I love the views around here. Makes me smile every darned time. #photography #hiker #visitasheville #asheville #avl #wnc #blueridgemountains #brp #blueridgeparkway #vistas #senicviews #mountainviews #mountains #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #hiker #beautifulview #ollowyourbliss #mountainliving #
Heading into the morning sun on a forest path lined with freshly leafed trees and green grasses mingled with purple camas lilies. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds and the new leaves on the trees are backlit, with the squiggly Oregon oak tree trunks and branches silhouetted against all the brightness.
May your wandering be wonderful today. #ForestFriday #TakeAWalk #Spring #PNW #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
It's hard to ignore those rays of sunshine. May you find your sunshine today! #photography #visitasheville #asheville #sunray #beamoflight #sunshine #hiking #wnc #blueridgemountains #daylight #sunnydays #beauty #nature #naturalbeauty #mountains #waterfalls #forest #lightofday #lifeisgood #gooutside
It's starting to feel like spring! Go outside and listen to The Patient Files today! #springhassprung #thepatientfiles #horrorpodcasts #gooutside
A super tall, big-leaf maple tree in the Coast Range, absolutely dripping with gloriously green moss, branches all akimbo, and two fluffy, darker green ferns at its base. Not quite ready to leaf out yet. Cloudy skies, probably drizzling.
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from this #Mossy giant giving #EntVibes. #Trees #Moss #ISeeMoss #PNW #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
I used to sell handmade shoes and when talkin' about green shoes, I would say "Ask any flower". I sold lots of green shoes. #photography #flowers #naturalbeauty #nature #greengoeswitheverycolor #wnc #visitasheville #asheville #hiking #hiker #blueridgemountains #lifeisgood #gooutside #beautifulday
Sometimes it's all about the little things. #photography #butterflies #straightcreekfalls #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #hiker #visitasheville #asheville #lifeisgood #flowers #forestlife #blueridgemountains #smallbutmighty #wnc #beauty #flutterby #thelittlethingsinlife #smallbutmighty #wnc
A branch with an explosion of poofy, Pom-pom-like, ruffled, pink cherry blossoms against the deep blue morning sky. Another couple of pink, blurred-out cherry blossom clusters floats in the background on the right. New, reddish cherry leaves poke out of the top of the cluster, and on the lower right.
Happy #BlueSkyMonday from this lovely bouquet of #CherryBlossoms. #Spring #BloomScrolling #PNW #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
A half moon hangs in the blackness of space. I don’t know all the names of the features (I should learn), but the dark patches and the craters are pretty clearly visible. La Bella Luna!
Still savoring the #ArtemisII mission in my heart. Brings me #Hope. In honor, here is a #Moon pic I took a few weeks ago for #StunDay. #Luna #NatureIsArt #WeAreACrew #EarthIsAwesome #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
A cool April morning by a Florida pond: green trees with fresh spring leaves dip their roots in the shallow water, a forest carpet of peppermint leaves release fragrance with every step, and two chairs enjoy the view ready to hold a conversation between friends
Touching grass or whatever this is
(it’s a cool spring morning by a lovely pond) 💚
#touchgrass #grounding #nature #gooutside
A reddish brown branch of a tree features a tangle of stringy, pale, sea green lichen with little intricate lacy bits that hold onto sparkly raindrops. There’s a tangle of blurred-out reddish brown branches and green foliage and moss in the background.
And for #HotStickSaturday, a thin tree branch draped with some kind of lace #lichen (if my #iNaturalist choice is correct, dripping with raindrops. #Fungi #FungiFriends #PNW #OregonCoast #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
Closeup macro shot of a tiny bundle of new forget-me-not flowers covered in tiny beads of morning dew. Three flowers are open in the center, with unopened bids to the left underneath the open three. One flower is a rosy pink, and the other two have shades of pink and lavender, going into periwinkle blue. The surrounding foliage is spring green.
When #forget-me-nots are #new, they sometimes come out pink and then shift into periwinkle blue. Here are some covered in fresh morning #dew. #BlueSkyArtShow #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Macro #Photography #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
A dirt path shows the way through forest of Oregon oak trees. The ground is covered in long, green grass and a few purple camas lilies poke out of the grass. The oak trees still look winter-bare, but they are getting little leaf buds. The oak in the left foreground has dry moss covering one side. One three in the center does have leaves, and a couple of Douglas fir trees play on the right and left edges. The sky is blue through the branches.
A forest path for #ForestFriday. These mossy oaks are just starting to leaf out. #Moss #ISeeMoss #CamasLilies #NatureIsArt #PNW #Trees #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
Butterflies n a bunny, these are a few of my favorite things. Hope you have a spectacular day! #photography #butterflies #bunnies #rabbit #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #hiker #visitasheville #asheville #lifeisgood #flowers #forestlife #blueridgemountains #smallbutmighty #wnc #beauty #flutterby
My favorite color is green. New blooms in the spring bring me great joy. Have a wonderful day. #photography #green #hiker #visitasheville #asheville #gooutside #nature #naturalbeauty #springtime #ferns #jackinthepulpit #serene #itsthelittlethings #lifeisgood #beauty #youarebeautiful #sharingiscaring
A profusion of blooming camas lilies gives the long, green grass in this meadow a purple-indigo tinge. The meadow is also interspersed with many Oregon oak trees that are just starting to leaf out, casting their dark sharifs on the ground. The sky is blue with a few light clouds along the distant horizon.
