Flowers

Wonderful colors inspired by a song: LAPC

This week I’m featuring pictures of green, red, blue, and white. These are colors in What a Wonderful World, a…

5 years ago

Pink flowers in my yard: Sunday Stills

Today I'm featuring portraits of pink flowers in my Bend, Oregon yard. All of these plants are drought tolerant, once…

5 years ago

Within a small seed – 4 haiku: LAPC

Blanket flower seed heads within a small seeda tiny new life slumbersawakened by sun Hops & chives emerald limbs stretchstems…

5 years ago

A colorful corner in Bend: Friday Flowers

Here's a colorful corner filled with blooming summer flowers. This planting includes: hollyhocks, foxglove, blanket flowers, 'orange blaze' red hot…

5 years ago

A white coneflower up close: Macro Monday

Here's a white coneflower up close in my garden. I usually see pink or purple coneflowers, but they're also pretty…

5 years ago

Showy layers of a poppy up close: Macro Monday

Showy layers of crepe paper-like red petals encircle a yellow melon-shaped ovary. Golden-anthered stamens stand guard over the precious seeds…

5 years ago

A blooming cosmos up close: Macro Monday

A blooming cosmos is one of my favorite sights to see in a garden. We had several colors of cosmos…

5 years ago

Goldflame honeysuckle up close: Macro Monday

These colorful flowers are on a goldflame honeysuckle plant. Hummingbirds frequently visit this vine's gorgeous flowers. In North America and…

5 years ago

Sweet alyssum up close: Macro Monday

This delicate beauty is sweet alyssum. Sweet to see and sweet to smell. Most common as a white flower, this…

6 years ago

A peninsula of flowers: Friday Flowers

This peninsula of flowers was seen in the Old Mill district of Bend, Oregon. The gardeners do a great job…

6 years ago

Nasturtium blossoms up close: Macro Monday

Bright nasturtium blossoms up close in our High Desert garden. These flowers look pretty and they taste good. They have…

6 years ago

Bachelor buttons up close: Macro Monday

Bachelor buttons up close in our garden. I never knew they had so many colors. This flower has such an…

6 years ago

A garden of plenty: Homegrown Harvest Photo Challenge

Last year we started to create a new garden space in our backyard. After a lot of work, it's looking…

6 years ago

A coneflower up close: Macro Monday

Macro Monday

6 years ago

A mixed flower border: Friday Flowers

Friday Flowers

6 years ago

Yellow flowers with petals radiating -Tanka: LAPC

A single flowerWith petals radiatingCaptures warm sunlightTo share on overcast daysIlluminating us all Prickly pear cactus Salsify Cinquefoil Oregon sunshine…

6 years ago

Chive Blossom up close: Macro Monday

Here's a view of a chive blossom up close in my garden. We have a bumper crop this year! Macro…

6 years ago

Rainbow of soft colors in my garden: LAPC

Right now I have a rainbow of soft colors in my garden. Many plants are blooming in the high desert.…

6 years ago

Cypress spurge up close: SMM

This pretty plant is the first to bloom in my garden in the spring. The tiny flower of cypress spurge…

6 years ago

A sweet little onion in bloom: SMM

Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM)

7 years ago

A rosy outlook: Friday Flowers

Friday Flowers

7 years ago

Purple coneflower up close: SMM

These coneflowers' colors are fading as summer turns to fall. Their form is still beautiful and I look forward to…

7 years ago

Friday Flowers with a Friend

I'm treasuring Friday flowers with a friend before the weather changes. It was warm and sunny here yesterday but snow…

7 years ago

When the flower blossoms: Sunshine’s Macro Monday

When the flower blossoms, the bee will come.Srikumar Rao Sunshine's Macro Monday

7 years ago

A dawn bouquet: Friday Flowers

Friday Flowers

7 years ago

Surrounded by color & texture

Color & texture surround you as you sit on this comfortable bench in Bend, Oregon. Pull up a seat challenge

7 years ago

A Painted Hills Landscape: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

7 years ago

A vibrant zinnia: SMM

Sunshine's Macro Monday

7 years ago

Springtime Cosmos: A Photo a Week Challenge

It's always a thrill to see these lacy-leaved springtime cosmos in the morning sun. A Photo a Week Challenge -…

7 years ago

Lilies in the Rain: Friday Flowers

Friday Flowers

7 years ago

Chives vignette: Friday Flowers

The color has faded in these blossoms but they are still beautifully framed by the long spiky leaves on this…

7 years ago

Fuzzy lupine blossoms: Friday Flowers

Fuzzy lupine blossoms on Glass Buttes last spring. Friday Flowers

7 years ago

Seasons – Glimpses of Oregon: LAPC

Winter seasons: Softened and accentuated with snow (more…)

7 years ago

Colorful Border on Fall’s Eve: Friday Flowers

A colorful border full of flowers on the last day of summer at Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon.  Friday Flowers

7 years ago

Quote on the Cosmos: Friday Flowers

Other times, you're doing some piece of work and suddenly you get feedback that tells you that you have touched…

7 years ago

Purple polka dot pansies: Friday Flowers

Pretty purple pansies. Friday Flowers

8 years ago

High Desert Garden Tour: Colorful

Colorful Flowers on the High Desert Garden Tour Here are some pictures from the High Desert Garden Tour  located in…

8 years ago