Affirmation in the wild flax flowers

This affirmation struck a cord with me and it fit in one of my recent Mandalas. The wild flax picture was taken on a trip to Crested Butte Wildflower Festival in Colorado.

new amongst the old

Succulents coming up in the debris from last year's growing season. I liked the light and dark patterns created by this picture. I'll upload a different version of the same photo in a couple days, that has much more green.

Just for Fun

Alien among us! My grandson got a balloon character made for him after dinner one night - it was an alien! Thought he looked kind of cute! He made for some interesting design elements, too.

words

Every so often a saying I like gets put into one of my Mandala. This image started out life as the morning light refractions in a common domed paperweight. I bent the light some more by putting it into mandala form. The quote says "Unlike a painter, a photographer starts with something finished and works backward." Anonymous

gray scale columbine

This photo had interesting shadows and highlights so making it black and white seemed a good idea. Do you agree?

evening sunset

Evening clouds have been colorful this past week, and temperatures have been a bit cooler.

butterfly wings

There were lots of butterflies in the mountains this past weekend, with all the wildflowers they have lots to eat. I liked all the patterns within patterns that are on the wings.