195/365 Captured Moments - Last of the Poppies

The beauty of the poppy continues long after the last petal has fallen leaving behind a orb of  pale green topped with a crown of gold.

192/364 Captured Moments - Chains

Heading back in time to 1963 with a little tune from the Beatles....which one of the boys was your favorite mine was Ringo.

Chains - Beatles 1963

182/365 Captured Moments - A Beautiful Life

When you Love and Laugh Abundantly you Live a Beautiful Life

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174/365 Captured Moments - Summer Dreaming

This image says summer to me the bright summer light, intense color everywhere, abstracted view, living in the moment.

137/365 Captured Moments - Soft & Romatic Blues

I can't get enough of these beautiful blues, I love how the soft blurred background flowers convey depth, and the romantic atmosphere.

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93/365 Captured Moments - The Stand Out

I never made it out for my annual tulip shoot this year, but I did come across this single red tulip standing out against the weeds along the roadway.

84/365 Captured Moments - Maui Sunshine

Sending out a little bit of Maui sunshine in the form of this sunny hibiscus to get your weekend off to a happy start.

"If you have good thoughts, 

They will shine out of your face like sunbeams

And you will always look lovely."

~Roald Dahl~

79/365 Grateful - Exotic Road Side Beauty

Not all that is beautiful is good.

This exotic little road side beauty is a flower belonging to a Broom bush growing wild.  Broom is not a native plant to British Columbia, it was first brought over from Europe and introduced in Sooke BC. 

This invasive shrub has rapidly spread throughout Vancouver Island, the lower mainland and up to Hope, BC.  A hardy shrub it can grow in harsh conditions often found along roadways.  It is slowly pushing out our native plant species and needs to be controlled.

"At one time it was considered a beneficial plant, during pioneering times, the seeds of broom were roasted and used as coffee substitute, while new shoots were used as a replacement for hops in beer production. However, it is now known that the leaves, buds and pods of broom contain toxic chemicals or substances that can affect the nervous system and the heart."  More about Broom and what the government is doing to control it.