Within

Journey to the center of a daylily.

May the sun shine brightly on you today...

even if it's raining.

Pretty Little Oddity

Found this odd little plant at an abandoned nursery.

It looks like a fuzzy orange spider, with claws, on a stick. 

Needless to say I've never seen anything like it.

Do you know what it is or might be?

Daylilies in Waiting

To bloom for one sweet day

then too quick

they fade away.

Blues in the Garden

I love blue in the garden 

and purple, and white, and...

Just Peachy

I think I've fallen in love with the rose.

Over the River and Through the Woods...

Boardwalk over the wetlands. 

There's so much foliage this year it's hard to see the water.

But it's oh so beautiful!

So Very Mellow Yellow

These little cuties are bursting open

 creating an explosion of yellow

 at the wetlands where I often walk.

Do you know what it is?

 I really need to buy a wildflower book.

I hope you have a beautiful week!

Daydreaming

Nose to Nose.. With a Rose

The Cycle of Life

Budding roses

soon to unfurl...

to nothing more

than a flowerless swirl.

Sunbathing

This wild rose was reaching toward the sun, trying to catch some rays

which we've had very little of so far this summer.

Pretty Purple Pleasure

Discovered this pretty little flower

at the wetlands today.

As usual I'm clueless as to its name

..other than wildflower.

The Glorious Morning Glory

These beauties grow in over-abundance, here in the Pacific Northwest

and sadly are considered weeds.  It's hard to dislike such a lovely weed.

Everything's Coming Up Roses

A Fabulous Frenzy of Feathery Ferns

Happy Foxglove

I hope you have a glorious weekend!

Swirls and Curls of Yellow

The yellow rose symbolizes joy and happiness  

but most importantly, friendship.

And a true friend

is like a gift from God.

Dainty Wildflowers

Beautiful wildflowers gracing the wetlands.

It's a joy to see so much in bloom.

Coldwater Lake

Our first visit to Coldwater Lake 

was on a cold foggy day in May.

This time the skies were blue, the day perfect.

Both were equally beautiful.

Heading Home

I hope your week is starting off great!

Gaze Into My Crystal Ball

Hope you have a happy weekend!

After the Rain

Mt St Helens~In the Blast Zone

In May of 1980 Mt St Helens violently erupted

devastating the region and leaving a deep crater.

Desolate left flank of the crater.

 

Huge mudflows ripped through the once fertile valley

leaving a path of destruction. 

Life is slowly returning to the mountains and the valleys.

In 200 years the dome will be rebuilt and once again the forests will stand proud and tall...

Until it erupts again!

Mt St Helens

Mt St Helens in the summer

is just as glorious

as it is in the winter

Quiet Time

Happy Tibbar-Tibbar Day!

To wish someone a

Happy Tibbar-Tibbar Day

on the first day of the month

is to wish them

and bring them

much good luck!

(Yup, it's rabbit spelled backwards)