you seem to often have beautiful blue skies where you are! the brilliant blue helps make the birds you photograph even more vibrant.
love this cute little Hairy with hearts in her feathers 💙🤍🖤
thanks! it was very wet and mild that late winter, even more than usual here, and we found a couple different salamanders in our "lawn." that was a decade ago and i've looked for them here ever since! but no luck. it was really special 🥰
wonderful photo! what a cutie!!
dark brown large Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile) on green moss next to a rock and new green shoots. photo taken 3/7/2016
so cool to find this shy, large Northwestern salamander (Ambystoma gracile) in our very wet yard a while back
#nature #PNW #wildlife #moss #ArtYear #SensoryArt #animals #WildlifeWednesday
2 Dutch iris blooms that are covered in water droplets. IRL these appear purple, but photograph blue with my camera
wet purple Dutch iris pair 💜 that photograph blue 💙
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #PNW #OnlyBeautifulThings #ArtYear #ColorADay #BlueTue #Twosday
you’re welcome. you're not invisible. you matter. may things get easier swiftly. 💜
holding the light for you...💜
thank you! 💜
green moss with fiery red sporophytes (the reproductive part of moss) and water drops with colorful sun sparkles. photo taken 1/9/2022. technically not macro since it's just a close-up pic taken with my point and shoot camera and not a macro lens
these moss sporophytes look like #flames to me 🔥
#nature #moss #PNW #light #macro #ArtYear #OnlyBeautifulThings #MacroMonday #MossyMonday #Abstractia
wow! what a photo! you were in the perfect spot to get this amazing view of this beauty. i 🧡 Flickers and this is 1 of the best photos i've ever seen of them.
heavy November 2025 rains really got our neighborhood stream #flowing
#nature #PNW #moss #OnlyBeautifulThings #peaceful #ArtYear #GreenSat #ColorADay #BlueSkyArtShow
gorgeous 💜
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thanks! 💜
black and yellow queen bumble bee inside a purple crocus bloom. photo taken 3/2/2026
side view of barely visible black and yellow queen bumble bee inside a purple crocus bloom in the center of photo. she's somewhat protected from the rain inside the petals. taken 3/3/2026
top view of barely visible black and yellow queen bumble bee inside a purple crocus bloom in the center of photo. she's somewhat protected from the rain inside the petals. taken 3/3/2026
queen bumblebee uses crocus bloom for a bed & an umbrella 💜🐝
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #PNW #bee #BumbleBee #wildlife #OnlyBeautifulThings #macro #ArtYear #purple #WeekIforInteriors #AlphabetChallenge #InsectThursday
yikes!
great photo! i've only ever driven by monkey puzzle trees so i haven't seen this perspective before.
brown, black, and white chestnut-backed chickadee perched on a branch surrounded by green fern and brown leaves. photos taken 2/22/2026.
this chickadee is definitely #round. and cute!
#nature #PNW #birds #wildlife #OnlyBeautifulThings #ArtYear #GreenSat #ColorADay #BirdOfTheDay #Songbirds #SmallBirdSaturday #BlueSkyArtShow
wow!
cute!
purple crocus blooms backlit by sun rays photo taken 2/12/2026
crocuses holding the light 💜✨
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #PNW #light #purple #OnlyBeautifulThings #ArtYear #OrangeSun #ColorADay #Stunday
open purple crocus blossoms with orange centers photo taken 2/12/2026
front view 💜
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #PNW #OnlyBeautifulThings #ArtYear #OrangeSun #ColorADay #Stunday
happy birthday ❤️💜❤️
wonderful! ❤️
thanks! these sweet little blue blooms only lasted 1 year in our yard (we have many bulb and bloom eaters here 😂) so i'm grateful that i got a few photos of them.
gorgeous 💜
yes! the first bumblebees in our yard are queens that have overwintered and the first food they find is usually our crocuses. they sleep in their blooms 💜
happy #LunarNewYear! tashi delek! happy #Losar!
and happy #TongueOutTuesday with my sweet nayyybor and #FireHorse Archie 😋
"The Fire Horse Year carries the energy of courage, clarity, and forward movement." ~ Dza Kilung Rinpoche
#ArtYear #PNW #FebruArty2026 #form #AnimalArtTuesday
love the coloring...almost lavender on top. beautiful photo 💜
yellow and black queen bumble bee butt sticking out of a mostly closed blue and white crocus bloom. photo taken 2/26/2016 (technically not macro since it's just a close-up using my point and shoot camera)
3 open blue and white crocus blossoms with yellow and orange centers. photo taken 2/24/2016
bumblebee butt in a blue crocus 💙
#flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #PNW #bee #BumbleBee #wildlife #OnlyBeautifulThings #macro #ArtYear #MacroMonday #BlueSkyMonday
