Inspired By Nature

This is Stella writing today! I wanted to share an inspirational outing that I had the pleasure of last weekend.
My three children are now young adults and I just don't get to the park, zoo, ball park, or local bike trail like I used to. I love the outdoors, and miss those days that I spent many hours outdoors with my children! So last weekend, I grabbed a young friend and we headed to the Birmingham Zoo. It was a little cool, but beautiful and sunny for January.  I was in dire need of a dose of sun after a stormy week! We picnic-ed  and had just good clean fun, but I was really uplifted by all the inspiring colors and patterns in nature. I seems that no matter what combination of color or patterns that we might imagine, God has already created it in nature. Below are a few photos from our outing, as well as some of the Little Lamb Design invitations inspired by nature! 

This gorilla was unbelievable! He seemed to be showing off his muscles and definitely playing to the crowd. The texture of his fur is hard to see in this photo, but on this bright sunny day, his coat was truly beautiful.

This Caribbean Flamingo was absolutely beautiful.  His neck is bent all the way around, beak tucked into his back, and his eye appeared to be staring right at us. Look for new stationery this spring in this magnificent shade of orange!

Okay, it isn't hard to see where we got the inspiration for this custom valentine! But the zebras are just so fascinating.  I love the beauty of their gorgeous stripes.

The color and saturation of macaws were incredible, I couldn't get enough!

Check out our zoo invitation for your next party!

Okay, I have many more photos,  but don't want you to feel like you are watching your neighbors' vacation slide show, so I will leave you with these few.  But let me say, maybe since my children are grown, and I no longer was tending to scraped knees or hunting for their sippy cup (though those days were great, and I enjoyed every minute while they lasted!) I was able to enjoy the zoo in a whole new way! The animals' behavior, the color combinations, the textures, the patterns were all like a breath of fresh air!