My Everyday Photos

June 25 and what have I done this month? One hike. Two sets of visitors. Designed the cover for Ken’s soon-to-be-released CD. Walked my dogs. Two weddings that you can see here and here. Time flew by and now it’s nearly July.

We had one week of hot weather and then it returned to often windy and cloudy and even some good June rains. The grasses on our hill are taller than the dogs. Lupine continues to bloom along with the beautiful mariposa lilies that I cannot quit photographing. Bluebirds and swallows have fledged. A raven family spent a couple of weeks terrorizing the nesting birds. I do admire ravens but really I wish they did not eat eggs and other baby birds. Smokejumpers from the airport across the valley trained in the hot weather and in the windy weather.

Sunrise

dew drops on spider web

Tiny fawn

Raven breakfast

The vernal pond is still there

Eastern Kingbird

Sky

wild aster

Lupine and a dusting of new snow on the mountains across the way

Serviceberries

Currants

Dusky Grouse displaying to me and the dogs

Tree Swallow

Western Bluebird

Western Bluebird

Buckwheat

Mariposa

New growth on sage

Lupine and yarrow

tall grasses and yarrow

Lush grasses and dead trees

sunset