♥ may your life be strewn with flowers now and forever.

 in the summertime,

 there is no better subject for amateur photography 

than the flower.

and similarly,

 no better way to adorn yourself 

than with a beautiful bloom.

it seems like everything is coming up roses this season;

even the june 2009 catalogue for j. crew,

where they state explicitly that one may not actually

purchase these one. of. a. kind. roses

but can't resist flaunting them anyway!

 

a little investigation on the internet (thank you jcrewaholics!)

 and i found that these gorgeous floral flourishes

 made their first appearance in the october 2008 j.crew catalogue and are made by

Dulken & Derrick Inc, who have been making silk flowers since 1941.

another fabulous website that offers a splendid assortment 

of flower headbands, belts, corsages and bridal accessories is  ban.do.

 if i had it my way, i would fill a basket of blossoms

and spend each day with my best buds.