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Weekly Update for April 23, 2023

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Weekly Update at Introverted Reader

Welcome to my weekly update for April 23, 2023!

We went to The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, CA this week. I visited while my husband attended a work conference in 2018. It was so spectacular, I made him go back to experience it with me this year. It was even better than I remembered! These gardens include 55 acres of ranunculus flowers in every conceivable color. The fields are planted on a hillside, so when you climb to the top then turn and look behind you, you can see the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean beyond the flowers. It’s truly a sight to behold.

Slideshow:

  • Colorful ranunculus flowers stretch to the horizon
  • A flower pot in the shape of a woman's head with a row of succulents growing as her crown and upright flowers growing behind them
  • A colorful ranunculus field and the Pacific Ocean behind it

All images © Jennifer G. at Introverted Reader 2023

  1. Ranunculus field
  2. There are lots of other fun displays when you enter the garden. My husband and I liked this grouping of flower pots shaped like heads with different flowers growing out of the top.
  3. A broader view of the flower fields with the Pacific on the horizon.

Posted:

Atlas of the Invisible: Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You See the World by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti 🌟🌟🌟½

10 of My Favorite National Parks

Once upon an Eskimo Time by Edna Wilder 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Read:

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #3) by Jessica Townsend 🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Tyrant’s Tomb (The Trials of Apollo #4) by Rick Riordan, read by Robbie Daymond 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Guests by Kealan Patrick Burke 🌟🌟🌟

Currently Reading:

Soulstar by C. L. Polk

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Up Next:

I took a break from audiobooks this week to catch up on some of my favorite podcasts. I’ll probably download a fairly short one soon. My sister arrives on Friday for a weeklong visit (Yay!) so I’ll be getting our little space spruced up for her. I’m planning to skip my update next week since I won’t be around to visit other blogs, but I might schedule a couple of reviews if I have time.

What did your week look like?

Hosts:

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  2. LOL, I should probably take a break from audiobooks to listen to podcasts, too. Or get better about remembering to listen while doing other things (like housework). The flower pics look great!

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  8. The Flower Fields are just breathtaking! I’d love to see them one day.

    Just read your review of Atlas of the Invisible. From there I clicked over to North American Maps for Curious Minds… and ended up ordering myself a copy. That looks like it’s right up my alley…I’m a bit of a map nerd, too!

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  11. Ranunculus are one of my all-time favorite flowers! I went to the website and see that I can order 2 1/2 dozen for $69. I think I’ll order a bunch for my mom for her 90th birthday. She used to live in Vista, as did we.

    Enjoy your sister’s visit!

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  16. Beautiful flowers. and to think they cover an entire hillside. I’ve seen poppies growing wild in California too this spring.

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