The last wedding for March. White was the theme and here's the wedding platform and the happy couple.
On Saturday night, it's Earth Hour and we switched off all lights and took a walk at the lake nearby. Here's Danial pointing to the toilet lights we forgot to switch off on, oops, sorry! He was quite upset that everyone's house was brightly lit as not many bothered, cared or probably know of Earth Hour.
While I look forward to every weekends, somehow, weekends tend to be the busiest of all days. So many chores to do, so many dishes I want to try to cook, and so many gardening chores to do. I thought of my good friend, Tracy of Norway and her roses when I saw mine. With our hot weather, it's not so easy to plant roses but I am happy with these for now.
All those gardening hardwork paid off as I waited for weeks for this water lily to bloom and it did! I had 2 in a pot, one purple (this one) and another one white :)
While many countries are experiencing spring..it's still very hot here. It's always hot here anyway and here's my orchid 30 feet from our main door and you still can have the sun streaming in strongly. This is for Constance, she found a way of reviving orchids which I will try as I have many pots lying around for years not blooming :)
Cheers everyone and will visit all soon.
great shadow of the last orchid. You got lots of orchids?
ReplyDeleteOh, that evening light at the top is soo lovely, M.Kate! And please tell Danial we were participating in Earth Hour too this past Saturday night. I think we were the only ones in our neighborhood doing so too. It was rather sad to see so many lights on, TV's on blaring away... So much fun to see the beautiful wedding... I just love the opulence of the way weddings are celebrated there. The bride & groom are so beautifully attired! Love the garden and floral views... the purple lily & orchids make my heart sing! :o) Happy Week, dear friend ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteI have not tried planting roses at all. Always admiring what others grow! Love the orchids- have a similar one like yours but it's not in flower.
ReplyDeleteEarth Day will soon follow in April. Any plans?
Hi M.kate.. Constance will be happy to see the Orchid.
ReplyDeleteYou have been pretty busy with lots of weddings, they all looked amazing. I think you need a rest :-)
I did take part in the Earth Hour , well in my case half and hour. I was the only one at home, so not much fun, just sitting for an hour on your own. At least I tried. Hope you have a great week.
It's great you had your camera with you! Beautiful sunset:)
ReplyDeleteI love the weding photos - beautiful decorations and dresses. Must have been fun!
I had once similar orchid, but it din't like being with me:(
Have a nice week.
Hugs
Hi Mary Kate, As usual your photography is just spectacular. I went on a special outing this past weekend and started taking photos only to find out I had a dead battery so then I switched to my phone and forget to "save" the photos I took. Hence I ended up with only one photo of a fabulous weekend. I was so bummed.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are gorgeous! And the wedding couple are beautiful. I love seeing the traditional outfits. Happy Spring to you, my friend! ♥
ReplyDeleteYour perseverence with the flowers paid off beautifully! Those water lilies! Oh my! I've never had any luck with orchids. Maybe someday I'll figure out how to grow them!
ReplyDeleteGlad you participate in the earth hour. I was at home last year for the earth hour and I really did all the necessary by switching off the lights but this year I decided stay outside cause it is quite boring staying at home with all the lights out...lol.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers. I love roses- your pink one almost looks hand painted in watercolour paint.
ReplyDeleteLove the variety ion the wedding colours you have been sharing.
I hope Daniel isn't too discouraged.
I had to laugh at the light in the bathroom..Another beautiful wedding. The sun picture, was just wonderful and you know how I enjoy the sky. Flowers..what can I say?
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy garden you have, but you would..being the happy wonderful person you are..
Sending love and blessings from Maine..xoxoRosebud.
Almost forgot what I wanted to tell you.I put the pictures I framed up on my blog..so you can see the beautiful handkerchief framed. Had to turn it sideways, but looks lovely anyway.
Good for Danial in honoring Earth Hour. It is great to know the younger generation is so aware.
ReplyDeleteDarla
thanks for showing your water lily, they are one of my nicest memories from Asia, they looks so beautiful
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do I take LAPAR to mean very jeolous?
ReplyDeleteYou going to LOL when I tell you Sam ate at least 3 of the bread. Your Danial will probably shake his head.
I google translate to find lapar. I never heard of this word in Sarawak Basar Malay.
ReplyDeleteVery hungry eh? I DHL some to you. LOL, actually I didn't like this middle eastern food, no punch like our spicy Malaysian food.
Cant believe you dont know LAPAR! Danial will probably eat the same portion like Sam..we all need the diet, husband, me, kids..even the koi fishes :(
ReplyDeleteHi M Kate!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset and your flowers are so lovely --I could almosy smell them!
Glad you participated in Earth Hour -- we did too! I actually liked using a candle for the hour.
WOW M.Kate,
ReplyDeleteWhat an Orchid ! I have NEVER ~ EVER seen so many blossoms on one plant!! Is this normal? Or is this a special kind of Orchid?? What did you do???
Your baby waterlily, so sweet. Congratulations.
Well.
Wishing a Happy Spring to you and your Family.
Spring is a time of renewal and hope.
Love,
Constance
I was the only one in my neighborhood that turned the lights out too. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteI love your sunset and I love all the beautiful wedding and flower photos. Your lilly is beautiful.
xoxo
Hi there M! I'm finally back in cyerland after a very long absence and have so much to catch up on but had to drop by here to say hi! Your photos just get better and better every post. You're amazing! That sure looks like a gorgeous wedding. Hope you're having a super long weekend and you and your family have a fantastic Easter. Don't gobble up too many choccy eggs :)
ReplyDeleteHi M. Kate! Always hot there... I agree...
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures!!!
Thanks for your support to Blogtrotter Two, now departing Miami by air; my Easter egg for you... ;). Have a great weekend!!
Oh, M Kate...I have not been blogging but as soon as I began had to stop here--what a lovely couple! Have missed you!
ReplyDeleteOh, M Kate...I have not been blogging but as soon as I began had to stop here--what a lovely couple! Have missed you!
ReplyDeleteHi MKate the sunset picture is magic and I love the flowers. My daughter made sure that we did our earth hour as well. She put the candles on and checked on us all the time. We decided just to go to bed. Arohanui marja
ReplyDeleteYour evening sky is electric!! Your garden is doing very well..roses are good behaving in the sun! Orchids and lotus, too!
ReplyDeleteSoak up some of the heat for me!!
I enjoyed the beautiful photos!..Christine
ReplyDeleteHi Kate!
ReplyDeleteBlogtrotter is missing you and waits for you at the MED... ;)) Enjoy and have a great sunday...
The water lily is so beautiful. Growing up there was a tiny lake near our house filled with water lilies in the summer. So pretty when they blossomed!
ReplyDeleteI seem to see similar sunsets too. Your flowers are gorgeous and doing very well. It needs a lot of care and attention looking after roses in our hot Malaysian weather.
ReplyDeleteAll the pictures that u took are very nice...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset M.! All the flowers are lovely too...snd of course so is the bride!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you and your family participated in earth hour...even if it went unnoticed by your neighbors.