In the Bluebells

A scene from the NatureScaping demonstration gardens. I'm not sure the variety of bluebells, and I have to admit I'm also not sure on the variety of bee that was visiting. However, NatureScaping has a large structure where they keep and also sell mason bees (Blue Orchard). There was lots of busy bee activity in and out of the shed, and this guy has the dull brown look of a mason bee. I wasn't focusing my attention on him, although I saw him through my  lens. I adjusted my shutter speed to about 1/500 in hopes of catching him in action, but he's still a little blurry. 

On This Day

Ten year ago, I started 45 journal. Time sure flies! For my anniversary post, a beautiful scene at a local park. Thankfully our county parks have not closed, unlike state and federal parks and lands in Washington and Oregon. The trillium is in peak bloom right now,
carpeting the forest floor in this section of the park.

Clearing

This photo is from a walk I took a few weeks ago. I'm slow to post, and already it looks much more like spring here. Less brown, more green. And on this particular day, we were starting a welcome shift in weather pattern from less rain to more sun. I was hoping for a rainbow because it was that kind of day.