But Tulips are my favorite!

And I just can't help but post these....
These are my favorites from this spring's batch of tulip photos...

A few more flower shots

Well, sometimes there aren't only tulips in our yard.....

Flowers. I LOVE bright pretty flowers!

We had a surprise this past spring. We had forgotten that I finally bought tulip bulbs and actually got them planted before they turned to dust in the laundry room! So, when they all started popping up in the spring, it really fun waiting to see what kinds of colors/shapes/sizes we would get!



When quite a few had opened up, I went out with my camera. I couldn't believe the effects I got with some of them - in the middle of the day! I hope to have time for this next year as well, although I didn't plant any new bulbs this year. Even so, each flower will still be different - different variances of flower shape, color line changes, differences in shade of each color.... No matter what, I am excited to see what spring will bring! :-)

Mount St. Helens

We went up to "the mountain" on Sunday, after years of me wanting to go.
It was amazing! It's crazy how, after 28 years, the ground is still bare, and the toppled trees still lay where they fell. Then there are the pathways that the ash/debris flow took. It created something that looks like a miniature Grand Canyon. The "cliffs" are made up of ash and stand as high as 60 feet tall in some places - amazing!