@juliank hosts daily @photocontests. Today is @macrophotography. This bumbler is larger than the blossom he is feeding from.

Green is the color of spring around the #homestead. This is an Iris bud about to bloom. Thank you @kalemandra for hosting the daily #colorchallenge.

Thank you @kalemandra for hosting the#colorchallenge, Sunday Purple. My entry is a Hyacinth almost to burst into bloom, and one that has opened. Love the spring flowers. Looking forward to seeing everyones

This is my outside kitty Freda. She is about 10 years old now. She is the last of my own kitties that refused to come inside. She shows up every 3-4 days. I keep feed in the barn every day, just in case

Thank you @kalemandra for hosting the #colorchallenge. Today is Yellow Wednesday. The daffodils are still showing their bright yellow smiles.

Originally from Turkey and Persia, these beauties were brought to Europe in the early 16th century. This flower gained it's name from the Turkish word for gauze, which turbans were wrapped. By the 17th

When I was in the valley last week catching a cold, I was able to visit a local Apiary that specializes in exotic birds of all types. This little guy cracked me up. I didn't have the owner with me to tell

I know, it's been what seems like ages since I have actually made a post to my @homestead group. I appologize for my lazziness. I'm not gonna make a bunch of excuses. @goldendawne, @walkerland, @borrowedearth,

@kalemandra hosts a daily color challenge. This is my entry for Sundays Violet. Spring flowers give me great delight, and so do these simple color challenges. I love seeing everyones entrys. So many talented

Crazy skies a couple nights ago. When I looked out there was a smoke plume on West Mountain, which is actually in the East, silly huh. You can see our snow capped mountains are slowly giving way to Spring.

Bet you are all wondering what a Big Bad Willy is. :) When I first saw the sign, all kinds of silly things came to my mind, then I remembered that this little shop has the most awesome home tossed pizza

Tiny little Grape Hyacinth, no bigger than my thumb. Another little beauty that gets dispursed through out the yard in the strangest places. Thank you little gopher for your landscape abilities. Really

I posted a similar picture several weeks ago. This is taken from my balcony. A few roof tops and telephone poles always seem to appear. This one has not been edited. Taken with my Sony Vivitar. I would

Love the bright colors of spring. These little Daffodils are some of the first heralds of spring here on the homestead. This is my entry for #macrophotography hosted by @juliank. The rules are thankfully

Amethyst Crystal formations can be found in many places around the world. The quality and number of additional minerals found mixed with it vary by location. Today, most stones are mined in Africa, Brazil,

The currant bush is blooming. This is my entry for @kalemandra #yellow Wednesday. This little bush will produce a zillion tiny little sour fruits that are scrumptious in a compote, or jams and jellys,

Below.... you can see the Osha growing in its preferred ecosystem. Sub alpine meadows...at 8000ft and higher. She grows where the bears roam...and aspen groves thrive! She tends to have a peculiar love

So many beautiful flowers spring up every year here on the homestead. This is my entry for @kalemandra #tuesdayorange photo contest.

Spring will be here very soon, but I really love seeing the snow in the Mountains. This is my entry for @juliank #landscapephotography

What do you do on a weekend? This past weekend, I ventured over the mountain to my friend Dee Dee's house. She and I love love love yard sales. This time of year is kinda early in her area, since there