in the wild places of NW Montana
spring is still a mix of dead plant debris from last autumn
and
and
tiny signs of new growth
wandering along a river path
i found a bit of color
you know it had me on my knees
capturing it's portrait
it's scent like an elixer
had me delighted
had me delighted
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what flower is this?
it looks very much like a lilac
and yet the petals seemed more fragile thin
i wonder if there is a wild variety?
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in honor of Earth day
my heart bows
namaste'
each and every day
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thank you for being our amazing home
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in honor of Earth day
my heart bows
namaste'
each and every day
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thank you for being our amazing home
~
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These are gorgeous shots, and I love your background..Make the flowers stood out so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh so pretty Tammie, what a gorgeous color too.
ReplyDeleteNo (hardly) any signs of spring here yet but at least the sun is starting to shine!
Happy Weekend, G :<)
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Beautiful Tammie! I can fully understand how the sweetness of these delicate blossoms could humble you. Lovely! Especially when spring is still not truly awake there. I do not know what they are. I think I love the buds more than the full blown flowers. Such promise there. Hugs from Massachusetts. Carol
ReplyDeletewhat a treat to stumble on something so delicate & pretty!! I'm on vacation this week & intend lots of walking in the forest searching for beautiful things I cannot identify ;-)
ReplyDeleteMmmmm... if only the internet came with smell-o-vision. Such a beautiful, pure shade against the neutral background. So very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe first blooms are always best.
ReplyDeleteA Happy Earth Day to you, and all.
What a delicate precious flower! The color is so beautiful...I wonder if it smells as sweet...
ReplyDeleteWow, you found some pretty color there... excellent photographs!
ReplyDeleteIts so beautiful at that young stage, I can't imagine it any more breathtaking when it opens.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of this unknown pink flower. I especially love the second image showing the yellow centres of the flowers and the last beautiful bud and the intensity of the colour.
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful Sunday!
These are so lovely, well done.
ReplyDeleteWarm greetings, Mirthe
TL-I so love the statement "had me on my knees" - isn't that just the truth about the power of nature - it produces such exquisite shapes and colours that we can resist taking a closer look; and you have captured this fragile new beauty so crisply - thanks for showing us a bit of the beauty of your wanderings. B
ReplyDeleteUn très bel hommage à Dame Terre que ces magnifiques photos...
ReplyDeleteGros bisous
Your photos are like kisses!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this beautiful tribute to Earth Day ...
ReplyDeleteThere is so much beauty in the world ...
Tammie, have a great talent coming out of your soul ...
It's beautiful what you did ...
Love, my friend!
Beautiful macros Tammie!
ReplyDeleteAnd majestic mountains well captured in the post below :-)
Rune
...gentle awesome mama day ~ reflecting the quiet joys she brings ~ thankyoU! ~ for sharing her attributes! ~ from your home land! ~ blessed be!...
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Awesome flowers! and I love that color, they look so tender and lovely :)You are clever in words also :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you can find out if they are wild.. It's so exciting if they are! :)
New beginnings a wonderful tribute to Earth day!Fabulous images!
ReplyDeleteI cannot get down to take photos because of Arthritis..Darn!!
I miss shooting macros.
It is very pretty, but I don't know what it is. I get many of my plant id's from Montucky, who is there in Montana.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful flowers! I have never seen this before. Wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteWish you a nice spring week.
Hilda
Beautiful flowers...
ReplyDeleteHappy Earth Day.
Much love
This one touches my heart as spring comes and goes here, too.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a beautiful blossom! I've not seen one like it.
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous spring shots.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous details, colors, and selective focus in these photos!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful captures of spring's first delights, Tammie. Here in the UK spring has been well under way for some weeks - I always love this time of year. Happy week to you!
ReplyDeleteBellas imágenes florales, esto es lo que nos regala la primavera.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
The pure beauty in a great simplicity...
ReplyDeleteIt's a morning gift..thanks ..:)
Super beautiful..delicate beauty!! looks frosted and sweet..gorgeous blooms! happiest earth day..lovely tribute!
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looks very different and beautiful with those textures and color :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt does resemble lilac … if you find out what ti is, let us know!
Namaste!:)...
ReplyDeleteThere's so much beauty around us! EVERYTHING in Nature is miraculous! I hope that Good is prevailing in our world, too...
I haven't seen such a tree, but I hope someone has and knows its name. Here is how wild lilac looks like -
http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu/garden/plantofmonth/0310.html
Isn't it exciting that this charming plant lives without the aim to be seen, to "show off", to be admired... But its existence has a purpose and I'm sure it's an important one!!:)
Lovely pictures Tammie, Wild Montana is truly a beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI recently watched a film called 'Last of the Dogmen', set in Montana. I was disappointed to see that the majority of the filming had been taken over the border in the Banff National Park and Canmore.
There's a beautiful film I remember watching directed by Robert Redford filmed in Montana. 'A River Runs Through It'.
Why go elsewhere ?
so lovely Tammie!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and thoughtful. Very nice Tammie. It's been a while since I've been to northwestern Montana. Have usually headed southwest for the Blue Ribbon troutstreams.... :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful macros. I love macros and don't do enough of them, so thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't been by much lately. I've been away and had some computer issues, but I'm back and will try to visit much more often again.
so thankful for our cherished home that you capture so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos... and words.
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ReplyDeleteDas sind Raphael und YvonneMay 04, 2012
Wonderful spring pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreat work!
Have a nice weekend
Yvonne & Raphael
Tammie, those are beautiful. I love spring, but it has sprung and left our area already. We should be close to 90 this weekend ... now I'm waiting for October. :)
ReplyDeleteI think that is an old fashioned Daphne. I have a couple of them that came from my grandmothers farm. Do you know if it gets red berries when it is done blooming? If it does than it is indeed a daphne, and beware, those berries are poisenous. However you can start new plants from them, that's how i got mine.
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