Gretal Hansel

Golden ornamental grass against a gloomy sky

The ornamental grass now has a deeper golden hue

Less than two weeks ago. Definitely less vibrant, but still beautiful

A gentle trio of trees with red leaves in front of a yellow, harvested field

A gentle trio of trees

Red maple with a “reflection” of fallen leaves on front of a tree line

Red maple

#ForrestFriday

A tree stump, adorned with green moss and lichen, is surrounded by fallen, brown oak tree leaves in front of a living tree and a harvested field.

Tree stump, adorned with moss & lichen, surrounded by fallen oak tree leaves

Wow!

If you’re into #photography, you have to make the trip to Iceland. It’s a bounty for camera folks. This is from this morning at Kirkjufellfoss.

#Landscapes
#Landscapephotography
#Naturephotography
#Nature

Nice rhyming!

a photo of the klamath wildlife refuge in california. grasses are on each side of the water with a tree on the left. there are mountains in the background.

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
― Gary Snyder

Science PSA: Never abbreviate “analysis” as “anal”. Ever.

A ponderosa pine viewed between two redwoods from the Parker eight in Sequoia National Park.

Sequoia trees are very wide, but I found them difficult to photograph in a way that conveys just how broad they are. Pictured is a ponderosa pine between two sequoias from the Parker Eight at Sequoia NP.
#photography #forest #trees #nature #NationalPark

Twin waterfalls gush down a hill into a river amidst a backdrop of evergreens under a cloudy sky with a hint of blue

High Falls in DuPont State Recreational Forest in North Carolina (Dec 2023)

#WaterfallWednesday

Awww! Poor kitty!

😢

😆 That’s so cute!

“If I fits, I sits!”

The space under an arch creates a window to a blue sky with cumulus clouds and a red/orange rock formation and canyon.

Arches National Park in Utah
(June 2024)

#RockinTuesday #BlueTue

A stepping stone among brick pavers is engraved with the quote from the picture book _Miss Rumphius_ by Barbara Cooney. The stepping stone also features etched pictures of a sun and flowers.

“You must do something to make the world more beautiful.” -Miss Rumphius

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (July 2023)

#maine #BotanicalGarden #literature

Beautiful

From 2019

Tree covered mountains below a partially cloudy, blue sky. A line of evergreens sweep in front of the mountains. A trio of deciduous trees are situated in the foreground.

Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado

#NationalPark #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday

Augustus has an idea

A yellow forest floor beckons you to peacefully make your way through the now bare or almost bare trees on a sunny day

Peaceful
#ForestFriday #scape

Mostly bare trees on the crest of a hill and a yellowish brown forest floor

A walk in the woods
#ForestFriday #scape

I don’t recall. We took a hike past 5 or 6 or maybe more falls that day. That sounds somewhat familiar.

Cumulus clouds dot the blue sky behind Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain in Chi-town (June 2022)

#UrbanGaze

A yellow rose without blemish surrounded by forest green rose leaves. An outer petal has a slight pinkish hue to the very edge.

Yellow rose from Portland International Rose Test Garden (May 2025)

#PalacesAndGardens #ColorADay #YellowThu

I hope you will be able to go!

“I want to go to there” :-)