Outdoor Photos and Landscapes

Hummingbird that hangs out in our yard.

 

On Easter break. Not the best conditions for skiing right now and, short of spectacular Easter break sunshine, most of the day is spent indoors or by the cabin doing some woodwork for a book shelf for my daughter (attempting a 'cloud 3D'). Went for a walk and caught this. It's called a "stabbur" and was used for supply/food storage back when. Obviously it hasn't received a stroke of paint since back when, either.



And this is what my mother in law spends her time doing. Not bad!

 

Rattlesnake also tastes like chicken to me.

 

Incredible photography!

 

Thank you!

 

Today we went to a summerhouse. It has been kindly lent to us for the weekend by one of my Wife's kind colleagues. We had no idea what to expect, but after just a few minutes walk we came across this :

 

Just came back from the summerhouse and took this photo. Thought it appropriate/ odd at this time of year.

 

My wife got some bulbs from Publishers Clearing House and put them in the ground last September I think. She did not keep the papers on them so she did not know what they were. During the last snow, they started coming up. We asked around and no one knew what they were, but everyone liked them. I took this picture and did a Google image search and found out they are Anemone De Caen or Dutch Wildflowers. The close up at night and open again once the sun is up. We shall see how they tolerate the heat this summer.

 

Beautiful!!!

 

Dry Falls near Highlands, NC. You can walk behind the falls and stay relatively dry, hence the name. Beautiful place!

 

A black swallowtail on my milkweed this morning.

 

My goodness that's beautiful Mike!

 

Sometimes God smiles at you!

 

You're right...like that time I caught that huge wasp in my photo!

 

Got some orchids blooming here!

 

Me at the Carl Samburg Home and some shots downtown Hendersonville, NC.

 

Beautiful spot in Magog, Canada.......always so relaxing visiting our great neighbors to the North!

 

Yes! Here are a few pics my wife took of hummingbirds through our living room window! Who knew a stupid phone camera could pause a hummingbird?

 

Oh my goodness how beautiful! It's like a freeze frame from a Nat Geo documentary!