On a Monday in the middle of May...a meme

It was months ago, that I was given the letter M...for a meme that would feature a few of my favorite things that began with the letter M. It wasn't that I had forgotten...it just always got pushed to the back-burner. And then I thought how appropriate it would be to feature the letter M...on a Monday in the middle of May. That's today!

Let's start with a few of my favorite mountains...

...and my #1 pick would have to be Mt. Cheam...the view from my front yard.

Or how about Mount McKinley?

It is ten years since we visited Alaska...and had a chance to see Mt. McKinley (also called Denali) up close and personal. It is the highest peak in North America and the centerpiece of Denali National Park...and most often the peak is lost in the clouds. We were fortunate to have blue skies and sunshine...and a clear view of 'the great one'.

How about a misty morning at the top of Mt. Thom?

Or a moon in the morning sky?

And of my favorite trees...several start with M. There's nothing quite like maple trees in fall...

...especially red sunset maples! Or the blossoms of the magnolia tree in spring...we have two magnolia trees in our yard...each in honour of the birth of a granddaughter.

And if I am in a need of a good fix of plants and gardens...I just head over to my favorite destination garden.

That would be Minter Gardens...which is close to my home...

...a peaceful place that I never tire of.

Oh...and then there are all my favorite M & M's...the people in my life whose names begin with the letter M. Let's start with my granddaughter...Maelyn....

...pictured here with my aunt Maggie. Then there's my sister...Mary Ellen. My sis-in-law...Martha. My niece...Megan. My friends...Marg, Mavis, Marlene. And then I have two more aunts that I must mention...Aunt Marg, and Aunt Margeurite. And a cousin Marilyn.

Foods? Well, I do like mangoes, mushrooms, mozza cheese, mandarin oranges...and melons (if they happen to be red in colour...and better yet served with rollkuchen!)...

...and muffins (rhubarb muffins are the flavour of the week).

Although I am not that crazy about mushrooms growing in my flower beds...

...I thought a mound of mushrooms on the mulch would fit the theme.

There's nothing quite like the smell of freshly mowed hay...and there was plenty to sniff this weekend.

And that my friends, is my attempt at featuring the letter M...on this Victoria Day Monday in Canada. Oh...and if you are so inclined to play the letter game...let me know...because I have a letter for you!

Have a wonderful Monday...