Summer Begins

I headed to the mountains for

Summer Solstice 

enjoyed 

patches of tiny twinflowers

frothed-up plant sap

made by the froghopper bug

quit magical looking up close

the clouds

appeared and disappeared 

throughout the day

moody or bright

larkspur often look as though they are dancing

to me

these flowers, dogbane,

seem to be celebrating life

spring did not offer many mushroom sightings

yet

there were a family of these

on an old dead log

love how they came up through bug holes

heading home....

one poppy bud this year

it bloomed on Summer Solstice!

Exquisite!

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Lovely Summer to you All!

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Summer Horses & a Lucky Winner

early in the season

east of the Rockies

horses lounged amongst flowers

summer has shared a multitude of flowers

most of which have turned to fruit or seeds

summer has been filled with hot blue skied days

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I would like to thank Novica

for kindly offering my readers

the generous gift of a $50 gift certificate!

Novica supports artists around the world

I personally appreciate hand made items

they hold magical aspects of people and life;

creativity, skill and heart

the lucky winner is:

Sandy Carlson!

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