Neighbourhood Peony

I went for a walk more than a week ago and took this photo of these peony flowers blooming in the neighbourhood. It was a perfect day in late spring.

On Weeding

I was walking by this beautiful peony and noticed how they open fully in the bright sunlight.

I've been spending a lot of time picking weeds painstakingly out of my lawn.  One day my neighbour came over to tell me I am wasting my time as they will just grow back.  What I need to do it over seed the lawn with lots of grass seed and top with quality soil.  He recommended Scott lawn products, which I always see at Costco.  He said if I do this once, I'll never have to do it again.  Husband M says he will take on the chore.  Meanwhile, I am still weeding as I actually enjoy it.

Secretariat

The past weekend was a quiet one.  I was able to watch this older movie called Secretariat (2010).  It was very enjoyable and inspiring, have you seen it?  It's based on the true story of this remarkable race horse and its owner Penny Chenery.

We have many of these beautiful peonies in the neighbourhood:

Paint Party Friday - Peony

I took this photo while walking in the neighbourhood, I thought it was a cute scene with the peonies pushing through. It's an art greeting card done with watercolour pencils (4 1/4"h x 5 1/2"w).

Linking to Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday.