Mosaic Monday

Today really is Monday and I'm all about the flowers of Toledo.  My hosts's yard, in the median strips of four lane highways, city hanging baskets, parks, and public places offered up flower treasures just waiting to be captured by a camera.  My first mosaic...

H y d r a n g e a  L o v e

Nothing stops me in my tracks like spying a hydrangea.  My eyes open wide, the heart beats a bit faster, and my hands quiver ever so slightly...this is love at first, second, and third sight.  I never grow weary of looking at the pendulous orbs of florets.  The one thing I love the most about this plant is the wide range of colors on one shrub, white, creams, pinks, lavender, and that wonderful sky blue that brings deep, sighs of yearning. 

I nabbed shots of hydrangeas in MJ's backyard, in Perrysburg, and the most stunning blues at the Toledo Museum of Art. 

C o n e f l o w e r   C a r n i v a l

Coneflowers or echinacea do a flower fandango in MJ's front yard.  Petals circle around the brilliant yellow and orange cone that flirts with the sun and bid me come hither.  Flower beds that include coneflowers grace the elegant exterior of the Toledo Art Museum so, of course, I just had to take a few photos while attending the It's Friday event.      

Please join me on a romp through the blogosphere ooohing and ahhing over the marvelous mosaics of others. Let's start at the Little Red House, the blog of our hostess for Mosaic Monday. 

Want to know more about hydrangeas?  I found a wonderful website, Hydrangeas!, Hydrangeas! that is everything hydrangea from varieties to weddings.