tryon creek

i can honestly think of few better ways to spend a beautiful day then walking through the woods...
karin and i were on a mission to pick nettle and take some needed time to appreciate the glory of spring!

new life

stinging nettle... you can see the stinging hairs here.

flowering oregon grape

a friend in the woods

how blessed i am to have such beautiful women, like this one, in my life!
here is karin, with her sweet, gentle spirit sharing a wealth of botanic knowledge.
we gracefully harvested two big bags of nettle, its wonderful medicinal
properties saturating my soul as i write.

unfurl

one of my favorite qualities of living in the northwest.

how perfect nature truly is

opening to the world.

running into some of my favorite people... kaya and raf

those eyes say it all... gosh i love this girl!

...and this is just waking from an almost-nap!

salmon berry bloom

a taste of mom's glorious yard

mount fuji cherry

tulips soaking up the afternoon sun

don't know yet...

lovely smelling hyacinth

bluebell

my new screen saver!