Poppy Red Pink Glowing

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Flowers, freelens, macro, Oregon, photography, Poppy, portland, summer

Spring is well underway here in Portland – indeed now it is summer.
This from a colorful patch of poppies down the street,
after harvesting 12 pounds of strawberries and making pie.

June 2018

 

Climate Spiral

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#ClimateSpiral, Alberta, altar, Climate spiral, Climatemarch, Flowers, heart, nature, portland, Project, sculpture, skulpture, spiral, spring, stawaproductions, works

This Climate Spiral, as I call the altar, is made on this day of the people’s climate march, toward the end of a week of solidarity.  It was inspired by hearing about the water blessings taking place in Washington DC before the day’s events begin.

I build this altar.  Recognizing that the earth is whole, and shall be fine.  Also recognizing that we are at choice, we can influence how quickly our planet changes and what will be lost.

Contemplate, make your choices, add your unique voice.

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Saturated in the Plethora of Tulip Color

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attractions, bright, color, colorfilm, field, film, Flowers, form, Kodak Gold 400, oak tree, Olympus EC 35, portland, saturated, tulip farm, tulips, woodenshoe

On a pleasantly cloudy day with passing showers we visited Wooden Shoe Tulip farm and enjoyed the delicious vibrance of many many tulip varieties.  From white to red to pink and blue, with ruffles, points, variations, and flowers within flowers.  Wondrous sights and borderline overwhelming variety and bounty.   Highly recommended.

Out to sun and blooms!

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blooming, Flowers, Grass widow, hike, hillside, nature, outdoors, purple, spring, wildflower, wildflowers, yellow bells

Went out hoping for some sunshine.  Got some, and some wind, and lots of wildflowers!  So many Grass Widows, one hillside in particulare was super Dense!

Larkspur Bloom

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bounty, challenging light, Flowers, forest, larkspur, nature, photography, purple, wildflowers

noon day sun on a thicket of Larkspur flowers – through the forest’s uneven spring canopy

oh, Happy Valentine’s Day

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camelias, Flowers, heart, pink, portland, sculpture, skulpture, spring, valentine's day

Final Christmas Cookies with Spring Blossoms

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blossoms, christmas, cookies, festive, Flowers, food, free lens, Petals, pink, spring

Some more pink fruit blossoms and the last of the delectable christmas cookies.

I do think they got better with age.  certainly not worse!  yummy.

And I am so loving working next to the beautiful pink flower blossoms.

What a wonderful time the spring in Portland, OR is.

Spring Tulips

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carrot, cirrostratus, clouds, Flowers, halo, light, new seasons, petal, pink, red, spectral, spring, sun, Tree, tulip, warm

Heading home from work these past weeks it has been such a joy going past all the lovely gardens full of colourful tulips and other spring flowers – all glowing in the evening light.  The sun was strong and the trees have just started filling in with bright green leaves.  I find it amazing how quickly we have passed beyond the equinox and the time change – leaving us with long bright evenings.  This particular day there was a some high cloud that produced a fun halo around the sun.  can you tell what is on top of the building?

Table Mountain

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Adventure NZ, basalt, basalt columns, Beacon Rock, Bonneville, cliff, climb, clouds, Columbia River Gorge, Flowers, Hamilton Mountain, hike, log, moss, Mt Adams, Mt Hood, Mt St Helens, nature, outdoors, peak, Skamania, summit, Table Mountain, trees, trip report, wildflowers

Just up the road from tumtum gardens is Table Mountain, It looms up behind Hamilton Mountain which rises up from Beacon Rock State Park in the Columbia River Gorge