A closer-up shot of what is making the meadow purplish-indigo: gorgeous camas lilies! Their foliage looks a lot like thick grass blades, and they are growing in thick, long, green grass. This cluster of lilies shows off flowers with 6 indigo petals that have bright yellow, pollen-covered stamens that contrast beautifully with the indigo. There are still several buds that have yet to open on the top of each lily column, and they are a pale periwinkle color. Love these so much! Probably one of my favorite flowers ever!
It’s time for camas lilies! Yay! Two different views: #CamasLilies #PNW #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Trees #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
Gotta admit, I love a good mountain view. Hope you're day is a good one! #photography #visitasheville #asheville #hiker #mountains #brp #blueridgemountains #gooutside #greatviews #clouds #vista #sunnydays #wnc #ilovenature #nature #naturalbeauty #natural #lifeisgood #beautiful #greatview #springtime
A pom-pom-like poof of light pink cherry blossoms just sprouts out of the trunk of this cherry tree, with its grayish bark, spotted with rust-colored knobs and bits of green and yellow lichen and moss here and there.
For #ThickTrunkTuesday, I love how the #CherryBlossoms just pop out of this trunk here. #Trees #Spring #BloomScrolling #PNW #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #Don’tGiveUp
Sunsets in WNC are amazing. Never gets old. #photography #visitasheville #asheville #sunset #mountains #sky #naturalbeauty #sunshine #hiker #hiking #lifeisgood #brp #trees #blueridgeparkway #youarebeautiful #lovelife #clouds #naturewins #beautiful #wnc #ilovenature #gooutside #hiking #hiker #beauty
The top of the picture is just brilliant blue sky with some faint, wispy clouds. The rest of the picture is a profusion of deep pink cherry blossoms with green leaves poking out here and there.
Happy #BlueSkyMonday - now with extra #blossoms! #BloomScrolling #PNW #Spring #Trees #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. May you have a beautiful day. #photography #flowers #botanical #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #spring #smallwonders #asheville #visitasheville #hiker #hiking #lifeisgood #prettyflowers #brp #bees #trees #algae#bugs #blueridgeparkway #youarebeautiful #lovelife
Sunlight shines through a section of white great cherry blossoms on my neighbor’s tree. The blossoms are backlit, as are some of the deep green, new leaves. The backlighting gives the white blossoms interesting layers of shade.
Happy Easter #StunDay. #BloomScrolling #Blossoms #Trees #PNW #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
Looking back to the past. This cooking chimney was part of a small three sided structure built near an old quarry in the 1930's. The purpose was to draw people into nature for picnics and enjoy the day. ~Gretchen
#naturephotography #hiking #stonefireplace #pittsburghpennsylvania #gooutside
Enjoying this quiet morning as the rain soaks the earth for spring brings color to our lives. #photography #flowers #botanicalgarden #naturalbeauty #nature #gooutside #colorfulflowers #spring #smallwonders #asheville #visitasheville #hiker #hiking #lifeisgood #prettyflowers #garden #happyeaster
A nice day for a drive.
#OutdoorTherapy #Mountains
#ExploreMore #GoOutside
#AdventureSeason #CarpeDiem
#ILovePhotography #LiveInColor
#RoamingSeason #RoadTrip
#TheRestlessAdventurer #ViewOutTheBack #VanLife
Go outside and touch grass (as long as you aren't allergic and it's safe to do so!) like Stinky here.
#beardeddragon #beardie #gooutside
A black and white photo with a central opening into Newport Bay from the estuary near the Oregon coast aquarium. There is a strip of land on the right that has some grasses and trees poking out, and a strip if land on the left with. Some bushes and a larger coastal fir tree. There is a pale gray, foggy sky, and darker gray water below that. It’s foggy.
An #Opening to the bay on a foggy day. I guess that rhymes. #BlueSkyArtShow #ClassicMono #PNW #NewportBay #OregonCoast #NatureIsArt #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #YouMatter
This is about 5 centimeters wide of a fallen stick in the grass. The center is covered in a white rim-disc lichen with disc shaped growths that have sort of light yellow-orange centers, kind of like creamsicle color. There’s a dead, brown leaf in the left of the stick, and a combination of deep green liverworts and mosses growing from the right and top sides of the stick. Tiny dew drops hang from the tips of the grass blades in the lower left corner.
Happy #HotStickSaturday! Here’s a lovely stick that fell out of a tree during a storm: #Lichen #Moss #Liverwort #Fungi #FungiFriends #ISeeMoss #PNW #Macro #Photography #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
