in the midst of summer ~ a floral creation I couldn't wait to assemble, inspired by a new (to me) website called Twigery:
I knew just the place to harvest the cattails too:
fields and fields of them surround the perimeter of a lake very near our home.
A beautiful evening, with beautiful (coveted) light, in an exquisitely serene spot at the base of the Rocky Mountains:
It doesn't get much better than this...
Dusk descended softly after we harvested our cattails. I turned the camera in the direction of our house and captured what I could.
Least you think I live in the country (like the photo above eludes), one quarter turn to the left, reality hits:
If I didn't work from home, I wouldn't be opposed to working here (once construction is complete). You can't beat the surroundings even tho it's sad the area has to be developed at all.
Besides the cattails, there's an abundance of milkweed too:
I was happy to see so much but couldn't find one caterpillar or chewed leaf?
All too soon, it was time to leave ~ a final parting photo before heading home:
On this night, in the midst of this spectacular scenery, I couldn't think of any where else I'd rather be.
Be sure to remind me of that sentence come winter!
Kathleen what beautiful scenery and as always you capitured it so well. And everyone says I must live close to heaven here with all of the beauty that surrounds us - they haven't seen where you live!
Love the wonderful bouquet - you've done this before. ;-)
Posted by: RainGardener | July 25, 2010 at 07:22 AM
Beautiful scenery indeed, and that last shot of the sun setting was gorgeous. :)
Posted by: Racquel | July 25, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Oh Kathleen, the sunset shots over the lake are wonderful! And what a pretty bouquet. You'll love Dizzy lilies, they are sooo fragrant.
Posted by: RobinL | July 25, 2010 at 08:06 PM