Little, little

I apologize in advance if you read my photobug OD account as well. I'm reusing some pictures because I think they're exciting.

In Virginia, there are supposedly only two kinds of venomous snakes. The first is the copperhead. He's, as you would expect, copper colored. The second is a black, water snake, called the cottonmouth water moccasin. Both can be deadly.



THIS, however, is not a scary snake. This little guy was hiding out in the back yard the other day, sunning himself on some old cement pipes. I tried to catch him but failed. Maybe another day!

Love at the Beach

These two lovebirds were watching the water, fishermen, children playing or perhaps just each other.

Festival for All Ages

Happy First Day of Summer!

I am relatively young and obviously love this festival. However, it's not just a festival for a 20s crowd. It's also a festival for the 10s crowd, the 70s crowd, toddlers, and everyone in between!

A Little Spirit!

Of course, I'm not the only one who goes crazy for this festival. This little guy is probably Daffodil Festival Dog Show Hopeful.

Daffies for Sale!

$2.00 per bunch or 3 bunches for $5.00. Fields of daffodils become probably hundreds of dollars at the festival. There are all kinds of daffodils. They come in all kind of colors. But the rule is they have 6 petals (or in some cases a multiple of 6) and have a trumpet or multiple intertwined trumpets. This truck was FULL of daffodils and I think they managed to sell nearly every one!

You must set up

Set up is actually just about my favorite part of the festival. Everyone is sleepy but excited. Food vendors carry around cinnamon rolls, coffee. Flowers for sale (maybe tomorrow's picture!) are purchased and "booths" are decorated. Everyone lends a hand.

In Preparation for the Big Day

All of Main Street wakes up just a little earlier than normal to get ready for the festival. The firemen in this picture are polishing their babies for the parade. Behind them, traffic has already been rerouted. The circle remains closed to vehicles all day (and night this year) as crafters and vendors, performers and llamas take over!

Daffodils and Festivals

I'm going to use some stock photos for a while until I can get the perfect Guinea one for you.
SO, let's spend a little time on the Daffodil Festival.
In Gloucester, each year in April there's a 1 (this year 2!) day festival in the courthouse. It's full of all kinds of vendors but especially crafters and artists, kids' games and toys (giant blow up things to play on, face painting, carnival rides, animals), food, music, the crowning of the Daffodil Queen, a parade and, of course, PLENTY of yellow, white, orange and sometjimes pink trumpeted flowers!

This year's theme was "Decades of Daffodils." Unfortunately, the picture isn't terrific, but this is part of a display I helped pain for Riverside HomeHealth.

Water View

Sorry, the end of the school year caught up with me and I've fallen behind. Hopefully, I'm back on track now.

This picture was taken not far from my home at the end of one of the many backroads I frequent. I loved the reflections and the color!

Gloucester's Flower

In the 60s, Gloucester was named "Daffodil Capitol of the Country." Every year, we have a Daffodil Festival and a Daffodil Parade. Some lucky high school girl gets named the Daffodil Queen and her friends are all Daffodil princesses. And these daffodils were growing on Main street.