Days 162-168

Day 162

 Heliotrope blossoms . . . so pretty and delicate.

Day 163

 Sunflower bud getting bigger every day.

Day 164

 My dad, my sister and my step-mom . . . family get together on Sunday.  Dad looking pretty good for 80.  I have way more gray hair than he does.

Day 165

 Perennial phlox after an evening sprinkle.

Day 166

 Still snow on the mountains mid-July.

Day 167

 Onion flower head . . . yellow stamens stand tall above tiny white petals newly opened.

Day 168 

 Daisy and winged hunter-gatherer.

Day 155-161

Day 155

 Lovely blue hydrangea with water drops.

Day 156

 Winged flutter bug that came to visit on a hot summer night.

Day 157

 Black-eyed Susans at Fleetwood Park.

Day 158

 What I see when I step outside my door . . . heliotrope, heather, geraniums, marigolds, lobelia and much more not showing.

Day 159

 Waiting in a construction line-up on the way to White Rock.

Day 160

 Thistle with red insects . . . no idea what they are.

Day 161

O calla lily . . . thou art fair in thy simplicity.

Days 148-154

Day 148 

 Weeds or not, there is something magical about these feathery "wishing flowers".

Day 149

 Foxglove curving towards the light . . . such beautiful wildflowers.

Day 150

 The last of the tiger lilies . . . standing tall.

Day 151

These lovely "Angel Eyes" pansies are extremely fragrant . . . nature's perfume.

Day 152

Waiting in a construction line-up on my way to White Rock  . . . fireweed wildflowers  capture my attention and my camera captures them.

Day 153

Way back on Day 85, I posted a shot of some onions that had sprouted green shoots like crazy.  I planted them as I had read that they would produce a lovely onion flower in time.  And here it is, just starting to open.

Day 154 

Been taking the time to kick off the sandals, go barefoot and get grounded.

Days 141-147

Day 141

 We have had some very noisy crow conventions around here lately.

Day 142

 Canterbury bells bent low with heavy rains.

Day 143

 Canada Day at Cloverdale Millenium Park

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in their iconic uniforms.

Day 144

 Neighbour kitty comes for a visit every so often . . . such a friendly fella.

Day 145

Another crow shot this week, sitting on a fence post at Evergreen Baptist Senior's Residence.

Day 146

 Now this one just tickles me seeing as I love dragonflies and my favourite colour is green.  The shadows of his wings are so detailed that they look real too.

Day 147

Love this latest gazania flower to open up . . . so vibrant.