Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #188: A Special Place

For those of you who know me, the location of my special place in the Big Horn mountains near Sheridan, Wyoming won’t come as a surprise to you. I’ve gone there for some amount of time every summer since I was in college with the exception of two years. I think you can see why from this first photo.

But Wyoming is a three-day drive from our part of Arizona, so I need special places a bit closer. In our backyard is a torch cactus that has the most gorgeous flowers…but for only one day each. They’re a special place close to home.

Macro photography takes me to special places.

I wasn’t the only one who found this datura special.

Thanks, Karina, for hostessing this special episode of the Lens-Artists challenge.

Tree with a blue view

Won’t be long now until we’re in these mountains and I won’t feel at all blue. However, these blues I can love.

“Let the blue of the sky and ocean take your blue away when you feel blue”
― Munia Khan

for Squares: trees and Life in Colour: blue

Lens-Artists Challenge #153: It’s a wonderful world

This topic makes me sad, but only because almost every photo I take is something that makes me feel wonderful and although that means I have lots of choices, it means I have too many choices, enough to almost put me in shutdown mode. So I decided to start with my happy place and see where that led. And where it led was to stay right there because what’s not wonderful about a place where you can look one way and see this…

…or look the other way and see this?

Or you might look out the window and see…

…or be walking along a trail and spot one of these showoffs.

And of course in the middle of June, you might look back from a 115F day to relish the thought of seeing a moose in falling snow, also in the middle of June. Very cool! 🙂

Blanketed in white

Last year on my way home from Wyoming, I came to a halt just before heading down the mountain. I was at about 7,000′ altitude with a view from this spot that normally seems to encompass the entire eastern side of the state. However, this morning it looked as if cotton had filled everything as far as I could see with an astonishing beauty.

for Life in Colour: white

Wordless Wednesday…Wyoming pink

for Life in Colour: pink and Squares: bright

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #136: Subjects Starting with the Letter–S

I didn’t have to look far for today’s Lens-Artists challenge, although I did have to virtually beam my self back to a summer in Wyoming, something I always enjoy. Here are my the “S” images for this week and I hope each of you is having a Super Saturday. 😉 Silly me.

So sleepy…

Soft and silent…

Stupendous sunset…

Travel photo 2

Su from Zimmerbitch nominated me to participate in this challenge. One photo, no explanation needed. One nomination: Tish from Writer on the Edge. “Requirements”: Post one travel photo each day for ten days, no explanation needed. Or as many days as you feel like. If you participate, pingback to my post. Nominate others if desired; repeat as desired. Enjoy.

A view without a room

E. M. Forster wrote “A Room with A View”. To my mind, this view without a room is even better, although there’s certainly room for all of us to sit and look at into the distance at Wyoming’s Big Horn Mountains.

I’m so proud of myself for finally remembering that Norm’s taking this week and next off from Thursday Doors. But this can be another of my Out-doors series if you like. 🙂