botanical Name: Lupinus spp.
Flower: Comes in many colors. Blooms are like a pea flower, arranged around an upright stem.
Leaf: Palmately compound, with 9-6 leaflets. Tip pointed on leaflet.
Meaning: Imagination  

Past Flora Focus Posts

• Anemone & Ranunculus
• Tulips
• Forget-Me-Not & Evergreen Candytuft
• Bluebells & Honesty        
• Lilac    
• Dogwood
• Balsamroot  
• Peony   
• Oriental Poppy