Over Mother’s Day weekend the MSPCA of Boston held their annual Flower and Plant sale with all proceeds going to the animal care and adoption center. Apryl, owner of Petalena Flowers and fellow pet-lover, donated many beautiful arrangements to the cause and asked if I would stop by and take some photos. Those who have worked with me at my first corporate job know I announced with almost a little too much grandeur that I was leaving the company to become…a florist. This without having worked at any flower shop previously or anything flower related for that matter. All I knew was that flowers made me happy and I was in desperate need of a dose of happy in my day job! I still get asked how that turned out. So it hasn’t happened, but photographing flowers by my favorite florist, especially next to cutie pie puppies, is about the next best thing!
My mom has been in town the last couple of weeks so she came along to the flower sale and had her model a little too. Before we left we bought a bouquet for her and another arrangement for Dan’s mom who we were meeting for dinner at her place later that afternoon. MIL received the bouquet with all the thistle (her best friend’s last name was Thistle) while my mom got the one with the ranunculus, Queen Anne’s Lace and lovely drooping tulips. Bonus is I get to keep the pretty glass jar it came in.
{ Did I say something funny?}
Flowers, pets and moms. All the things I love. It all worked out brilliantly!
Oh… lovely post!