Scully

 Our pain clinic's mascot and secretary, Scully, is all dressed and ready for summer and the 4th Of July. His little dog is helping check patients in.

He has put a pink flamingo and a palm tree by his plant.

Surfer Dude Sunday

 My awesome header was created by The Mad One herself. There is nothing tech that she cannot do!! Here are some things I have out for The Fourth Of July.

Kitchen windowsill.

This is on the microwave.

I drew this for a really skinny wall in the kitchen.

A card sent to me by my wonderfully creative blog friend Ann.

Living room bookcase.

Kitchen cabinet.

On the T.V. stand

4th Coffee Corner

 Here is our coffee corner for the Fourth.

Signature graphic courtesy of The MadSnapper

Through The Fence Friday

 These Hydrangeas are about three blocks away. Strangely enough, they are not in the yard behind the fence. They are in front of the fence by the roadside.

Student Art & Pink Tie Ball

 I finish my Cherry Blossom posts with the student art and Pink Tie Ball. First is the art.

And to finish the day, the Pink Tie Ball.

The night ended with fireworks.

“The notion is called wabi-sabi life, like the cherry blossom, it is beautiful because of its impermanence, not in spite of it, more exquisite for the inevitability of loss.”

 — Peggy Orenstein

Part ll - Cherry Blossom Festival

 Today for part two of the Cherry Blossom Festival, I will show the large building projections and the floats.

Building Projections:

Now on to the floats:

My last post about the festival will be the student art and nighttime Pink Tie Ball.

“The Japanese school year begins in spring. So mothers can send off their children as cherry blossoms fall from the branches.” 

— Cathy Davidson

 

Cherry Blossom Festival

 Do you know about the yearly Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C.? The trees were a gift to us from Japan. Anyway, decades ago it was mostly a kind of small local thing. But NOW, it is so huge! People from all over the country attend, and it is a big event. So come with me as we watch in on our T.V. and get an idea of what goes on.

But wait, that's not all! There is still the student art, large building projections, and pink tie ball! Those will be my next two posts.

“I have a pretty good memory, but memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die.”

 — Ruth Ozeki