Schlagwort: summer

Flower Squares

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I started these little flower squares back in 2010 – yes, 2010 – and maybe I needed a blog to finally admit it: this will NEVER become a proper blanket. NEVER. Each tiny flower square measures just an inch… so small, so delicate, yet there are so many of them.

But now I’m stuck. What am I actually going to do with them? Turn them into greeting cards? A mini scarf of flower squares? Perhaps a decorative border of some sort? Or maybe, just maybe, stretch them out into a baby blanket, letting the flowers scatter randomly across it? And then there’s the big question: what colors should I use, and how should I arrange them? I honestly have no idea.

So I’m turning to you—what would you do? Suggestions, ideas, or even wild, whimsical plans are all more than welcome!

The Green Dragonfly

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Yesterday’s post by The Green Dragonfly  with all its flowers really got my imagination going. The photos she shared were absolutely stunning – every detail so vibrant and alive! I especially loved the one with the tiny dragonflies seemingly admiring the butterfly. It was such a perfect, little moment captured on camera that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

The Green Dragonfly and her family live all the way in Australia – down under, it’s full-on summer right now! While we’re bundling up against chilly weather, she’s enjoying warm sunshine, blooming gardens, and long, bright days. It’s fun to imagine her little dragonflies and butterflies thriving in that heat, a whole other season happening on the opposite side of the world.

This morning, inspired by her post, I went outside to take a picture of the „flowers blooming“ in front of our own house. Of course, they don’t quite compare to her magical garden – the little patch is more ordinary, less artfully arranged—but still, it felt good to pause, notice the colors and shapes, and try to capture a bit of that same joy.

Flowers GaslaterneIf you like to compare – here is what it looked like in summer (we only moved in June, no „real“ garden planted yet):

Gaslaterne summer