Laarkspur

my neighbor had a georgous display of larkspur against her back fence, so I took a picture! They are all gone to seed and cut down now. Seasons continue!

penstemon

A brilliant blue wildflower, found this one in the mountains. We are still getting snow in the Mountains even though the Calendar says its Spring! We wait for warmer temperatures.

Saucer Magnolia Bud

Always thought this looked alittle "space like". The Stars are the specks on the bark Anyhow it's fun to imagine

Fairy Clothes made from Flowers

I'm working on an article on my Fairy Gardens; I worked on theses gardens several years ago. Much fun was had! So when I made this mandala I felt it looked like Fairy clothes. Pantaloons made by a morning glory and and a bright yellow daisy dress, with collar. Ah, the imagination!

close up of a morning glory

closer view of a morning glory

Morning Glory Stripes

My morning glories have started blooming, I have to look early as the sun destroys them in short order. I have pink, purple and one white one; the blue never materialized this year. Am glad for their return each summer. They are climbing any plant that is near them, like my pencil plant in this mandala, tomato cages and even the corn! Lines of the siding make the background.

camp fire

I Liked the saying in this mandala, for all those who would like to camp or did camp over the Memorial Day Weekend.

then on into December

With a BANG we are in the heat of the holiday season. . .then 2019 will be over. it is the relentless march of time that causes me to pause this morning. Think my shopping is mostly done. it's just the cleaning and putting up of Christmas that has blocked my progress. In the end time marches on whether we want it to or not, so might as well go with the flow. A Merry Christmas Mandala - Christmas Cactus and all.

before the snow

Before the snow yesterday, actually had a fall crocus blooming. However, we got 12 inches of snow and it's bitter cold - so no more flowers! Now the long wait for spring, except for indoor flowers and decorations - there is always something to take a picture of.

Spring has sprung!

Crocus are up! 3 cheers! The red-winged black birds are singing up a storm. I'm sure there is still a snowstorm or two out there but things are starting to grow!

flower bouquet

Now that we have had our first hard frost my flowers will come from floral bouquets. All flowers are beautiful!

Dahlia

Dahlia flowers are big and showy but still very pretty. They naturally form a big circle but I still like to play around with them to see whit kind of patterns form in the middle of the image.

artichoke

Artichoke flowers are this brilliant blue purple. here are layers of color.

the display

This is one of the orchids I put out with the staghorn fern. After the blooms quit I un-potted it to find there were no viable roots, so we are hoping it will recover outside.

mini orchid

A mini orchid in front of a mini barn, flowers in the middle. The image is a bit hard to read. I'll post the original image tomorrow. I have most of my fairy gardens outside now. They enjoy the summer outdoors and I get to clean up the sunroom. Orchids don't usually go outside, but I thought I'd experiment. I have a giant Staghorn Fern that has a cavity in it's middle so I put two mini orchids in the cavity, including the one above, they seem to be doing well growing new roots. They are totally in the shade of a big pine tree. I'll report back later.

morning susnrise

I enjoyed the soft pastel colors in this picture and the geese flying. They really were in a 'V' formation as they went by, the kaleidoscope program made it into a tighter 'V'.

Grape Hyacinths

Grape hyacinths are blooming! Spring is starting.

black and white butterfly

When I made this mandala, I just said yes! It pops, the purple adds a touch of color. Went on a photo shoot at the Butterfly Pavilion a couple years ago, love the color of their wings! Just a fun experience if you have a similar place near you - go!

orchid cross

Several spikes of a white and purple orchid come together with their buds in the center of this Celtic cross. Went to the Botanic Gardens to see the orchids and this was a very prolific one, multiplied. Enjoy!

pansey

A Spring flower again - a pansy. Weather is in the 50s here while the East Coast gets hammered with snow and cold. Crazy times in the weather department. Belated Happy New Year greetings.