Diplomats, Delegates, and Dignitaries

 And here's a little preview of what we did this weekend!  Can you guess what kind of event we were at? 

(photo by a fellow event attendee)

A Better Than Chance Guess

 Time for another Photos From Years Past!  I didn't take that many photos during the month of March, 2022, but among the few were these gems.

Like this current month, we had some nicer, warmer days thrown in with the rain and cold, and we took advantage by going on many walks.

A little volcano/Alien/kicking goat/rooster latte art.

And a regular at my old Starbucks gave me a couple last minute Blues tickets that Ethan and I enjoyed before he successfully defended his dissertation the following day.  We didn't stay for the entire game but we did catch a pair of dueling Zamboni!  A little fun fact, according to the Proper Use of the Zamboni Trademarks Letter 2010, "The name must be capitalized and spelled correctly and should never even remotely be used in a generic sense.  Never use "Zamboni" as a verb or in the plural, such as "Zambonis."  Therefore, dueling Zamboni, not Zambonis!

(photos by e.hunt)

You See These Lights are Blue

 We've made it one week since this year's Oscars, did any of you happen to tune in?  I only saw two of the movies nominated, well, one and two thirds.  I had to turn off Elvis because it was so bad, and Avatar was my first movie theater experience since before Covid.

Anyway, that's not really why I watched it.  The real reason is of course, the fashion!

I wasn't overly impressed with this year's selections, most being your standard Red Carpet fare, even though they went with a champagne carpet, instead.  You'd think with an update like that our celebrities would have thought a little more outside of the box.  Oh well.

I really liked these three cream to white dresses on Zoe Saldana, Halle Berry, and Tems.  I love a good, lacey slip dress, the flower details on Berry's dress make it much more interesting, and the sculptural quality of Tems' dress is quite refreshing.

These two-tone color dresses stood out as well on Monica Barbaro and Fan Bingbing.  The light and dark pairing for each is exquisite and dramatic, while also bringing some much-needed cheekiness to the affair.

But none of these compare to the detailed beauty Kartiki Gonsalves wore.  It's a map, a story, a pictorial explosion of color and light!  And she looks fabulous in it.

I actually started following the designer, Rahul Mishra, about a year ago on Instagram, and every single piece is this stunning.  The amount of work required for each must be astounding, as they are all handmade.  With collection names like The Enchanted Garden, The Tree of Life, and Cosmos, you really see his reverence towards nature and the beauty that surrounds us.  If you have some time, his Instagram page is worth a perusing.  I mean, these images below are just a hint at what's on the page!

(photos collected from Celebmafia, justjared, Vogue, etonline, celebmafia, reddit, and instagram)

Good Golly, Little Ollie

The little dinosaur turned one year old about a week ago, so happy late birthday, Ollie!  She continues to be a clumsy, energetic, cuddly goofball who alerts us by loudly bark-howling whenever one of the surrounding houses has a package delivered, demands her mid-morning bone every day before Ethan goes to work, and crosses her paws when napping.  She has been such a joyful addition to our lives.  It's been hard too, but there's nothing quite like coming home to her little wiggles, hops, and tail whipping around like a windmill.  Bark!

(photos by e.hunt)

A Floral Oracle

 Good evening and happy first day of March! I don't know about where all of you are located, but around here it's already looking quite spring-like.

I spotted a couple of these delicate pink-bloomed trees on my walk with Ollie this morning.  I looked them up and I think they're called Eastern Redbuds, or Cercis Canadensis.  They have a 'Least Concern' Conservation Status, the flowers can be eaten fresh, fried, or boiled, and they are the state tree of Oklahoma.

And when we got home I noticed that the white and yellow daffodils are also awake!  Also known as Narcissus, they come in many colors but are characterized by their unique trumpet shape.  Don't try to eat these though, as all parts of the plant are poisonous.  

And thus ends my first foray into flowering factoids.  Now go forth and spread these precious petals of wisdom, and may this month of March bring us more flowers and flowering trees to discover!

(photos by e.hunt)