Our mothers are beautiful people on the inside and outside.
I thought I would find some beautiful pix this morning, focusing on flowers, as a representation of their beauty and our love for them. I think it is a lovely way to honor our moms.
More specifically, it is a great way to honor my own mother, Irene Smith. She is not only a beautiful flower, but she is an angel walking on earth. She raised two rambunctious boys on her own while working full-time as a nurse. She was a nurse for 52 years!
She is now 80 years old and managing to survive during the coronavirus pandemic. She’s tough!
Mom and her boys 
My mom loves to laugh 
In Amsterdam 
This one goes waaaaaaaay baaaaaack – circa 1971
Last June, I met an artist who was painting on the side of a bike trail. A few weeks later I saw one of her paintings of poppies in a field. I asked her at the time where she was. She let me know she was at Lambert Park in Alpine. I decided to drive there to see if the poppies were out already. I was suspecting it was too early and I was right.
However, I did find a plethora of sunflower-like flowers. They were all over the place.
I hiked a total of 3 miles through the trails at the park and just kept taking more and more pix of these flowers and a few others.
I followed the GPS coordinates that the artist gave me so I could go to the exact spot where she was painting. When I arrived, no signs of poppies yet. But there was an incredible view of the mountain range.
There were a few other flowers on the trail other than the yellow ones. Below are a couple of my faves.
To my mom and all the moms out there. I hope you enjoyed the beauty in this post like I get to enjoy the beauty of motherhood all around me.
Know that you are loved!!
The Umenum 
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