This may look like a clump of weeds to some, but, to others, this is one of Wyoming’s most beautiful and finest wildflowers. In the Spring, our country sides are filled with it turning hills and prairies into purple and blue…and sometimes even white. Here’s to the precious and magnificent “Wyoming Lupine”.
Category: Flora
“A Yellow Rose Life Celebration”
Post dedicated to Patsy K. Rutt. Thank you for being the greatest Mom anyone could ever have. You were a “yellow rose” in more ways than one. Photos taken by Rugged Grace Photography.
“He Has Made Everything Beautiful In It’s Time” ~ Ecclesiastes 3:11
Oh sweet Butterfly, great messenger of hope, enlightenment, and transformation, please help to heal and lead the way.
“To Plant A Tree Is To Believe In Tomorrow”
We planted this Radiant Crab Apple tree in 1988. It’s amazing how much it’s been through. For every year and season, it tells a story. From everything that’s effected it from harsh Wyoming winters and spring storms (and even a tornado) to it’s Spring and Summer peace and radiance, it just keeps on growing and living….a true message to “keep on keeping on” no matter the gifts and the struggle.
“If We Could See The Miracle Of A Single Flower Clearly, Our Whole Life Would Change”
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~ Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta
“Let Us Dance In The Sun, Wearing Wildflowers In Our Hair” – Susan Polis Schutz
“Fall Into Winter Glow”
The Van Newkirk Gardens – A Piece Of Heaven
The Story Of Wyoming’s Indian Paintbrush
The First Indian Paintbrush
Once upon a time, a Blackfoot maiden fell in love with a wounded prisoner she was attending. The maiden realized that her tribe was only nursing its captive in order to torture him later. She planned an escape of the prisoner, accompanying him for fear of the punishment for such a deed. After some time in her lover’s camp she grew homesick for a glimpse of her old camp. She finally went to the site of her old camp, hid in the nearby bushes Continue reading “The Story Of Wyoming’s Indian Paintbrush”
Blooming Sally In The Tetons
“Summer Joy On Muddy Lake”
“When Flowers Sing A Colorado Rocky Mountain High”
“Heaven Is A Wildflower”
“Harebell Bathing In The Purple Rain”
“Oh Wild Iris Part 2, Like A Painting In Spring You Are”
