The Midwest is Awakening

I promised a few landscapes from our trip to the Gardens.  I'm glad I had some time today to work on a few.  It was a gorgeous day and the trees had begun to bloom which was an added bonus to the day seeings how I wasn't expecting that much color.  Sometimes I wish this part of the year would last forever, but then Fall comes and I begin wishing the same thing.  God must have known we'd get bored with the same thing...so He paints us a new picture every few months.

Spring Walk

Spring Light

Heavy Boughs

Garden Gazebo

Bursting

 

Just happened to catch this one...at the right place at the right time!

....and, well then, sometimes He decides to confuse us.  :o)

Spring Surprise

Frozen Magnolia



Looking For Barns

Beki and I did a drive around some of the rural areas trying to find old barns to photograph.  We didn't have as much luck as I had hoped, but we discovered a couple along the way.  It was fun spending the day together.  We walked through an old cemetary.  I know some may say a little creepy, but I think they are intriguing and Beki thought it fascinating how old some of the tombstones were. 

Hunting Buzzard

Whisper of Spring

 ...and the creepy cemetary!

Moonlit

These next two photos are lake houses taken last summer.

Rising Out of the Mist

 Lake Beauty

Flying at Sunset