Pretty peonies So fragrant and frilly A sight to behold A pleasure to enfold. 🙂
Tag: nature
Okanagan Sunset
I have left the north and am presently at my home in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Recently, I sipped a glass of wine and watched the sun go down behind a hill.I am happy and grateful for all the wonders in my life. The people (including the bloggers), the work, the food, the…
Raindrop Rosebud
I found these lovely rain washed rosebuds in a friend's garden. A north of sixty (60 degrees north latitude) garden. Aren't they lovely? I hope you have a rosy day. 🙂
Hi Daisy!
I found this lovely congregant of daisies. Aren't they pretty? Happy Tuesday. 🙂
Salt River
The Salt River runs through the town of Fort Smith, NWT. All is very green right now because recently, there has been a lot of rain. The Salt River is not salty, but is named for the nearby salt plains. The plains can be found in Wood Buffalo National Park and are very attractive to…
A Northern Lilac
In the north, lilac takes a long time to bloom. It's July, yes, but these hardy blooms do arrive, even if late by southern standards. I found this particular bush after a rain when their fragrance was particularly lush and heady. Hardy they may be, but they spread their gaudy celebration of life with gusto.…
Northern Wild Roses
The wild rose is the provincial flower of Alberta. But there are many of these lovely flowers everywhere, especially in the north. They grow beside roads and in fields, splashing the green with their pretty pink, so cheery and fragrant. That which we call a rose would by any other name still smell as sweet.…
Happy Tuesday
Happy Tuesday from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories. I hope your day goes well. 🙂
Meditation XVII
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any…
Bison Time
It's that bison time of year. Wood bison, that is. 🙂 They are closely related to the plains bison that were nearly exterminated in the 1800s, but the woodland bison took quite a hit as well. The woodland bison have made a strong comeback and in parts of southern Alberta the plains bison are doing…
