The Botanical Gardens, her own personal Wonderland.
A place where she can frolic among butterflies
where flowers don’t always look like flowers
where beauty is not defined by magazines, but by what catches your eye and pauses your heart
and you never know what will be around the next corner
I'm a deep-fried Southern belle, married to a cowboy boot wearin', Harley ridin’ Texan Prince Charming. I am the always proud and frequently exhausted mom to two 8th generation Texans My childhood was spent at my Granny's side learning to cook with cast iron, butter and that special southern ingredient -- love Today, I share my passion for food, family and photography with thousands of monthly readers on my blog, A Southern Fairytale. I love cute boots, my Canon camera, belly laughs with friends, the beach, my family and ellipses..."
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That flower is amazing!!!
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That last photo is my favorite. Hope you had a great weekend!
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That second photo…I have no idea what kind of flower it is but I visited a botanical garden with my mom just after Sabrina was born and took a photo of one and it is still in her room.
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that second flower is a Passion Flower…I think they’re beautiful!!
That second picture is mesmerizing…
And the last one is adorable! 🙂
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What great pics! 😀 Love the interesting flower!
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Whoa, that passion flower is amazing — thanks for sharing your day!
The Gardens are beautiful!
loving your blog. those photos are incredible 🙂
Thank you so much! That is a huge compliment 🙂
That flower is awesome!
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GORGEOUS!!! You have a gift!!!
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thank you, Jill xoxoox
Wow. Beautiful post. That flower looks other worldly. So neat!
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Awe, thank you, Gabrielle.
Passion Flowers are so unique and beautiful, in their own way, I love seeing them.
what incredible photos rachel! gorgeous!
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Thank you, mamacita!
I’m a botanical garden loving lady, myself. That’s a way cool chrysalis.
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Thank you, sweetie. I love it. she was SO enthralled with it. I think she might have spent 20 minutes looking and studying it. I love my kids!
Gorgeous!
And I saw one of those crazy flowers in Ireland – what ARE they???
Awe, thank you! Aimee!
It’s called a Passion Flower, aren’t they crazy beautiful!!!!
HELLO so envious you’ve been to IRELAND!