Tiny pale flowersCurving fragrant slender stemsSagebrush pirouette Friday Flowers
I'm treasuring Friday flowers with a friend before the weather changes. It was warm and sunny here yesterday but snow…
Here are a few of my purple pretties in full bloom in my High Desert yard in Central Oregon. LupinePhaceliaLavenderLarkspurAster
I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to…
Sand lily, Leucocrinum montanum The sand lily, also known as the star lily, is a delicate perennial wildflower found in…
The fringed gentian, Gentianopsis thermalis, grows in meadows, bogs, and on moist ground. This species prefers growing in warm places…
I enjoy watching these roses growing along the Mill A Loop trail along the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. They…
Friday Flowers City Sonnet - Photo a Day Challenge - Blossom
Bright yellow blossoms Inviting hovering bees To harvest their gold
A Rose by Another Name Prairie smoke, Geum triflorum, is a native plant of the prairies and it's a less showy…
The color has faded in these blossoms but they are still beautifully framed by the long spiky leaves on this…
Fuzzy lupine blossoms on Glass Buttes last spring. Friday Flowers
A colorful border full of flowers on the last day of summer at Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon. Friday Flowers
"A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine." Anne Bronte Friday Flowers
Other times, you're doing some piece of work and suddenly you get feedback that tells you that you have touched…
Unusual hydrangea This type of hydrangea has interesting flowers and foliage. This shrub blooms over a long period of time…
Bitterbrush blossoms The antelope bitterbrush appears to be reaching for the sky in this photograph. This plant gets its common…
Flower border in full bloom It's been a while since I walked one of my favorite short trails in Bend,…
Prickly pear cactus in my garden The prickly pear cactus in my garden are highlighted in the summer with bright…
These colorful ice plant blossoms brighten up my garden in the spring and summer months. This a drought resistant plant…
McCoin Orchard apple blossoms I saw these apple blossoms in the McCoin Orchard near the trailhead for the Gray Butte…
Pretty but invasive These honeysuckle blossoms are pretty but they are on an introduced plant that has been so successful…
Red Hot plants in the garden Sometimes the common name of a plant really fits. Here is one of those…
The special scent of lilacs The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the…
A dawn lily Here's a photo I took in the early morning hours of a daylily splashed with rain. It…
A stately lupine This lupine flower stands tall and stately in my garden. Though different from its wild cousins, it…
Things to come Delicate pink strawberry blossoms capturing the passing rain to feed the succulent fruit to come. Friday Flowers
A moment with a rose There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence. Ralph…
Bright yellow flowers on a currant shrub with colorful flags flying in the background. The bridge passes over the Deschutes…
Scenic views all around The hike to Gray Butte, located in the Crooked River National Grassland near Terrebonne, Oregon, is…
Blooming lupine amidst obsidian Lupine plants were in full bloom on a recent trip I took to Glass Buttes, Oregon.…
"Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet." Jeremy Bentham