Macy's Spring 2011 Flower Show

I wasn't sure what to expect after the way they half-assed the Christmas show, but the spring show was beautiful =)  Just me & mom went this year, and the theme was towers:

 

 

The snow is almost gone here, so it won't be long before there are lots of beautiful  flowers in our own yard =)  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Conservatory Pics

Yes, it was all the way back in February that we went ... sometimes choosing from this many pics is just so daunting that I end up procrastinating. But I finally went through & chose my favorites to share with everyone =)

 

First of course was lunch at Keys - I don't remember exactly what most of this was, but it still all looks delicious:

 

 

And now lots of flowers!  Enjoy:

 

Thanks for reading!

 

~Colette

2011 St. Paul Winter Carnival

This was actually a couple of weeks ago, but we're getting dumped on with snow again after a week that was actually what passes for nice in Minnesota in February LOL.  Temps were up near 50 - now we're paying for it with over a foot of snow!

The ice-carving competition is held in Rice Park, a little tiny park in the middle of downtown St. Paul.  They were actually still working when we went, so in addition to seeing some finished carvings, we also got to see a lot of the guys still in action:

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette