Rice Butterfly

I am kind of thinking about Spring and other things ...

Certainly not in the mood for a possible 20 degrees tonight.

Sunrise

After a month of very heavy gray, we finally can see again. Love having visibility once again!

Elk Feeding Time

Elk

We went out to the feeding ground yesterday and clicked a few of the elk. The heavy snow in the mountains is the reason these come down in search of food. The fish and game department feed them daily. I think we saw maybe 300 elk.

Autumn

The colors have been beautiful, but leaves have suddenly decided to drop so I am happy I took a few pictures when I did.

Last Apple

The apple harvest is over, but now and then you can see a few hanging in the trees.  This apple is reflecting the evening sun as the final rays of a sunset begin to fade.

Last of the Wild Flowers

Today Lynsey is pulling the last of the wild flowers from her flower beds. So glad I clicked this one before I left!

Looking for Blue

It would be deceitful to say I took this photo when I was trying to find something blue. While photographing 'only a cat' I was very surprised when I saw my photo to discover this one blue eye.

A Touch of Fall

Crab Apples

This is the land of apples! Trucks are roaring through town hauling the fruit to cold storage. For months they have been busy with first cherries, then apricots, peaches, pears, and now apples. We still have another month or so before all the apples are in as they work their way through the summer apples to the fall apples. The above photo is from our daily walk - they are crab apples no larger than the photo.  No one was picking them!

Lavender

This week the family is photographing anything lavender. I have lots of lavender soaps and lotions, but this is by far my favorite collage I photographed and put together.

Clouds

This week the family is doing clouds. Good thing I had taken some photos earlier in the month as today the valley is filled with smoke from so many grass and forest fires. We had 100 burning yesterday. Most of them are out now, but several are still out control.

Fences are Fun

Lake Tipsoo

Yesterday Bob drove back to Sumner over highway 410. Two weeks ago this alpine lake was still frozen and the hillside had 2-3 feet of snow. The first time I ever saw Lake Tipsoo was on our honeymoon.

Clicking 'O's

My family has been having fun taking pictures. Someone chooses a theme for the week, then people take pictures throughout the week. It is fun to see what they do! These are some of their photos I put into a collage.

Above:

Oil can

Oh

Oreo pom poms

Ocean spray

Opal ring

O in the clothespin

Odd couple

Oval eggs

Oregano, Orange and Oatmeal

Apricot Time

Peach Rose

My neighbor has a 30-40 foot row of roses. (Oh, yes, you might remember all the pruned sticks?) I keep going back to drink in their beauty.

From a Different Perspective

Photo by Connie

Traditional Iris

Photo by Connie

My husband thinks these are out of control! LOL.

Quail

Photo by Connie

Okay, I finally got him! I have been running my lens over these little guys for a long time. I could not get close enough. While out walking yesterday, I almost missed him. I love their black cap and black head feather!