#dailybluemarble #flowers #iris A favorite from our garden - waited to get the light with a bit of backlighting, and enough of a dark backround. A definite sign that spring is finally around to stay. #nature #photography
#dailybluemarble #flowers Flowers and a butterly. An eastern swallowtail definitely diving into its dinner, a Ditchlily that just happens to match his colors. Maybe some camouflage? An old photo, but still a favorite. #easternswallowtail #nature #photography
#dailybluemarble #flowers A Canna Lily at #buchartgardens in Victoria, BC, with water droplets. #nature #photography
#dailybluemarble #flowers Titled 'First Date' Bees busily being bees on a dahlia in the Halifax Public Gardens. Did you know There are 49 species of #dahlias , with flowers in almost every hue (except blue)? Neither did I until Google told me that. #nature #photography #halifax
#dailybluemarble #flowers California poppies in the #Arizona desert, near Sedona in a photo from a few years ago. When Arizona has a spring rain at just the right time it's an amazing place full of flowers of almost every color. #nature #photography
#dailybluemarble #flowers A couple of years ago several of Callyann's dahlias were knocked down by heavy rain, but we found if we left them alone they continued to bloom. This one landed in a color-matched bunch of heather for a nice picture #nature #photography #happyaccident
#dailybluemarble #flowers Peruvian lilieis in bloom at Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver last June. Apparently they aren't actually a member of the lily family, but they don't seem to care so why should I? #nature #photography #vandusengarden
#dailybluemarble #flowers #dahlia Dahlias come in what seems to be an endless variety of colors, and highlights. This photo from an unexpected morning in a botanical garden in Halifax, Nova Scotia a few years ago. #nature #photography
#dailybluemarble #flowers Sometimes your flower comes with a butterfly. This hydrangea was a favorite for the eastern swallowtails at our home in Virginia. #nature #photography #easternswallowtail
#dailybluemarble #southokanagan Over the years when we travelled we developed a strategy. If you're on a 4-lane, look for a 2-lane. If you're on a 2-lane, look for some gravel. Just a better experience. #landscape #photography #winecountry #gravelroad
#dailybluemarble #winecountry Vineyards on the west slope of the Okanagan Valley. Vines were grown sporadically in the valley until the middle of the 20th century, when the industry took off, currently approaching 10,000 acres of vines. #landscape #photography #southokanagan
#dailybluemarble #southokanagan We made a point of stopping on #blacksageroad to photograph the Haynes ranch barn buildings 15 years ago. Time continues to wear them down, with recent collapses #landscape #photography #historicbuildings #oliverbc
#dailybluemarble #southokanagan A beautiful view of wetlands in autumn colors from #blacksageroad between Osoyoos and Oliver in the Okanagan valley. #landscape #photography
#dailybluemarble #salishsea #sunset over the Salish Sea, the strait that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland. The two freighters are in the queue waiting to enter Vancouver harbour when its their turn. #seascape #photography #pacificnorthwest
@dailybluemarble #shipsinthedesert The SS Sicamous travelled Okanagan lake as the primary transportation method until 1937, when roads and railways took over. Still surprising to turn a corner, and see it there. #landscape #photography #pentictonbc
#dailybluemarble #flowers Bees actively working a flower on a Rose of Sharon bush in our backyard. Interesting how much pollen they collect on their bodies as they go about their business. #nature #photography #pollencollection #habiscus
