“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”―
Hope
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Sunflower looking east for the rising sun at Pineridge Natural Area -
The Seattle Trip
View of Lake Washington from the deck of the VRBO Here’s a little bit about the trip to Seattle. First off, the weather was wonderful, highs reached about 70 degrees and lows at night down to 55 degrees. No rain the whole time we were there. I ate too much.
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A Sunday Morning Petunia Fix
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”69″ display=”basic_slideshow”]Sorry you have to bare with me as I play with this new camera and lens, putting up with all sorts of images, some which could be quite boring. Spent the morning crawling around on my knees at the CSU Flower Trials Garden and wanted to share what I found. I’ve used the camera exclusively since it arrived. The feel is getting to be second nature. It is a solid body much different than the Fujifilm X-T10. It is also very responsive. I’m not as intimidated with it the first time I held it.
It has been hot for several days and today is going to be another one. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
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Morning Walk
Grass and reflections at Pineridge Natural Area Did not sleep well as I ate too much yesterday afternoon at the graduation BBQ. Took a morning walk at Pineridge and am off my normal schedule by an hour or so. It is already hot today. Here are some images from my time there.
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I Relate
Salsify plant found in a local Natural Area “I am still a consumer; the consumer world was the world I emerged into, whose air I breathed for a very long time, and its assumptions still dominate my psyche—but maybe a little less each year….There are times when I can feel the spell breaking in my mind….There are times when I can almost feel myself simply being.”
I must confess consumerism has been a struggle most of my life. I easily fall prey to the daily bombardment of marketing, always suggesting I purchase something I don’t need and can’t afford. There, also, has been a long history of buying today with tomorrow’s check. Mix these two together and we have trouble. For the past several years I buy only with money I already have and for things that are needed rather than wanted or enticed with. It’s taken a few years but I feel the spell is also breaking in my mind. So, I relate to his quote.
Happy Father’s Day!
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Nothing on the calendar
Flowers from my morning walk What a beautiful day here in Colorado. Blue skies and sunshine. I took an early morning walk at one the nature areas. I have nothing on my calendar so now resting before taking a couple naps this afternoon.
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Is it a weed?
Thistle at Pineridge Natural Area Thistles are considered a weed, an invasive plant and for good reasons. They are in competition with crops and interfere with grazing in pastures, where dense growths of spiny vegetation suppress forage plants and repel grazing animals from eating either the thistle plants or neighbouring forage. Some species, although not intensely poisonous, do affect the health of animals that swallow more than small amounts of the material.Thistles provide nectar for butterflies, skippers, goldfinches, hummingbirds, and bumblebees. Pollinators seem to love them. (Wikipedia)
I do find them to be a beautiful plant with a lovely flower. Yet I do not desire to have them in my yard or garden. I have a friend who farms in eastern Colorado and hates them with a passion, even angry at God for creating them, thinking God made a mistake. I think it’s beautiful in its role with nature.
