... be sure to wear some flowers in your hair (Happy Birthday, Mama!)

Just before the taxi came to steal my Mama & Papa away to the airport for their rather eventful* onward trip to East Timor, and after the sparklers had been lit and the cake eaten, I finally got out the flowers I'd gathered and we made celebratory birthday flower wreaths. Or garlands as we decided to call them after dad pointed out the funerary overtones of wreaths.

I was inspired by these gorgeous forest faery crowns over at She Who Rambles and thought joint celebrations for my Mama's July Birthday and my Extravaganza's August birthday was the perfect time to try them.

They did not turn out quite the way I imagined, but voila! photos of the be-flowered birthday girls (and Giggle Bear who kept running off with the garlands).

*My Papa got to the desk at Darwin airport for his flight to East Timor at three am, after waiting in the airport through the midnight hours since the flight from Brisbane, only to be told he only had four months left on his passport, not the required six, so he had to fly home to Melbourne. Poor Mama is in East Timor sans family for her birthday!

Weekly Stills - Floral

Various Blossoms and Roses of Spring. I have been so excited about my roses (finally!) coming out, and have recently noticed that the local rose garden is in full and glorious bloom. These roses were actually at my mum and dads, but rest assured, mine are just coming out as well! 

My Poppet - climbing in my bedroom window. Sometimes it seems the kids spend all day going in and out of my bedroom window, either going to search the front garden for bugs or returning with 'cute, darling, baby millipedes' or 'the biggest slater in the world.' 

My Poppet - holding one of her favourite cups. For her first birthday my mum got her a tea set of La Rosa from the op-shop, as Poppet and I share the same middle name 'Rosa'. She's devoted to it, but not particularly good at being gentle. We've been shifting a lot of furniture around on the weekend and Poppet managed to get hold of one of the hidden tea cups. "See, mama, I won't break it." 

The most exciting and wonderful arrival of spring - my little nephew. He is completely adorable and his big sister is devoted. 

Joining with the lovely Em from The Beetle Shack for moments from our week.