A little Monday Clog Dance, Anyone? The Dutch branch of my tree was plucked from The Netherlands long ago, in the mid-1500s actually; long, long ago. But roots in some go deep and I've enjoyed wearing

Sky Blue Skies, Sky Blue Mountains, Sky Blue Waters Scene shot from the North side of the small free ferry halfway across the High Arrow Lakes between Needles and Fauquier, BC, Canada. So amazingly blue

The Return of Draco? It's beginning to look obvious, I like dragons! Well, their images anyway. This shot is of the back of my favourite kimono, a vintage, beautiful blue silk, by Golden Dragon. It appears

This year marks the anniversay of Canada's Conderation, 150 years. Canada is a big country, and it's a beautiful country, but very diverse. Most of us huddle close to our border with the US and our climates

An Unexpected Surprise It's not that we don't have beaches here in my city, we have many. Beaches are one of our huge summer attractions; over a million people flock here over the summer months and if

"When I was your age we were a forest here. Thick and strong we were, all the way down here to the water. The First People used to come, come to this very bank and fish. Trout mostly. They brought

Yes, for my color challenge photo today it's just another flower. For the past 18 months I've experienced extreme mobility issues; for the last six months though, I've been slowly coming back to myself.

The Appeal of Monochrome What is it that makes monochrome or black and white photos so perennially appealing? I'm sure we all have personal reasons for liking them, I know I do. l prefer monochrome, black

Lilies of the Garden I caught these in their glory, they will soon wilt and die back. But while they are here I treasure them, inhale their soft perfume and feast my eyes on their amazing hues. Please

For five amazing years I lived outside for a large part of the calendar months. I'd usually set up my camp in May and in some years would not pack it up until the snow fell and banked my tent. It was a

This beautiful old tree grows about 15 feet from my patio door. It's well over a hundred feet tall and keeps my dwelling cool even on very hot days. Not only does it keep me cool but it's also home to

A Lone Sentinel stands high on the Hill He allows us only a bird's eye view of the Fairy Kingdom below ~~Stay, Rest awhile, Contemplate...Perhaps The Guardian will let you in~~ IPad mini

Purple Rain Well, perhaps not rain, but this Lobelia does fall in a lovely cascade of little purple flower drops, doesn't it? But then also, is it purple? Purple is a mix of blue and red, and my Lobelia

The Color of Luck and Money In my city we don't use pesticides, we just let it all grow wild. Of course there are some areas where people mow and weedeat, but this street I walk is not one of those. There

I'm sharing my profile photo for Tuesday Orange. In my profile this photo is so small I'm sure few recognize it for what it is. Not long ago I chose to live in Santa Cruz on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala for

My little Draco was born in, of all places, Central America! Draco's roots are deep in history; vilified and feared to the extreme in some culures, in others revered and appreciated. I appeciate him, he's

The Kelowna waterfront today, looking East Happy cherubs coming over the hills from the West Thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed!

He's going, he says; my heart hopes that he won't. Days pass, nights. He's going, he says, ...but he stays. Today he called, are you home? I will stop in to say goodbye No,no, I say, a quiet whisper, please

Hello from the still chilly mountains of British Columbia, fellow Steemians! I’m new, well almost new here; almost because I’ve spent a few days looking at some of your posts, commenting on a few, and