We took a hike behind our house in the Grass Lake Nature Preserve and spied this mallard hen taking her new brood out for a swim in our lovely spring weather. #ducks #mallards #chicks #nature #wildlife #birds #spring #photography #bluemoonistic
The picture was taken in early October, just after the first snow of the season.
On #BlueSkyMonday, a beautiful, clear, #BlueSky over Mount St. Helens in Washington State! #mountain #volcano #mtsthelens #mountsthelens #cascades #PNW #PacificNorthwest #snowcapped #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
For the #BlueSkyArtShow, the #Edge of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri "Reaching for the Sky"! #arch #gatewayarch #stlouis #saintlouis #missouri #monument #nationalpark #architecture #bluesky #clouds #photography #bluemoonistic
On #ForestFriday, a few sunbeams coming through the forest in this photo entitled "Day Beams". Picture taken on the Virginia Creeper Trail in Virginia. #forest #woodlands #trail #hiking #biking #sunbeams #nature #landscape #photography #bluemoonistic
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On #RockinTuesday, a different perspective of the "North Window" in Monument Valley, Arizona. #monumentvalley #northwindow #rockformation #naturalwonder #landscape #Arizona #photography #Bluemoonistic
For the #BlueSkyArtShow, #New - Bud Break for Pinot Gris grapes and the beginning of a great new vintage! #grapes #wine #winery #vineyard #pinotgris #budbreak #grapevines #viticulture #enology #bluemoonistic
On a very clear day in April, we had to get a photo of Mt. Rainier before most of that snow starts to melt! #mtrainier #mountrainier #cascades #tahoma #PNW #pacificnorthwest #spring #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
The tulips at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in NW Oregon are at their peak bloom! It is absolutely beautiful to see these masses of different varieties blooming at the same time! #tulips #tulipseason #Oregon #woodenshoetulipfestival #flowers #blooms #spring #pnw #pacificnorthwest #bluemoonistic
Mt. Hood in Oregon taken from the Stoller winery near Newberg. Mt. Hood is about 83 miles away from this location! #stollerwinery #mthood #mounthood #newbergoregon #cascades #pnw #pacificnorthwest #landscapephotography #landscape #bluemoonstic
The trail right behind our home in Olympia, Washington with these massive Douglas Firs! #pine #conifer #douglasfir #tree #woodland #forest #OlympiaWA #PNW #PacificNorthwest #trail #hiking #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
Happy Easter! Photo taken in Shenandoah, Virginia where they decorate this old truck for each of the holidays. #easterdecor #easterweekend #easterbunny #easter #trucks #antiquetruck #bluemoonistic
My photo of "Smithfield Spring" placed 3rd in the fineartamerica contest, "Flowering Tree Photography" out of 149 images submitted this week! #redbud #tree #cabin #logcabin #floweringtree #spring #blacksburgVA #photography #bluemoonistic
On #WaterfallWednesday, "Rainbow Falls" in Western North Carolina on the Horsepasture River. It is on Pisgah National Forest land just outside Gorges State Park. #waterfall #rainbowfalls #northcarolina #gorgesstatepark #landscape #photography #autumn #fall #bluemoonistic
On #RockinTuesday, the "Backbone Rock Tunnel" in Shady Valley, Tennessee, purported to be the shortest tunnel in the world! #tunnel #rockformation #backbonerock #landscape #blueridgemountains #photography #bluemoonistic
For the #BlueSkyArtShow, #Background, a beautiful "Mountain Dawn" in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. #dawn #daybreak #blueridgemountains #sky #clouds #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
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On #ForestFriday, "Forest Mist" on the Blue Ridge Parkway just south of Doughton Park in North Carolina (milepost 245). #blueridgeparkway #blueridgemountains #northcarolina #forest #woodlands #doughtonpark #mist #fog #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
On #RockinTuesday, the rocky coast of Kona, Hawaii, on the opposite coast from where Kilauea is sporadically erupting.
#kilauea #kona #kailua-kona #hawaii #coast #rocks #beach #ocean #pacific #waves #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
On #BlueSkyMonday, the Yoshino Cherry trees are in full bloom at the State Capitol in Olympia, Washington! #cherry #cherrytrees #yoshinocherry #olympiaWA #olympia #PNW #PacificNorthwest #spring #flowers #trees #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
On #Stunday, "Wonderful Mt. Rainier" in a summer shot showing much less snow that we see this time of the year. #mtrainier #mountrainier #cascades #PNW #PacificNorthwest #mountains #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
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For the #BlueSkyArtShow, #Stone, the venerable Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. #alamo #sanantonio #texas #history #architecture #photography #bluemoonistic
On #ForestFriday, a "Lighted Forest" taken in Williamsburg, Virginia for the "Colonial Lights" spring event. #forest #woodlands #williamsburgVA #ColonialLights #Photography #bluemoonistic
On #ThickTrunkThursday, an "Olympic Giant" in the Olympic National Park near the Elwah River. #tree #woodlands #forest #moss #OlympicNationalPark #PNW #PacificNorthwest #WashingtonState #Photography #nature #Bluemoonistic
On #WaterfallWednesday, "Narada Falls" in Mt. Rainier National Park. #waterfall #naradafalls #landscape #nature #photography #PNW #PacificNorthwest #MtRainier #MountRainier #Bluemoonistic
"May you have all the happiness
And luck that life can hold
And at the end of all your rainbows
May you find a pot of gold."
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
For the #BlueSkyArtShow, #horizontal, the long range perspective of the "Cypress Sea" taken from Edenton, North Carolina. #cypress #tree #sea #bay #edentonNC #nature #landscape #Bluemoonistic
On #ForestFriday, a sunburst in the thick forest of the "Moments in Time" Trail in Olympic National Park. #sunburst #forest #woodlands #trees #olympicnationalpark #olympicpeninsula #PNW #PacificNorthwest #landscape #nature #photography #oldgrowth #Bluemoonistic
On #WaterfallWednesday, "Linville Falls" in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina (Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 316.4). #waterfall #linvillefalls #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway #nature #landscape #photography #Bluemoonistic
On #BlueSkyMonday, a beautiful clear blue sky over "Lily Lake" with Longs Peak peaking out in the center background. #Colorado #LilyLake #lake #RockyMountains #EstesPark #LongsPeak #Mountains #BlueSky #Landscape #Photography #Bluemoonistic
For the #BlueSkyArtShow, #Flowing, the full flow up close of "Dry Falls" in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Its name derives from the fact that you can walk behind it and stay dry! #waterfall #HighlandsNC #blueridgemountains #dryfalls #landscape #nature #photography #Bluemoonistic