Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
This week’s Sunday Stills Challenge is Amethyst, a beautiful purple colored stone, February’s birthstone. Who doesn’t like purple? There’s a wide array of colors between red and blue to suit every taste. There’s no shortage of purple in the flower world – see for… Continue Reading “A Gallery of Purple”
Did you know there’s a color named burlywood? Neither did I! So I figured I’d be hard pressed to find something for this week’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge. But I was wrong! It was literally outside my front door. That’s because burlywood is a… Continue Reading “Looking for Burlywood”
I’m looking outside my window this morning. The sky is milky and somber and there’s rain in the forecast. Maybe till next April. So for Cees’ Fun Foto Challenge, I went through my archives looking for color. And found sunshine. In a sunflower standing… Continue Reading “Cheered by Vibrant Colors”
I think I’ll make up a new color since I can’t decide what it is. Aquamarine? Turquoise? Teal? All I know is that I love, love, love the beautiful lakes of the Canadian Rockies. And so for this week’s Fun Foto Challenge I give… Continue Reading “Canadian Rocky Green and Blue”
The snow is beautiful but after days and days of cold and white I thought I’d go looking for Red, in this week’s photo challenge from Travel with Intent. I found it first in a pot of flowers, that brightened up Benji in the… Continue Reading “Looking for Red”
Perhaps I just wanted an excuse to post these sunset pictures from a few days ago. In any case I think if you look closely you will find Yellow-Orange-Blue-Pink and variations thereof. And so for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, Rainbow Colors, how about these?… Continue Reading “Sunset Rainbow Colors”
By this time of year my garden seems worn and spent and I sometimes feel it myself. It’s hot and it’s hot and there’s no rain in sight. The lettuce long since pulled, left an empty spot behind. The potato harvest is over and… Continue Reading “Optimism in July’s Garden”
It’s the last week of winter and the sky put on quite a show for us here in the Pacific Northwest. Earlier this week I caught this sunrise. Last night I enjoyed a different color palette with this sunset. Both were wonderful. ~ Susanne
I have a favorite tree that I love to photograph during the winter when it is barren and craggy. For this week’s photo challenge I decided to experiment with color and so present this tree to you in two shades. Aqua Arctic Experimental