Butterflies and Bees Tablescape

Back when it was still spring of this year -- before the heat descended in a big, moist, hot blanket, I set up a table in the dining room using my Butterfly Meadow dishes.  I do a table with these most years because I think they're just so pretty in the spring (and summer).  If you are a regular reader here, you know we went to the beach twice in close succession, had a death in my family, and then Hal and I both caught Covid.  The table just sat there languishing -- dishes in place, but no centerpiece.  I thought about just putting the dishes away because I'd lost the initial spark to take pictures and write a post.  But then, our new butterfly bush bloomed and my limelight hydrangea has about three times as many blossoms as last year, so I decided to make a centerpiece for the table and take pictures.     

   

   

We have three lamps in this room and an overhead chandelier, but the lighting in here is still hard to get right.  The walls on the left side of the room look a different color than the walls on the right.  We need a different kind of bulb in the picture lamp on the right wall.  Anyway, I've tried to make the best of the light in here.  I took pictures at night, in the morning, afternoon, and at twilight.

   

   

A picture of said centerpiece.  😊  The larger flowers are the limelights, there are some tiny, white clusters which are from our crape myrtle trees, and the purple spikes are from our butterfly bush. When Hal saw my flower arrangement, he said more than once how pretty it was.  The truth is, we're still getting used to having flowers to pick from our own yard.   

The antique pressed-glass water pitcher is a favorite of mine.  It was a gift from Hal's grandmother many years ago.   

The dinner plate here is "Classic White," by Lenox.  The middle plate is Lenox "Butterfly Cloud," and the top plate is "Butterfly Meadow."  This top dish may be my favorite one in the pattern; it's what made me think of using flowers from the butterfly bush.  I love the lavender-colored blooms!   

I also love these blue cornflowers.   

Not only do these dishes have butterflies, but they also feature ladybugs and bees.  The La Rochere bee glasses and Napolean Bee flatware coordinate well with the theme of blooms and pollinators.   

 

   

   

Also on the table is my current favorite table runner, which we purchased last fall in Charleston.   

This whimsical cow creamer is not part of the Butterfly Meadow set, but I think it blends perfectly with the pattern.  It has flowers, bees,    

and butterflies.  The creamer is made by Gracie China, and I found it at our Tuesday Morning store when I first started blogging.  The stack of pink-bordered plates is also Butterfly Meadow.

   

Napkin rings have lady bugs...

   

and bees.  

   

This table setting is a celebration of nature.  Most of us haven't been able to enjoy the outdoors much this summer, with record-breaking heat all over the world, it seems.  Here at our house, we've spent a lot of time watching the birds at our feeders and the rabbits and groundhogs from our kitchen window.  I sure hope some cooler weather is on the horizon for all of us.

   

   

What's blooming in your yard this summer?  I so appreciate your stopping by here today.  Your visits make my day!!  Have a wonderful weekend and stay cool.   

   

I'm linking this post to Susan's "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch.  Thanks again for your visit!