Author: Dorothy Nielson

Happy Earth Day

This beautiful orb that we live on never ceases to amaze me. No matter how hard we try to destroy it, it tries to resist any way it can. The above picture was taken about 2 years after after a major wildfire devastated everything in this particular area. The picture shows just one of the ways the earth continues to fight by regenerating itself. I love this world we live in that provides us with the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and the beauty we see. I would like to think that it will be able to continue to provide these necessities for life for the generations following us. And if we can get all the countries in the world to participate in protecting the environment, maybe it can. I pray that we are not too late. Enjoy your weekend and stay healthy and Happy Earth Day!

Rain Drops

Our challenge this week was pictures of rain. Not an easy subject anymore because there just isn’t much of it around! I tend to shoot flora and fauna. Some of my favorite subjects. But anything looks pretty when covered in raindrops.This particular wildflower is a Clarkia, and there are several different varieties that bloom in our area of the mountains. Have a wonderful weekend and stay healthy and pray for rain or snow!

When returning home from town late in the afternoon the other day we were startled by this uniquely beautiful sight on our driveway! We had not had any rain, just low clouds all day so I was not expecting to see a rainbow, especially one that looked like this. Unfortunately I didn’t have a wider angle lens with me so I could capture the whole rainbow. I loved that the colors inside the rainbow took on that same hue as the band while outside of the rainbow the colors remained flat. Enjoy your day and stay healthy