Floral & Natural Beauty

A couple of strolls about Baoase, and a general explanation of the resort itself.

We may never know who Eric is, but he knows a good time.

And we'll all float on anyway.

Swimming, sunsets, and sun.

My first trip to the Iowa Arboretum in probably twenty years.

Zinnias, butterflies, and my babies.

The last Ireland post.

My bonnie lies over the ocean. (I don't feel about that.)

This is How(th) we do it.

You know what's wild? The Atlantic Way.

The Cliffs of Moher were breathtaking, but I think I liked The Burren even better. It is a 500-kilometer karst landscape. It's a sea of limestones that are filled with fossils, rare vegetation, and the Aran Islands across the Galway Bay are an extension. They're wild and raw and beautiful. They're not traditionally beautiful, and they are so vast. They are butted against the water, and the wind whips at you as you look out over them. They are fantastic, and a totally di

On the day after the ISU game, we took a bus trip to the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, the Wild Atlantic Way, and Galway.

If you don't like looking at up-close photos of bugs, this is probably not the post for you.

Dragonflies, flowers, and heat.

I still love poppies, even when they try to kill me! If anyone has any thoughts on if any of these (or any other photos I ever post) would be good for State Fair Salon, please let me know!

Geese suck. Here are some geese.

Happy 16th birthday to our daughter in Heaven.

I was not prepared for Homecoming. In so many way.

Another item off the bucket list.

Lots of tulips; zero tiptoeing.