Fire Flower Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

I went on a day trip to The Dalles in Oregon's spectacular Columbia Gorge.  I had not visited there in spring before.  What a beautiful sight--there were flowers everywhere.  I found this fiery flower heart on the hills where a real forest fire raged late last summer.

Here's a closeup of this wonderful flower.   Such a beautiful blossom--so bright and bold in the sunshine.

As you can see--the flowers on the hillside are just incredible.  Can you find the fire flower?  Just a spot of red amongst the yellow blooms.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Magic Lights

Our journey home from Spokane took us through Oregon's great Columbia Gorge.  My husband and I took our time, stopping frequently.  Just as the sun was setting we decided to pull off at a small park neither one of us had been to before.  The late sunshine slanted through the trees as we walked hand in hand to the edge of the waters.

It was beautiful--hard to describe the lovely magic of this place.  There was a colorful rainbow quality to the air and bits of cottonwood drifted through the sunshine like tiny faeries.  My husband and I swung in the swings and laughed like children.  The river sparkled its magical dreams.

The next day, I took a look at the photos from the park.  I gasped when I saw this picture.  An unexpected square of colorful reflections.  Probably a trick of the camera--but amazing all the same.

The qualities of our world, reflections, light, shapes of cloud, tree, hill and mountain will never cease to amaze my soul.

Triangle Cliff

I am always amazed by the natural geometric forms one can find in nature.  This is a triangle shaped cliff area in the Columbia Gorge, near The Dalles, Oregon--on the Washington side.  You can see the Great Columbia River in between.

Heart of the Columbia - Guest Heart Thursday

As we drove along the Columbia Gorge on our way back home--I chanced upon this amazing heart in the skies.  I'm so grateful for a camera which captures things on the move!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Sky Opal

On our way back from Washington state Sunday night, we noticed a Sky Opal in the sunset.  I caught a glimpse of it with my camera as we drove over the Glenn Jackson Bridge back toward Oregon. Can you see it right about center, just over the hills of Portland?

Here is a close up of the Sky Opal.  The camera really doesn't do the real thing justice!
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