Picture This!!

Nancy, I love the color of that cockscomb. Red is a popular color for itin my area.

I wish I could have reproduced the deep purple it really was but it was close. The party leis is what I thought of too. Thanks everyone for playing along. Today I am traveling quite a bit out of town to visit a sunflower field. They have a $50 photographer fee and I called inquiring about that because I was sure this was for professional photo shoots which I don't do. The lady acted like if I have a professional looking camera then...................... so this may be a trip for nothing. Hope to have some fun sunflower pics to post minus the $50 fee!!!

I don't think you can get more cheerful than that.

Thanks Wren and Cathy. The two big challenges for me was trying to avoid groups of children without masks and praying none of the bees would get after me. I am very afraid of bees and they were everywhere!!!!

Thanks Lisa. Yes, it was a good trip. I got many keepers today.

Nancy, you were brave to do it even though there were bees.

Love the sunflowers! That is one big flower! Glad you enjoyed your trip. It is my birthday Sunday and I am hoping to take a trip to the river and find a quiet place to photo shoot.

Just now

Lisa, I've never seen a pink sunflower before - it's pretty.

Nancy and GmaFoley, happy birthday!!

You're welcome, Nancy. That's a photo I took in 2007 of someone else's roses, then I added the words.

Wild sweet peas next to the Umpqua River. Took this last year.

Mr and Mrs finishing up their morning ablutions

We have a tub in the front filled with rocks that used to be used in the yard. I put a screen over it to cut down the leaves landing in it. Over the winter, the tub fills up with water and the screen is bent (probably by raccoons). The birds, especially starlings bathe in the water jumping up and down and acting like they're at a water park. It's fun to watch because they look like they're having a great time.

We only have Baltimore Orioles but I have never seen any in my yard. I don't put out fruit for the birds so I probably won't ever see any.

Wren, a water park for birds made me laugh. A great idea. I probably could never find this pic but I had a flock of starlings try to get to my heated bird bath one winter. It was like a scene out of the birds except they were just waiting their turn to get on the birdbath.