As I've mentioned before, some of my favorite types of flowers are the uncultivated kind... wild flowers & "weeds." May is one of the best times of the year at our house because the wild roses that litter our yard & climb up the surrounding trees have gone crazy!!! Below is a picture of a huge patch of roses behind our property that goes 20+ feet high. (Sorry, bad pic but they're the little white things all over the green ;)
The wild roses smell so perfect: sweet & the teensiest bit tangy... I seriously can't get enough.
I love having this untamed beauty that I don't have to take care of. My only job is cutting the roses to bring inside with my little helper...
He loves the smell too...
I love the simple relaxed feeling they bring to our table...
And, although I know we all have different beliefs & different religions, I thought anyone could appreciate the beauty of the wild roses next to the antique Madonna on our mantle. I found her at an antiques shop in Leesburg, Virginia. For Catholics, May is "Mary's Month" and many of the Churches have "May Crowning" Ceremonies. It was one of my favorite times in gradeschool because the 8th grade girls would all get to wear pretty dresses and one of them would put a crown of roses on a Mary statue in our Church. (Sadly, when I finally got to 8th grade after 8 years of waiting, we didn't get to do it... they switched it to 2nd graders- go figure! :) But now my family has its own Madonna, and Christian & I had so much fun carrying out the tradition yesterday morning:
...I've been moving the kitchen table roses from room to room with me because they smell so good. I need to get back out there & cut more!
Hope everyone's having an awesome week & enjoying spring!!! Any special Springtime traditions in your family?
xoxo,
lauren
