Moment captured at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. (USA)

Sunol RW, Sunol, CA

Multi layered woodlands, dreaming!

A different perspective...

Oregon

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Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? To long for the moon while looking on the rain, to lower the blinds and be unaware of the passing of spring—these are even more deeply moving. Branches about to blossom or gardens strewn with faded flowers are worthier of our admiration.

–Yoshida Kenko, Essays in Idleness (1330-1332)

Thanks to rafy for his inspiration

Caddo Lake State Park, Texas

Beginner

Prismacolor on Strathmore Paper

white gel pen

9" x 12"

A beautiful scene from the Smoky Mountains a few years ago which I just now get around to work on. Love that place!

I just printed this one in Epson Hot Press natural paper and it looks absolutely beautiful.

Used a a polarizing neutral filter for this one.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend

Thanks for stopping by

A squirrel on a cold fall morning.

Gulf of Finland

Olympus digital camera

My favorite fall foliage pic ever, maybe. Aspens mixed. Glacier National Park, Montana, US Kintla Road

Fading and falling as January comes to an end...where did that month go? Was it really just 25 days ago we were putting away the Christmas decorations...

note to self....buy more Tulips!!

textures thanks to Tóta.

The Virgin River near the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park, Utah

Jackson Falls, Natchez Trace.

Just sitting around, poor me!

On another note, some of the old episodes of 'Gunsmoke' are airing again. I just adore Amanda Blake (Miss Kitty). Her clothes, makeup and beauty always made me want to emulate her. However, I could never say that out loud back in the 60's.

Taken at the Light on the Hill retreat center.

James S. had a hunting camp in Spring Lake, NC, which he deeded to the Nature Conservancy.. Little has been done to the buildings since his death in 2004. It was barren , dark and musty inside, but the beauty of the heartwood longleaf pine still glowed.

I think i slid every option available in iPhotos to try to release some of that beauty lurking in the dark image.

White Pines Lake, White Pines, Calaveras County, CA

kodak gold 200 scan with plustek 8100

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Rarotonga, Cook Islands 2013

Pearl Crescent on fall chrysanthemum.