Monday, January 18, 2010

Photos from the mountains

I have just returned from a weekend away, so I am taking the easy way out. I am combining Today’s Flowers and Cactus Monday into one post.

I went to a-3 day of yoga retreat in the mountains. It was a lovely place with fantastic views. My body is slightly sore, but I am feeling energized :). I hope that you enjoy these photos.

We took a couple of walks in the state forest, and here are two photos taken in the forest.

Thistle © Evelyn Howard 2010

I believe this is Thistle.

Blue flowers © Evelyn Howard 2010

Lovely blooms in the wild

 

The following photos are taken around the retreat:

Bulb © Evelyn Howard 2010 

Interesting bulb

White flowers © Evelyn Howard 2010

This looks like elderflower, but I am not sure what it really is!

Artichoke flower © Evelyn Howard 2010

Artichoke flower

Agapanthus © Evelyn Howard 2010

Agapanthus

Some succulents

These belong to the owner Jocelyn, who is a keen gardener.

Succulent © Evelyn Howard 2010

Aeoenium succulent © Evelyn Howard 2010

The view

Finally, just to give you a sense of the place, here are a couple of more photos:

Victoria mountains © Evelyn Howard 2010

The view during the day….

Victoria sunrise © Evelyn Howard 2010

Amazing view from the balcony at sunrise, well worth walking up for!

 

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Thanks for visiting, and Happy Cactus Monday.

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22 comments:

Judy said...

I really like some of your photos!! I thought I was the only person in the world taking photos of bull thistles!!! but I do like yours! And if those are artichoke flowers, then you have answered a question that has been bothering me since last summer when I saw them growing at the local college! I have them labelled as spiky things, at the moment!

Louis la Vache said...

The blossoms in the second image are exceptionally lovely!
Nice post, Evelyn!

Julie said...

Oh wow...spectacular blooms in the wild. Love the spiky thistle. The succulents look perfect and lovely, of course!!! Your retreat sounded just heavenly!!!

Regina said...

Hello Evelyn. You must have been refreshed.
A beautiful mountain scenes and amazing blooms.
Love the view on the last photo. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great week.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Evelyn: Your country is alive with flowers and blooms, it is so nice to see.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Evelyn: Your country is alive with beautiful blooms, how wonderful.

Noelle Johnson said...

What a beautiful place to spend time and recharge. The flowers and succulents are beautiful.

Teri said...

Such gorgeous flowers! Wow!!! The colors are wonderful.
I also take photos of thistle; they are quite beautiful in their shape and color.

HCM!

Unseen India Tours said...

Beautiful and fantastic post !! Nice post !! Amazing shots !!Great Blog.

Sarah A. Galang, Ph.D. said...

You have a beautiful and attractive country with lovely flowers, thanks for sharing Evelyn. Blessings!

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SandyCarlson said...

These are wonderful. The thistle is a favorite flower, so I especially enjoyed that one.

eileeninmd said...

WOW, lovely wildflowers. I love the color of the Thistle.

wenn said...

lovely shots!

Diane AZ said...

I like your mountain pictures especially the thistle against the dry grass, the second succulent that looks almost metallic and the sunrise.

Lisa at Greenbow said...

It is delightful seeing blooms when all is grey and brown here. These remind me that spring can't be all that far away. HCM.

Melanie J Watts said...

Your photos are gorgeous. I'm looking forward to coming back to your blog to read about Australia and succulents. I grow many as house plants and a few that are hardy in my frigid northern Canadian garden. Your yoga retreat sounds like fun. I started a yoga class last week, I'm really enjoying it.

Cynthia DiBlasi - Fine Art said...

OH WOW, those photos are gorgeous!!! And the yoga retreat sounds so exhilarating. I hope it was as wonderful as it looked. HCM!

Margaret Ann said...

Love the artichoke flower...WOW1 Your photos are magical...Lov ethe views! HCM! :)

Cloudy said...

Greatful pictures from flowers and your country. I like Australia. The Thistle we have also here in Germany, the same...
Servus and have a nice day
Kvelli

Unknown said...

These pictures are lovely!

Deepa Gopal said...

These are superb pics!!! Looks like you a gr8 time at the mountains.

Belated HCM!

Unknown said...

Ah! What more could you ask of a retreat: the reason you attended plus plenty of plants to photograph!

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