Clematis

 
This close up shot of a Clematis flower in our yard reveals its fascinating inner structure.

Look Out. That Critter Can Bite!

 

Our photo Trip

 
We had a great time with our cameras at the lake where we fed the geese and looked at the beautiful trees and flowers.

Well Taken Care Of

Tulip Art

 

The Tulip and dandelion, both out of focus,create a very unusual photograph. Almost all other background images were edited out of the photograph by simply using the "increase shadow" function in the Picasa editing program.

New Trail Discovered

Saturday I discovered a new area to visit. It is a .75 mile trail from the Duckett Water Treatment Plant to the Katy Trail in St. Charles County. It is a beautiful bicycle trail following Duckett Creek to the marsh/flood plain that is adjacent to the Missouri River, along which the old Katy Railroad Trail runs. This is one of the scenic locations for photographs along the trail.

Cherry Blossom

Another beautiful cherry pink blossom from the weeping cherry tree. This tree in full bloom fills our yard with a wonderful fragrance.

Dogwood Flower bud

This Easter Sunday, the pure white pear treeblossoms and the pink flowers on the fruitless cherry trees signal the advent of Spring in our part of Missouri. Then comes the beautiful Redbud Tree blossoms and our favorite white Dogwood Tree blossoms. We fell in love with Dogwood Trees in North Carolina. This photograph shows the early stage of a Dogwood blossom. You can see the mythical spots of blood beginning to develop on the upper and lower petals. Next Saturday should be the day for our annual outing into a Missouri forest to view and photograph these beautiful colors of Spring.

Happy Easter