Friday pick-me-up

(via designscouting)

Sanity is very rare: every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Content

Orchids are my favorite flower. They are beautiful and eerie. They are dainty but gallant. They seem fragile yet also so unyielding. But most of all they give you a sense that they are content.  Whether they are or aren't, only an orchid knows. Still, orchids are my favorite flower.

The Bellagio Conservatory...

     Today, I'm leaving for a mini-vacation to Las Vegas with my mom and sister!! I'm really excited even though I actually really don't like gambling (probably due to the fact that I usually have absolutely no idea what I'm doing). Although I feel like Vegas is slightly overrated, I am totally looking forward to visiting the Conservatory at the Bellagio!!!! Seriously.. you can't look at these pictures and tell me it's not magical!!!

Have a happy weekend : )

Camellias....

It's camellias season!!! I absolutely ADORE camellias. They are without a doubt the most delicate and serene of all flowers! I'm so excited to go to the Camellia Show and Plant Sale at the Huntington Library this Saturday!!!!

I'm too busy dreaming about gardens and summer to post anything right now, so enjoy a few posts you might have missed:



What does Wabi-Sabi mean, anyway???

Seriously, the raddest and bravest kid alive- it will give you goose bumps!!

For St. Valentine's sake, a little story about true love.

Dreamy winter gardens

The one thing I really dread about Winter is the lack of perky little plants and flowers. Fortunately, the one thing that doesn't disappear is moss!! I love this perfectly tiny indoor water garden, and it's terrific for the winter blues! The glass mug makes it so chic- as in "I don't really try all that hard, but I'm lovely anyways".

Speaking of moss, I seem to have an odd infatuation with moss of all kinds, especially these Marimo balls! Marimo are a rare form of algea that grows underwater in the form of a perfectly fuzzy spherical ball! They are considered to be lucky and treasured in Japan, and they even have the tendencey to bounce!!!

 This is one dreary winter garden that I wouldn't mind having in my backyard! Arte Sella is an environmental art exibit that takes place in the fields and woods of the Sella Valley in Italy. How enchanting! Rather than making me feel like a beaver, I imagine walking through this forest would make me feel like a kid who just crawled into the ultimate snow igloo!



(via In Words and Pictures & Black Eiffel)