Winter Solstice

.: Gift from the Wind & the Douglas-Fir :.

.: Homemade Doug-Fir Wreath :.

.: Needles, buds & twigs in extra virgin olive oil :.

.: Douglas-Fir infused oil & Douglas-Fir infused Brandy w/wild honey :.

.: Cedar & Holly collected from the yard :.

.: Candles with wintry evergreens on living room table :.

A Blessed Winter Solstice!

Hail the Longest Night!

White Birch

.: White Birch I :.

.: White Birch II :.

The Poppy Garden

These photos were taken in Franklin's Poppy Garden in July 2003, when I was first learning photography. Sadly, the higher resolution versions have been lost. 

Blueberry Park

A few pictures shot on today's visit to Blueberry Park in Tacoma, Washington with Miss Tobi and Miss Dharma. Blueberries!

.: Into the Blueberry Grove :.

.: Blueberry Leaves Turning Color :.

.: Psychedelic! :.

Late Summer Sunsets

From the roof of Guitar Center on Westlake - 08 Sept 2012

Back home to Shoreline in time for the light show - 08 Sept 2012

Sunset No. 1 from Half Price Books Redmond's parking lot - 10 Sept 2012

Sunset No. 2 from Half Price Books Redmond's parking lot - 10 Sept 2012

Late Summer

Here's what's up in the garden this time o' year!

 

.: Rue :.

.: Wood Betony :.

.: Mentha :.

.: Lavendar :.

.: Echinacea :.

.: Two Slippery Elms :.

Zinias + Cabbages

Took these pictures on a visit to the Twin Ponds P-Patch which is in full bloom.

Flowers within flowers...

Blurry, but oh those colors!

Sunflowers

Shot these on a quick visit to Twin Ponds P-Patch in Shoreline.

and this is what they looked like earlier in life :)

Summer's Flowery Show

The garden's going insane with all of this sun and heat. So pretty!

.: Victorian Rose 1 :.

.: Zeolight Calendula :.

.: Echinacea 1 :.

.: Echinacea 2 :.

.: Daisy Daisy :.

.: Redmond Hydrangea :.

.: Victorian Rose 2 :.

Full-On Summer

.: Looking Up:  Maple, DougFir, and Western Hemlock :.

.: Summer Sun through Maple Leaves :.

.: Birdsfoot Trefoil 'volunteer' :.

.: Harvest! St. John's Wort :.

.: Feverfew in the garden :.

.: Lots of Calendula this year! :.