A Retreat for Peaceful Contemplation

SoCalLisa

gardengumby

what a great picture.  I LOVE butterflies.  

SoCalLisa

Where is that mountain...beautiful

GmaFoley

gardengumby

Lisa, that mountain is Mount Rainier.  The picture was taken from the deck on our old house.  I miss the view, but we had to go smaller...  too much house and yard to keep up.  Here's another picture of Rainier, taken when we were out fishing.

SoCalLisa

very nice

SoCalLisa

SoCalLisa

Marple

OHHHH Lisa, I love the harbour pic.

SoCalLisa

lyzzysmom

gardengumby

GrammyR

gardengumby- that is one weird looking plant-love the waterfall too. Must remember to upload my Snowquamie Falls one. 

SoCalLisa- ah sunsets. I took them for granted in the summer clear Fl evenings. The trees out west block the near me fir the most part.

SoCalLisa

This is one actually of the green flash, where the green didn't show up in this photo but you can

see the little oval on top of the sun where the green flash lies...I took this in La Jolla.

gardengumby

It is a weird plant isn't it?  I took the picture a few years ago at the Arboretum in Seattle - can't remember the name of the plant now, but it doesn't bloom very often, so when it does it's a big deal.

lyzzysmom

Everything bloomed so late this spring but the neighbors had planted pretty tulips

SoCalLisa

I took these in 2011 in Holland

Don't have them here like that.

lyzzysmom

They are really lovely Lisa!

barbe1958

That weird plant is VERY smelly if I'm thinking of the right one.

"The geese zippered the Fall sky closed in preparation for winter..."

"The night horizon drew the sun into it's murky depths."

SoCalLisa

I think you are right Barbe. The smelly plant.

gardengumby

SoCalLisa

mema4

Lisa, I finally found you again! I couldn't remember the thread where I had originally saw your work. By the way, my DH is from Palm Springs and I sometimes recognize your photos from there. His father still spends winters there and is very ill so did not leave this past May. Looks like I'll be going out there in the coming months...

gardengumby

SoCalLisa

It's hot in Palm Springs in summer as you know. Hope for the best

SoCalLisa

gardengumby

SoCalLisa

Nice reflection

Where is that? 

gardengumby

Unfortunately, I didn't write down locations, I just took pictures.    It's either Southern Oregon (most probable) or Northern California.

SoCalLisa

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger