Posted on 4 Comments

TWiP: Rainy Days and Peonies

I had a birthday this week, and something I was worried about came to a happy resolution. Also, we have beautiful peonies to photograph and bring into the house to enjoy… I’m standing here on the threshold of a long holiday weekend, knowing that I have a lot to be grateful for. Truth be told, I nearly always feel this sense of gratitude, but I rarely put it into words. I thought maybe it was about time I did that.

Have a lovely weekend!

So, what is This Week in Pictures?

It’s a roundup of the photos I shot for Project 365 (the occasional when-I-feel-like-it theme for 2017 is “words”), plus some snapshots I posted on Instagram during the previous week.

📷 = taken with my Canon DSLR
📱 = taken with my Samsung phone

Ready? Cast your mind back to this time last week…

Saturday

34875096895_2c09a2e756_b-flickr

365 📷: 2017 140/365 – Game night tonight! And a little early birthday celebrating for me. I made fruit crisps with the last of the 2016 frozen Summer berries, and the dregs of the baking supplies left in the kitchen cabinet.

Sunday

34875100195_f4fe5a13d2_b-flickr

365 📷: 2017 141/365 – Oh, Lazy Sunday, how I love thee. I’ve got my crochet hook in hand, a project nearing completion, and a Doctor Blake Mystery ready to go.

Monday

34711719602_cfc3a34bec_b-flickr

365 📷: 2017 142/365 – It’s my birthday, and I’m trying out the gift Neil gave me. It’s a waterproof case for my camera! It’s a little silly to be using it now, but when the summer is here, I will be stalking my parents’ pool in search of the awesomest underwater shots I can get 🙂

View this post on Instagram

Quiet time 💟

A post shared by Lisa Clarke (@lclarke522) on

Tuesday

34875108795_c42de775c1_b-flickr

365 📱: 2017 143/365 – My favorite quilt is back on the bed. (It’s a beach quilt, so it has been sandy for the last week.)

Wednesday

34064500263_dfaa591c8b_b-flickr

365 📷: 2017 144/365 – It’s a plethora of peonies getting ready to pop. I am waiting for 3 to be ready at exactly the same time, so I can clip them and take them in to work to liven up my desk.

Thursday

34051146154_113a7c1ca4_b-flickr

365 📱: 2017 145/365 – Another rainy day. At least the little droplets are pretty 🙂 [Taken at work.]

Friday

34071776404_5156ec5cdc_b-flickr

365 📷: 2017 146/365 – I’m exercising an incredible amount of self control by leaving this flower on the plant. It smells incredible, and I’d really love to put it on my windowsill. I’m hoping by leaving it there we’ll get more than two of them next year. Fingers crossed!

Thanks for taking a peek at this week’s photos! If you want to see this stuff as it happens, please feel free to follow me on Flickr and/or Instagram.

I may already have plans to blog about some of these things in greater detail over the coming week, but be sure to leave a comment if there’s something in particular you want to know about!

SAME WEEK PREVIOUS YEARS (2015, 2016)

This Week in Pictures (TWiP) at Polka Dot Cottage

LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH!

Sign up for occasional Polka Dot Cottage news and get a coupon for 10% off your next order!

Don't worry, we won't bother you more than once or twice a month!

Posted on 4 Comments

4 thoughts on “TWiP: Rainy Days and Peonies

  1. Happy Birthday! 🙂

    1. Thanks!

  2. Happy Birthday, Lisa!

    1. Thank you 😊

Leave a comment!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.