Searching for beauty during the spring quarantine



Western Kingbird on way to nest.


Larkspur
Southern Utah Museum of Art at dusk

Emerging Virginia creeper emerging
Iris and blossoms


Black-throated sparrow in the chokecherry tree.
Hummingbird moth in the larkspur
Spring daffodils
Afternoon shadows on geranium leaves

Golf course pond at dusk

Golf course in June

Moving from winter to spring in Color Country

Blossoms at State Bank and snow still on Cedar Mountain

Sunset at the Lake on the Hill

Moonrise at the Lake on the Hill

Morning rainbows

Poppy close up

Columbines and red rock

Spring yucca flowers


Pin cushion cactus

Reflections of poppies in window above roses

Iris from Linda Hartley

Same iris with stylized editing

Happy Flag Day in Cedar City, June 14, 2020.  Also, our 45th wedding anniversary

Afternoon rainbows after coming upstairs from teaching lessons.
Sunset from C

Sunset coming down through Cedar Highlands

Sunset coming down from the mountain into Cedar city


July lily

Lily with chokecherry leaves


Daisy
Buck Moon July 2020 is sometimes also referred to as Hay Moon, Wort Moon, Rose Moon, Mead Moon, Guru Moon, Dharma Day, or a Thunder Moon.
A few spring videos:
Bees in Larkspur
Kingbird ballet
Paraglider at dusk
Rainbow Spinner

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