Cool Lightning Storm

We had a really cool lightning storm here a few weeks ago.  I have never tried to take a picture of lightning before so I thought I would give it a shot.  It took me a while to get the settings just right but I got a pretty cool picture...and I have everything figured out for next time!

 

Yellowstone

During my husband's family reunion we took a day trip over to Yellowstone.  It had been several years since we had been there and I wanted to get some pictures.  Yellowstone is pretty much one big steaming valley! =)  I had a good time, but after a while the kids would say "Look, another steaming hole in the ground".  Here are some pictures I took.

I loved the thermal pools.  Such beautiful, vivid color.  Don't get too close though, these bad boys are hot, hot, hot.

It's crazy how you have beautiful colorful pools in some areas and then other areas look like a barren wasteland.

What gives the thermal pools their color is the bacteria that can survive there.  I took a closeup of this bacteria, I loved the color!

Of course we had to see Old Faithful.

This is the first time I have seen the Lower Falls.  I don't know what makes the water green here.

Here are several of the geysers.

This one looked like two eyes and a nose!

And, we were able to see a little bit of wildlife. 

Stargazer's

I usually don't buy lilies, but these looked so pretty in the store that I just had to take them home. Right now only one flower is in bloom, but there are several more buds just waiting to pop open.

And this tulip is from a bouquet my sister in law brought me while I was in the hospital. She picked them from her yard and they were beautiful!

From The Depths Of My Harddrive

The calendar says it is Spring, my allergies are telling me it is Spring, but nothing is blooming yet. I am so ready for warmer weather, and gardening, and picnics in the park. I found these pictures in some of my old folders and thought I would post them. Please, Spring, come quickly!!

A Few More

I've got to take lots of pictures of these while they last!

My Favorite

My husband brought me flowers out of the blue the other day. He brought my favorite flowers, tulips, in my favorite color, red. He even said "These were the least developed ones so I knew they would last longer so you could take pictures of them longer." Now I ask you, does that man know me or what??? Here are a few I have taken so far:

I love the flowers, and I LOVE that man!

Around The Yard

Winter will be here before we know it. I thought I would go out today and take some last pictures of things blooming around the yard.

My Dahlia

The dahlia's I planted forever ago are finally doing something! They are all budding and some have a few petals, but only one has a fully bloomed flower. I think it is beautiful, and can't wait until some of the other colors are in full bloom!

Garden of the Gods Climber

Maroon Bells

We went on a trip to Maroon Bells this past week. The bad news is that it was raining the whole time we were there so I didn't get the stunning picture of the mountains that I wanted to. Instead we hiked around and got pictures of other things. I did get a few pictures that I am happy with. This area is beautiful, and I recommend it to anyone. Just go when it is not raining. =)