Sockie and the Lilacs

On Friday, Sockie and I wanted to go and see the Lilac Festival for the opening day, so we grabbed some things and headed out. The sun was shining, the air was warm, and it was a perfect day to go explore some lilac blossoms. Unfortunately, not too many were open and blooming yet, but we found a few bushes that had already opened.

Here's Sockie with the first bush we found!

And some lilacs from that bush!

Next we walked over to the magnolias. They are such gorgeous trees.

After that, we wandered around in the vendors section and I drooled over things I couldn't afford. Then we walked over to a bench and relaxed and had a snack.

There were pretty flowers and cherry blossoms around the bench, so I took some pictures!

I found this lovely bush when we were walking out of the festival.

It was such a lovely day for wandering around the festival. We didn't stay there too long, only about two hours, but that was enough for Sockie and I to enjoy the fragrances and beauty around us. :)

Sockie and the Spring Flowers

After having a busy few weeks, today Sockie and I decided it was time for a break. The tulips are out now and I was in the mood for photography, so I grabbed the nice camera and we ran outside.


Sockie first nestled into a little group of daffodils and tulips.

I love how the petal on this tulip seems to be half yellow and half red!

Mmm... This tulip smelled really good. Sockie quite enjoyed its delicate scent.

A tulip bud! I can't wait until it blooms.

Sockie nestled into another bunch of flowers.They all smelled so incredibly amazing! I envied Sockie. He was able to sit in the middle of all that fragrance. Lucky monkey. ;)

Another pretty tulip! 

I love all of our daffodils! They look so charming all lined up. 

Sockie holding a tulip.

Ah! These daffodils are my favourite! I love the orange and yellow in the middle.

Sockie and I took a moment to laze in the lawn amidst the violets.

I took a picture of some violets while Sockie was resting.

We went into the backyard after lazing in the lawn and I took another picture of a tulip!

Sockie chilled next to the chimney in a bed of more violets!

The first bleeding heart flower of the year! These are very nice. 

Sockie and I had a wonderful time outside today with the flowers. Hopefully this weekend we're going to see more! If the weather is good, that is. Stay tuned to find out where we go. ;)