Roadside Rescue Arrangement

Coming home from work recently, I saw a huge pile

of cut flowering pear tree limbs along the curb.

Who would have cut these gorgeous tree limbs down?

Well, these trees do have a bad reputation for

blowing down in strong winds so maybe

that is what happened. 

Not wanting to add to MY reputation as the crazy

neighbor, I waited until near dark and then went to cut

the prettiest branches off of the pile and brought them home.

(is that even crazier?)

The branches seemed pretty happy sitting in water

in an urn on my dining room table.

Every year when these trees bloom it reminds

me of my daughter's bridal portrait photo shoot.

Unexpectedly, these trees were blooming when

we met with the photographer on the scheduled day.

The lines of the flowering trees along a sidewalk

made a beautiful arch of branches as a backdrop.

A lot of brides and their mothers probably feel like

a wedding is the ultimate DIY project.  Here is a

slide show of  pictures taken at my daughter's wedding

if you would like to see it and/or have five minutes to kill

by Emily Kicklighter Photography