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.
The Seattle Trip
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View of Lake Washington from the deck of the VRBO -
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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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.
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Maybe Tomorrow
Blue Flax from the Pineridge Natural Area this morning Another early morning at the Pineridge Natural Area with coffee and journal. It is always a great way for me to start my day. My topic of interest in my journaling was my tendency for sloth in several areas of my life. Thought I better post something before I forget how or put it off any longer. May need to post a blog on this and get your feedback. But not now, maybe tomorrow.
After time at the nature area I met my youngest daughter for breakfast, my first time to sit down and eat in a restaurant. They only allowed us to use every other table and we could take our mask off to eat, which was convenient. Now on my porch to write this post while being annoyed by a rather loud leaf blower. Can you tell I’m beginning to hate them! Anyway, have a great weekend.
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I’m Ready
Coneflowers with a bit of ColorEfex Pro work Today was daylight savings so we lost an hour of sleep. So, how does that save time? I guess the best thing would be to move to a state where there is no time change. Anyway, we have our second day in a row of spring like weather with temperatures in the high 60’s which makes up for the lost hour of sleep. Even sat in my adirondack chair soaking up the sunshine. I can see clouds in the northwest as rain is supposed to arrive this evening. Good medicine physically and spiritually for all of creation. These past two days have made me look forward to Spring. I’m ready.
