Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

mums!



Wordless/Wordy Wednesday--where I linked up:


Create With Joy (Kitty photo bomber!)





A Southern Daydreamer  (time for the fair!)





ABC Wednesday This week's challenge is the  letter N.  (stretching just a little!) N is for Nature.




photo by me  © 2016  all rights reserved

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Zion hike in The Narrows



What an absolutely beautiful, amazing place!  This hike is now in my favorite top 3.  In early September, my husband and I spent about 6 hours hiking in the Virgin River through this gorgeous slot canyon.  Most of the time the water was ankle or mid calf deep.  Sometimes though, it came up to mid thigh.  What an fun adventure!

LINKS:
National Park Service  The Narrows 
Utah.com  The Narrows
Zion Adventure Company  lots of information on The Narrows and a map
Here's the map!


Wordless Wednesday/Wordy Wednesday--where I linked up:


Create With Joy (kitty fix!) 







A Southern Daydreamer (Fall beauty)








ABC Wednesday
This week's challenge is the letter L.  L is for landscape.




PS:  a few blog posts on my other top 3 hikes:
Grinnell Glacier Glacier National Park, USA
Plain of the Six Glaciers (Part One) Banff National Park, Canada
Plain of the Six Glaciers (Part Two)
Plain of the Six Glaciers (Part Three)


photo by me © 2016   all rights reserved

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Splendid Autumn II

my backyard


chrysanthemums



detail of forest floor from a hike in the mountains of North Carolina



ornamental kale



Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar on rue plant in my front yard


"Patisserie" treat table next to the wedding cake shown on my blog post HERE.  This beautiful wedding was held outdoors at the groom's family home in late September.

a little more about Black Swallowtails:
general information with photos
What did they eat before non natives existed?

photos by me © 2012-2105 all rights reserved

Thursday, November 21, 2013

The End: Alphabet Soup

The end of yet another odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday has been reached!  What a challenge it has been at times to come up with a creative post for the current letter of the alphabet.  I've enjoyed this journey with you, my readers and fellow Alphabe-Thursdayers, sharing our posts and lives. 
Thanks, Jenny!
(You can click on any of the following links to go to that post.)




A  Athabasca Glacier  a hike in the Canadian Rockies through a landscape that seems other worldly










B  Animal Bridge   wildlife crossing over the highway in Banff National Park, Canada







C   cats...sleeping pose expertise   so many wonderful ways to sleep!






 
D   Desert Dwelling   Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA








E   Eager Oliver  in which Oliver elucidates his elan for life




 




F   Five Fs  a montage of random photos









G   Green  photos from my yard on this day




 

H   haiku  3 photos + 3 haikus








I   invaders  a bird's nest in my yard is invaded by snails




 

 

  July  a few random photos from my life in July











K   Krohn Conservatory  a visit to this most wonderful greenhouse during a butterfly exhibit







L   Lepidoptera  butterflies and moths









M   Castries Market: St. Lucia  on National Geographic's  "World's Best Top Ten Food Markets" list






 



N   Professional Napper  Oliver shows off his skill!



O  orange  photos of random orange things





 


P  pertinent to the letter P







Q  quiet  Balenbouche Creek, St Lucia (and a haiku)





 


R  Bow River  near Canmore, Canada







 signs  I've come across in my travels







 

T  turquoise Lake Louise  Banff National Park, Canada







U  seeming to undulate








 

 Roadside Views  "drive-by shootings"








W  water  Canadian Rockies












 

X  xenial Sunny Point garden  delightful organic garden of Sunny Point Cafe in West Asheville, North Carolina





Y  yesterday  old family photos








 


Z  zealous zzzs  There's a lot of SnooZZing that goes on around here!








THE END
LINKS:
POST   Alphabet Soup I
POST   Alphabet Soup  II

POST   Alphabet Soup  III

POST   Alphabet Soup IV





Dear Ms.Jenny, 
I LOVE Alphabe-Thursday!  Thank you so much for hostessing this awesome meme AND visiting EVERY single post!  You have created a wonderful community of bloggers.


It is often challenging to come up with a post for each letter as well as committing to posting for every letter.  But it is so much FUN!


So begins Round 8 in which we start with the Letter "A."    Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!
  

NOTE:  You do not have to post for every letter.

photos by me © 2009 - 2013  all rights reserved

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The End: Alphabet Soup

The end of yet another odyssey with Alphabe-Thursday has been reached!  What a challenge it had been at times to come up with a creative post for the current letter of the alphabet!    I've enjoyed this journey with you, my readers and fellow Alphabe-Thursdayers, sharing our posts and lives.   Thanks, Jenny!
(You can click on any of the following links to go to that post.)




A  Apple Chips -delicious and easy to make!






 
B  3 Boys and a Girl -Tigra and Bunkie came to play with Oliver and Earnest 


C  Chamois, tie dye style -I've been dyeing chamois (soft absorbant towels used by swimmers and divers) for Kast-A-Way Swimwear for many years

 

 
 D  Snowman Decorations -I love snowmen!



 

E  Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Sugar Chips (Eat) 



 

F  a few fun Fs 


G  Green: Close Up -Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada




 
H   Desert Haiku  -Salt River Canyon, Arizona




 
I  island sunset St. Maarten, NA 




 



J  jagged -jagged photos taken in the Superstition Mountains and at the Aviation Museum near Phoenix, Arizona


K  Sun Puddle Delight -Oliver enjoying sunny days!




 

L  serenity -Lake Agnes, Banff, Alberta, Canada



M  Mansion -a few vignettes from Winter Wine Weekend 2013..



 

N  narrow -views of a hike along Kanarra Creek which runs through a beautiful canyon west of the northern part of Zion National Park




O  outlines -a series of photos


  

P  Purple -photos of objects in varying tones of purple 



Q  Quiddity of St. Lucia 



 


R  round -a funny pizza truck in St. Lucia




S  sea -3 photos of Mandele Point, St. Lucia and a haiku


 


  T  Textures


 


 U  under


 

V  Vacation Vignettes
 


W  Radium Woodcarver 





 
 X  inside xanthic flowers 



Y  yard -a few Spring photos from around my yard   

  


 

Z  Zion -a few random photos







THE END
LINKS:
POST   Alphabet Soup I
POST   Alphabet Soup  II

POST   Alphabet Soup  III



Dear Ms.Jenny, 
I LOVE Alphabe-Thursday!  Thank you so much for hostessing this awesome meme AND visiting EVERY single post!


It is often challenging to come up with a post for each letter as well as committing to posting for every letter.  But it is so much FUN!

So begins Round 7 in which we start with the Letter "A."    Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!
  (You do not have to post for every letter.)


photos by me © 2009 - 2013