I will write about the things I love--photography, art, making things, nature, gardening, and food.
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
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
J 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
S signs I've come across in my travels
T turquoise Lake Louise Banff National Park, Canada
U seeming to undulate
V 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!
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
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
J 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
S signs I've come across in my travels
T turquoise Lake Louise Banff National Park, Canada
U seeming to undulate
V 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
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
(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
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