gentlemen of the wedding party

(and one lady behind.)

Some days you are the gull, some days the statue.

castle flags

The hill seen beyond is Arthur's Seat.

Come along, girls, there are breakfasts to provide for.

(This is a bit out of order. It was in the village in the Highlands and I am still posting pictures of Edinburgh.

sidewalk sale plan B

call no-waiting

call waiting

castle call

defenses

the pipes are calling

thistle

schoolyard mural--Edinburgh

on taking off

Starting from the nearest--Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, Three Sisters. There are others visible beyond--possibly even MacKenzie and Shasta. That's a long way to see.

Edinburgh Castle

365 will return on August 10. I am sure I will be able to catch up so that I will have my goal of 365 pictures in the year. And they will be good, verrrra verrrra good!

pathway puddle

stumped

Queen's Cup---and visitor

this way?

across the meadow

puddle

The ants go marching...and tugging...and dragging...and...

Another group enjoying the mountain experience

Drummond's Anenome

Tiny--about an inch across--and not seen by us before.

Why, this, of course!

What are they looking at?

Summer from the Wayback Machine 3

Rafters on the Yakima River.

Summer Wayback 2

Some Summer Favorites from the Wayback Machine

We're camping for a couple of days. I'll bring back new pictures, but in the meantime:

kildeer

Kildeer don't put much thought into building their nests. They simply lay an egg on the ground. If you come near--which is pretty much inevitable because they might lay in in your garden or right next to the pathway--they protest loudly.

sunny

crossing

ant and road bonding

red critter

flying ant

aunt/niece bonding

another pink

another red

Is there always an unnoticed bug?

variegated

peace

pink

mellow yellow

dew rose

red rose

...fish are jumpin'...

sit a spell

family outing

mow?