fabric, painted

A painted strip of fabric hangs from a line.

Colors include blue, teal, green, and purple interspersed with white. They are wonderful!

garden dance

False sunflowers dance in the gardens of Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH.

bridges

I walked across Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, NH this morning. As I reached the halfway point I looked north to see the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge and the I-95 bridge carrying traffic across the Piscataqua River.

a walk by the ocean

The ocean called to me today; I needed a walk by the water.

I headed to the New Hampshire coast early this morning, stopping and parking at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, NH. I walked just south of the park, then did a loop in the park.

It was a good brain reset!

photos! flitter, flutter, butterfly

Photos from yesterday's visit to the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory are in the gallery flitter, flutter, butterfly! 2025.

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butterfly, posed

I needed a change of scenery today so I headed west across the state to visit the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory.

Standing, watching, feeling butterflies land on me and fly past me... it was pure magic!

summer flowers

Seeing coneflowers in bright pink signals summer to me.

blazing star & butterflies

As I walked through a garden at Maudslay State Park this afternoon a patch of flowers caught my eye. The bright purple color of the blazing star flower attracted both butterflies & bees.

solo

A single flower pops out from behind a fence, decorating the sidewalk with a bit of color.

fringed

A fringed poppy, fully open and starting to decay...

what's in a name?

I always thought flowers wearing the name black eyed susan had a black center. Funny, this flower with a light colored center identifies as the Prairie Sun version of the black eyed susan.

It's a beautiful flower.

rippled reflection

From a walk in Harold Parker State Forest this afternoon, a rippled reflection...

poppy, open

While there are still poppies in bloom, most are close to end of life.

This one, wearing pink, has started dropping petals.