31 July 2011

This week has been...

Wishful

Fluttery

Retro

Neon

In bloom

Al Fresco

★ As a little girl I was always told these dandelion heads were fairies, and to make a wish if I ever caught one. Let's hope it comes true! ★ 

★  The butterflies have been going cuh-razy in our garden this week. I guess fluttering around all day can be thirsty work...pint of nectar it is then. ★ 

★  I was thrilled to find out I'd won a prize in Vicki's super-dooper giveaway [who has also just got herself a beautiful new blog design, I love it!]. I joked that after winning these lovely retro glasses and a scarf, all I needed now was a convertible car. Unrealistic? Me★ 

★  After months of an admittedly half-hearted search for the perfect green/yellow nail varnish, I stumbled upon this Barbara Daily number in Tesco. £3 seemed a lot for a tiny bottle, but I'm in love with the colour. Speaking of which, check out Susie's latest lime green mood board, my subsequent craving for a Twister lolly is ridiculous. ★ 

★  Not only have the butterflies been supping up, but so too have the flowers it seems - the garden's full of bright colours and unusual shapes, I just pray the sunshine sticks around long enough to enjoy it. ★ 

★  Lazy brunch outside this morning which consisted of fresh fruit, honey, bagels and Nutella.
I know★ 

xxx

27 comments:

Unknown said...

i've been trying to get a photo of all the butterflys that are fluttering around my garden, but no such luck ^_^
great post!
Rosie xo

Ella said...

that first picture is gorgeous! mmm that fruit looks so good too xx
Ella @ Belle Vintage

DANIELLE // DKD DESIGNS said...

Sounds like you had a lovely week!:). The sunglasses you won from Vicki's giveaway are so pretty, that was an amazing giveaway! The photo of the butterfly is gorgeous too, I can never get a good picture of them!
xoxo

daisychain said...

we had load of wish things in our garden the other day...you bet I was chasing them like a fool.

Anonymous said...

beautiful photos! Looks like you've been having a lovely time :) i love the butterfly photo, it's amazing!
xxx
Catflicks

Anonymous said...

this is such a cute feature, love the look of that brunch! mmmmm.

ramz and the flock

Alice, Pretty Confused said...

These photos are so cute! I just found your blog but I'm already a big fan. I love the sound of your garden, wish there more butterflies around where I live xo

Miss T said...

You should never have mentioned the twister lollies, because now I too am craving them!! Looks like you've had a lovely week, I love the butterfly pic, I've never seen one that colouring before, all the ones around me are usually white! (: x

Sorcha said...

I was always told that however many blows it took to free all of the puff on a dandelion clock told you what time it was. I have NO IDEA where that came from though!

UHG, those blueberries and mango look ridiculously delish. Jealous!

Sorcha x
Bonfire Brunette

Erin said...

Beautiful photographs! x

Claire - Who What Claire Blog said...

Lovely photos. The sunglasses are gorgeous! I was always told that about Dandelions too!

Claire
xox

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Eloise said...

wowzers I wish I would take pictures like this! I love the picture of the *insert flower name and look clever*'s . Annnd I want to eat outside tonight, but being in the flat on my own and having no garden could make this quite difficult

xx

K said...

That butterfly is beautiful :) I was told the same thing about dandelions! xx
Sirens and Bells

Rachael said...

Gorgeous pictures! x

Susie said...

Thanks so much for inspiring my lime green mood board, Danni! Absolutely love those neon nail polishes too.. I'm starting to get excited about fall fashion, but trying to remind myself that now is the time to enjoy the bright, bright colors before the world in enveloped in grey during those winter months. Hope you had a great weekend! xx

Anonymous said...

ah! your photos are amazing! :)

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Sophie (Little Mittens.) said...

I think bagels with nutella is up there with my favourite ever foods! I can almost fool myself i'm eating a doughnut xx

Sophie said...

You always take such beautiful photos!
Sophie
x

Sherin said...

I always make wishes with dandelions as well.
And the brunch looks delicious.

Sarah said...

I really love these posts you do. Pictures are beautiful. I've noticed a lot of butterflys floating around recently too :)

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Victoria said...

That first picture is so pretty! x

courtzmelv said...

These photos are beautiful! And oh my, i did the same thing with dandelions, always wishing my wishes would come true! xx

Hope Adela Pasztor said...

Everything is so pretty! I love the colors. =)

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Jazzy E (Hivenn) said...

So pretty. These are so summery! x hivenn

Miss Raj said...

that is an amazing breakfast. And an amazing picture of it too! So nice that the weather's nice enough now to just eat al fresco xx

wafflegarden said...

your photos are beautiful especially the butter fly

Barbara von Enger said...

Ah, what a lovely bunch of images!
I adore each and every one of them.