June Flowers-More Beautiful Blossoms

                                            I had to include these flowers growing under water.

In a Fog

Sometimes, at the high altitude where we live, clouds shroud the mountain and we're literally in a fog.  The heavy mist creates an air of enchantment.  Through the illumination of filtered sunlight, shades of green become more pronounced yet everything laden with moisture takes on a softness--edges seem to meld together.  This is my idea of a beautiful day.

Water Lily Collection

A Black Bear

Sitting on my back steps tonight, I had my eye on this black bear as it wandered through our yard.

It didn't know I was there until it picked up my scent in the air.

Here are a few ot it's natural expressions.

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Creature Feature

Leaping Deer,  Running Bear, Wading Cows.

No, these are not Native American names, but actual 'things' I shot this weekend!

(Almost surreal, isn't it??)



Cool Cloud Formations

Last night as the storms blew away and dusk began to fall, cool cloud formations--some tinted with sunset hues--rapidly formed below a bright blue sky.  Here are a few.

(For Kate, who was probably taking her own sky pictures!)

Between a Rock and a Heart Place

The other day, my husband was weed-whacking while I was doing something or other in another part of the yard.  I heard the sound of his equipment come to a halt and my husband called out, "Hey, Hon!" 

Getting my attention, I stopped what I was doing and looked up.  He tossed something that landed right at my feet, and without saying a word, he resumed his work. 

I looked down and this is what I saw.....    and since my camera was handy, I quick-snapped a picture. 

Like our friend Bill, who has a jar-full of 80 heart-shaped rocks from people who wanted to express their love for his 80th birthday, we have quite a large collection of heart-shaped rocks strewn all over our property and both inside and outside our home that we've gathered over the past 30+ years.  Talk about Natural Expressions!  Those heart rocks were some of our favorite gifts we've given and received from each other that surely expresses our love! 

There's no shortage of heart-shaped rocks, as there's no shortage of love! 

Next time you're out for a walk, look down. Trust me, you'll find your own heart-shaped rock.
And if you don't--let me know.  I'll have something to give you next time I see you.  Because I love you.