Mermaids and Unicorns...

on a delightful trip to the beach

~ where summer was extended with September's warmth and sunshine ~

a mermaid appeared

and long haired dogs were filled with joy

we enjoyed the sun setting on the ocean

{and I decided to be Queen of the Beach}

and one golden evening a unicorn pranced on the sand

~ Violet ~

A Garden Inspired by the Beach

We visit the Oregon Coast yearly and I love the flowers and gardens

in Cannon Beach with a view of Haystack Rock and the ocean

{the dogs like it there too}

After visiting there in April, I came home wanting to create

a miniature garden with a beach theme.

Flowers, a tree (a dwarf form of Japanese Cedar), a sandy beach

and of course, the ocean!

with Haystack Rock off in the distance

We always see dogs at Cannon Beach

{and bring our own}

The black one above is resting on Scotch Moss,

a ground cover perennial

and the white one is running on the beach,

past the sandcastles and beach umbrella

These last 3 photos have a blue sky appearing above the ocean

I used pastels on paper as a photo prop

and now I want to figure out how to keep a sky out there

beyond the ocean!

{my back yard fairy garden has a painted background, so why not?}

I added some glitter to the sparkly sand,

not sure what a wind storm or heavy rain will do to this garden,

but this week has beautiful weather so I'm not going to think about that now.

~Violet ~

fun at the OCEAN

a tiny starfish

with a portion of an ocean painting printed on a tag

... and written on the back, a note ...

tucked into the sand,

left on a bench in the sunshine

in the beach town.

Here and there

a little reminder of His love

which is as vast as the ocean and deeper than the sea

Praying a blessing

on whoever found them,

~ a few gifts ~

from me, anonymously,

{tee-heee!}

His, announced gloriously in

SIGHT,

SOUND, SCENT,

TASTE

and

TOUCH

on warm vacation days,

~ my springtime birthday present ~

at a favorite

B E A C H

_____________

This was so fun,

anyone want to join the "Sisterhood of Anonymous Gifts"? 

no, the initials for that club are not good.

Definitely need another name.

But it would be a fun club

in which to be an

anonymous

member

another idea, what about the

G R A C E club?

                                              Gifting

                                                      Random

                                                             Artistic

                                                                     Creations of

                                                                             Encouragement

hmmmmm ... this is something to consider!

Enjoy your week,

may it be full of wonderful surprises!

~ Violet ~