Bluebells...

  always

make me smile

~

One Little Lily

in a sea of lily pads

~

 Anyone for hopscotch?

Sunbreaks and Showers

Strolling at the lake

~

Riotous Red Rhody

When rhody 

is full of bloom

sunglasses are needed

~

 

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Plum Pretty

Plum blossoms

 on our little plum tree

~

Taking Their Time

The leisurely ones

who leaf out

later

~

All Decked Out

 Wearing a lovely hat of moss

in the company of faithful ferns

this little trail marker

 celebrates Spring

~

 

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Room Dividers

Nature's mysterious 

dividing lines.. Creating forest rooms

Some light and full of life

Some deep and dark where little grows

all magnificently beautiful

~

 

 

Very Mellow Yellow

Found these beauties at the lake

I don't see yellow Rhodys very often

Do you?

~

 

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Riverside

Watching the trees

leaf out

~

Pink Serenity

Happy Weekend

May yours be beautiful

and serene

~

The Cycle of Life

Old

sheltering new

~

Evening Paddle About

 Spring run-off

makes wonderful

temporary ponds

~

 

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Wildflower Afternoon

Fresh and clean and new

trillium and other wildflowers

  carpet the forest floor

making me smile

ear to ear

~

Saddened

My heart is hurting

my mind unable to grasp

these senseless acts of violence

 My thoughts and prayers 

for the many victims

~

 

The Foothills

Nearby hills

waking up

..and then some

~

Bright White

I love white flowers

so bright and clean

and pure

~

 

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Leafing Out

Everywhere

signs of Spring

..finally

Hope you have

a beautiful weekend

~

Raindrops

 falling from the sky

~

Still Winter at Coldwater Lake

It's still very much winter

in the Cascade Range

~

Tulip Time

These lovelies

don't seem to mind

our unseasonably chilly

and very wet

weather

~

 

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Old Barns Old Homesteads

There are so many

never looked

never saw

now I do

~

 

 

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April Showers

make happy flowers

~

Hidden Falls

Beautiful exuberant waterfall

deep in the forest

This is as close as I could get

~

Rhody Riot

 They last for such a short time

making them extra special

~

 

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Calm Waters

Have a

swimmingly wonderful

weekend

~

Like Feathers in the Wind

we are here

but for a moment

in time

~

Hiding Places

magical mystical

mysterious places

~

 

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Illuminating

We have an overgrown Camellia bush out our front door

the porch light illuminates the blooms

making them glow screaming red

I took this around midnight.. I'm nocturnal

through the screen door

ISO 800, f/8, at 1/80th

 ~

 

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Waiting for Spring's Wake-Up Call

Which should be

any day now

~