leaving Montana

after several days it was time to head home



if you have never been to montana you are missing some real beauty





loved this little bee and flower



coming in for a landing




montana where one moment it is bright and sunny

to this in a moment



anaconda the reason our family lives in the pacific northwest


one of the tallest smoke stacks in the us can be seen for miles





http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/MoreInfo.aspx?SiteID=1&IDRRecordID=3080
The old Anaconda Copper Company smelter stack, completed in 1919, is one of the tallest free-standing brick structures in the world at 585 feet. The inside diameter is 75 feet at bottom, tapering to 60 feet at the top. In comparision, the Washington Monument is 555 feet tall. 

purple

I love purple yes yes I do.  something about it really attracts my eye.

so when I saw this flower in a bed of lava rocks in central oregon in the pouring rain I had to take a quick shot.

only two shots of it and this was my favorite  I blew it up to get a little more detail  anyone have any idea what flower it is?



here it is originally:

rose bud

i don't know why but I always love rose buds probably more than a regular rose itself.  Something about the crispness of the small compact bud that soon will be bursting at its seems.

blue hue

this is a blue iris from my mother in laws garden in nevada.  I love how soft and pretty the color came out.  bluish purples are so hard for me to get just right sometimes. but the fence in the background made a perfect backdrop.

edited to add opps that wasn't suppose to post today oh well there she is and 2 flowers in one day. hahaha

FLOWER FACES

I have heard people say that pansy's look like they have faces.  what do you think?

I just loved these.  they were sitting on my mother in law's back porch.

Purple haze

Well maybe not but a purple iris. I love this color. I have a couple of other colors in the yard as well.



A couple of phone pictures for posts till I get some of my pictures from last weekend processed. The problem with shooting raw is they aren't ready as fast

What's the buzz??

Caught this with my phone. A bee in flight almost to the flower. The flower is the Washington state flower a rhododendron.


My belly dancer photo is posted in the following blog check It out



http://blog.sassyangelac.com/2012/06/01/poetry-friday--spicy-dancer.aspx

name that flower

please because I have no clue.  but it was pretty and we saw many of them on the trail

edited to add thanks to a couple of readers this is called a Trillium and it is the official flower of Ontario.

lilac blooms

I am sooooo excited I planted a special variety of lilac 4 or 5 years ago they were about 2 inches high at the time.  they are called a spokane lilac and one of them FINALLY is blooming.  they are suppose to bloom 3 different colors so we shall see.  this picture was taken with my cell phone during the wind so not great I instantgramed it spice it up.  the one below it was taken a few days earlier with the point and shoot.





yeah they are finally blooming.  Spokane is called the lilac city and may is full of festivals to celebrate it.  the kick off was last weekend with the bloomsday run.  soon will be the lilac parade.  this is my first bloom on the lilac bushes in my yard.



may is also typically windy and rainy so getting a good shot is near impossible lately.

wild about orange

loved the color of these tulips.

splash of color in the sunshine. Week 2

ahhh I love spring and tulips its always a beautiful sign.



Week two of 52 weeks of photo prompts

tulips - Flowers for Leontien

Flowers for Leontien
today's flower is to show support for a fellow blogger Nancy at four leaf clover tales who has been going through a tough time.  it is a surprise show of support.  check it out here at a rural journal.

these were taken today at a local winery, yes washington state has some of the best wines out there even award winning.  the tulips were in bloom and this was one of my favorite shots.

Flower tea

I have been playing with different apps on the phone and iPad. This flower was shot with iPhone and app called HDR pro. Edited in same program then sent to Flickr where I added it to this post via the iPad. Not totally ideal for grand photographs but pressed for time or vacationing photo sharing and blog posting it works great.


This flower is actually a tea. Hubby loves tea and someone gave him these flowers that you add hot water to after placing in tour tea pot and the grow into a flower. Pretty dang cool.

Happy Easter

iPhone photo edited with pstouch and photogenre. Everything done including uploading and publishing to blogger via iPad. Ain't technology grand?



Wishing you and yours a blessed day

orchid

orchids were a main part of the conservatory in san francisco.  never been able to grow one myself but wow they had so many here and they were so beautiful might have to give it a try again.  one of the tips they said was don't overwater and don't over heat them.

orange splash

another flower from the conservatory.  I have forgotten the name of it unfortunetly.

plants

another shot from the conservatory.  i loved how this was framed.

DRACULA ORCHID

While in San Francisco I had a chance to spend a little time at the conservatory at the golden gate park.  one of its prized orchids is the dracula orchid.  I am having fun playing with that new technique I learned a few days ago and took the blah picture (took with point and shoot zoomed in as much as possible) and came up with this:





per wikipedia :  The strange name Dracula, literally means "little dragon", referring to the strange aspect of the two long spurs of the sepals.
for more information on this flower:  http://www.draculaspecies.com/

last rose

well almost took this about a month ago the weather has turned and leaves are falling.  no longer do we smell the roses and scents of sweetness.  In its place are crisp days and darker skys.  the sunlight falls sooner and darkness lasts longer.  no more do we have toes exposed just barely our noses.  makes me sad but glad to see the colors of fall.

what is the buzz all about

found this bee hanging out on a thistle up on hurricane ridge.  he was HUGE.

havign some internet issues so sorry for the short post.