Main & Steadman

Like most I drive the same route to and from work every day

and every morning as I come around the corner

I see a sea of red & white

I say to myself ~ you need to come early one morning

and get some shots with your phone

but it never happened

then last week ~ one night after supper

I changed my clothes and grabbed my camera

and away I went ~ off before the petals all dropped

and it is a good thing I did because after the rain we got this weekend

they are pretty much done ~ thankful that I had the timing right for this one

this is right outside the main police department in Moncton

and as I walked to this spot I thought back to last year

when I walked here with a heavy heart and tears streaming down my face

I am happy to say ~ this year I was smiling

it was a beautiful night and there were so many people downtown

smiles all around

I love the brickwork in the downtown core

as you come to a cross street ~ there is a marker bearing the street name

I jumped in the truck and went up a couple of blocks

to outside a business I passed the week before

and saw the most beautiful lilac bush

knowing that most of the lilacs were done ~ I held my breath as I came around the corner

and yeah ~ she is still blooming

isn't it beautiful ~ double blossoms with just a tint of mauve

and the smell was amazing ~ I may have snagged a couple just to enjoy for a few more days

so while I was out I decided to stop at another place

I pass by every single day

it's an old house converted into a business

and it has curb appeal up the wazoo

from her pretty blue door and her big pot full of flowers

to being surrounded by lilac bushes 

both sides and the bushes are huge ~ i could just sit down on the steps

and be very content

the retaining wall and the cascading greenery that blooms as well 

I really must stop back when this is in bloom

so so pretty

Can you believe that we are already half way through June?

The kids finish school this Friday

I think there is a prom every night this week so Facebook will be filling up with beautiful pictures

Hubby will finish out the school year being a bus driver and start a new adventure on Monday

I participated in the United Way ~ Day of Caring this past Friday

love giving back to these organizations

we celebrated my besties birthday on Saturday night

12 of us at a Japanese restaurant ~ seated around the grill

it was so much fun

not much else ~ feeling like summer

loving the sunshine and the heat

hoping to get to the cottage soon

Hope you have a great week!