With a recent high temperature into the 60s, Minnesota has already gotten a brief taste of summer…at least until the next weather forecast. Looking at these pictures of summer flowers, it still seems a long ways off…
Mountain Iris
This is an iris growing in the Big Horn mountains, in Wyoming. When we were there in early August, it was nearing the end of wildflower season, but there were still some to be found.
Minneopa Falls
These are the ‘small’ falls at Minneopa State Park; I was playing with slow shutter speed right after I got my camera, just trying to hold it steady by balancing on the guard rail. I just wish there wasn’t that branch hanging down on the right side of the picture…every time I see this, it just keeps bugging me.
Minneopa State Park falls
Tower of London
Loch Ness
These are of the ruined Castle Urquhart, on Loch Ness in Scotland. This lake is huge, it’s completely understandable that people could have seen some odd things in the lake, that never surfaced.
I also like the man just chilling on the bench in the 2nd picture; he looks like the only person here, just hanging out at the castle, looking for Nessie.
Bath, England
This is the Bath Abbey, during a rainy/cloudy/sunny afternoon in Bath, England. I’m trying to do a better job of not taking crooked pictures, or at least leaving enough that I can straighten and crop then in Photoshop. I think I was more interested in the sky and capturing how huge this church is, and only later noticed the picture was crooked. Learning!
Wild Scottish Flowers
I’m not sure what kinds of flowers these are, but they don’t look like ones we have in Minnesota. These were growing in the gardens of Cawdor Castle, near Inverness in northern Scotland. Fun fact: MacBeth was the Thane of Cawdor.
Stonehenge
Visiting Stonehenge was interesting; it’s just right near some fields, off a highway. Nothing much to see here, just Stonehenge.
London
Some photos from a trip we took to England and Scotland in 2012. These are both from London.
The Queen’s Guard
You can’t get too close to the actual changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, but nearby, some others can be found at locations like St. James’ palace. Everyone here was quite respectful; no shenanigans to try to make him laugh.
