Southern Mountain Trees

Oak

Rhododendron in Misty Woods

Tulip Poplar

Possibly Black Locust (with thorns)

Maple

Moss Encrusted

There And Back Again

Steep and Winding Forestry Access Road

Over the long weekend I enjoyed 

some beautiful vistas to the south, 

and visited some very special people. 

It rained, but I think I ended up with 
some good photo's nevertheless. 

Misty Morning

Red Mica

Matchstick Moss

Mountain Laurel

Raindrops on Mountain Laurel

 

Raindrops on New Pine Tree

Colorful Maple Leaves

It sure is good to be back home, though!

Consider The Lilies...

The building contractor is due this week 

to start major repairs to this old house.  

I was worried that he would trample 

the lovely orange Turk's Cap lilies in the garden, 

so this morning I moved 

at least ten plants to a spot by the porch.  
They look a little wilted now.
I hope they will survive.

Spring Flowers After Rain

Today I grabbed my camera, went out, 

and took a little walk about the lawn.

Water droplets accented the lupine whorls:

The allium were almost all open:

Ghostly silvery ferns rested on the ground:

Then the Bleeding Hearts caught my attention:

Blue bells on stalks tucked among the hostas 

showed some color:

And raindrops beaded up on the 

larger hosta leaves:

More Security Envelope Liner Patterns

It's odd how sometimes I can't seem to get

inspired until the last moment... 

 

Dendritic Design Elements (post cards)

Here are eight collage cards I made up 

using painted shapes and bits while preparing 

for a current Dendritic mail art swap: