Recently, I told you about Phil Springer and that he wrote the music for "Santa Baby". Many of you were kind enough to vote for the documentary for him as a People's Choice Award, which it won!
Now, I have another link where you may vote for him!
It is the Webby Awards! Here is the link-
Voting is open until April 16th, so please vote! Phil Springer will turn 100 in May! Wouldn't it great if he won this and could celebrate this on his 100th birthday?
Once again...https://wbby.co/57567N
Anyone can vote wherever you are in the world! It is a global award!
Now, on to our Spring photos....
As we were leaving to walk at Panola State Park recently, I had to stop and ask Richard to take a photo of the azalea bush that we have in a pot on our front steps. It was overcast but this flower was so bright! It is a Hershey red azalea! Remember me telling you about the film about Milton Hershey that will be out this summer? The azalea is named after the flowers at Hershey Gardens, I believe!
Now, here we are at Panola Mountain State Park. See the blocks of wood for children (or the young at heart)? You know I always have to stack these up and then, do a bit of decoration. The small spent blossom on the top is from one of the azaleas that they have planted there....
There is a pink one too!
These are just beside the trail as you enter the woods. (I need to do a post about these. I always thought they were native azaleas. It is a bit more complicated than that, and of course, it involves England! Stay tuned!)
The fringe trees blooming are such a wonderful thing to see! (Native).
Trumpet creeper, some say it smells like cinnamon, some like coffee. I have told you this before, I am sure. It has a very distinct fragrance, but I don't like comparisons, I think it smells like itself, which is marvelous. (It is also a native)
Look! On the horizon, it is Stone Mountain!
You know that Richard zoomed in for you! See, it is a "mountain" of rock and is much bigger than either Panola Mountain or Arabia Mountain. If you ever fly out of the Atlanta Airport, look down and see if you can see the grey mountain with the green buildings on top, that would be Stone Mountain.
The bright red diamorpha looks somewhat muted in this photo, that is because it now has the white star shaped white flowers on it! It seemed that a lot of the flowers were a bit early this year, but I am not complaining! Hope you enjoyed the blossoms and views I showed you here! Take care, my friends! Let me know if you were able to vote for Phil Springer!
If anyone wants to know how Richard sounds on guitar, I say that he sounds a lot like Ralph McTell! Enjoy! Sweet Mystery.
I went to vote, but you have to sign up and give your address. Sorry I don't do that.
ReplyDeleteI do love all your gorgeous flowers though.
I think they ask for an email to verify that you are not a bot. Thanks for trying though. I know you have the same flowers where you are too!
DeleteI like your Jenga Still Life With Pine Cones! Also, great photos of all the vibrantly colourful flowers!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I do wonder if any adults ever touch those wood pieces, I always do!
DeleteLast week when we were at the botanical garden I noticed the azalea blooms were getting ready to pop.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I see flowers about to pop, I always say, "Hey, Bud". Ask my husband, every time! LOL!
DeleteI voted! Easy peasy. Love the flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Dear Janie, You are so sweet!! Thanks very much for voting!
DeleteThe flowers are beautiful and I’d love to smell the trumpet creeper.
ReplyDeleteYes, I voted.
God bless you for voting! I truly am glad!! You would love the trumpet creeper. Might you have them there too?
DeleteBeautiful flowers and pictures !
ReplyDeleteHave a shinny week !
Anna
Thank you, Anna. You too!
DeleteWell done the photographer, he deserves a rise!
ReplyDeleteShh,,, don't tell Richard how good he is, we don't want him to get a big head now, do we? Thanks though!!
DeleteBeautiful flowers and I hope Springer wins on his birthday that would be be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Wouldn't that be just wonderful?
DeleteIt's good to see the signs of spring again after five months of winter. My email address is kaput now, even to me. So I will be a bot.
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame. Perhaps your email will be sorted out soon.
DeleteBeautiful flowers, don't have any yet here, but greenery is growing so there's hope. I would vote, but don't like signing up for stuff, it seems to double the spam you get in your inbox.
ReplyDeleteSandy's Space
Spam is in my mailbox all the time anyway, might as well do the things I want to do! Take care!
DeleteFlowers show it is spring. The Earth is awakening to share all that colorful beauty with us.
ReplyDeleteEarth is awakening, that is lovely. x
DeleteWonderful sightings and loved all those beautiful flowers. I am interested in the story behind the native azalea. Good luck to Phil Springer and how nice of you to help like this. Thanks Kay!
ReplyDeleteI only just learned more about our "native" azalea. Have to do a bit more reading too!
DeleteI love the flowers.
ReplyDeleteI just love flowers!! Have a lovely Spring!
DeleteBeautiful scenery and flowers! Our very red azalea won't bloom for a few weeks yet. Probably in May. It's been pretty chilly here but I spy some warmer days ahead. I hope you had a lovely Easter!
ReplyDeleteBless you! As soon as I saw your comment here I went straight to your blog to see how your son was doing, little did I know how much you have gone through! Hang in there, the Good Lord will take care of you. Refresh yourself with friends, both near you physically and those in the blogging world like me! Blessed Easter!
DeleteLovely flowers
ReplyDeleteThank you, all were at the trail at this state park except for the bright azaleas in the first photo!
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