Missouri Botanical Garden

On June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 By LindyIn photography, travel

After a couple of posts of portrait sessions I did this weekend, I’m back to sharing photos from our St. Louis weekend getaway. I had a hard time not publishing all of my photos from the Missouri Botanical Garden. It’s such a beautiful place! We got there an hour and a half before it closed, which wasn’t nearly enough time. But we enjoyed trekking our way around the grounds and looking at the Chinese Lantern Festival displays, which would have been even more gorgeous if we’d had time to visit at night.

Photo of the Day: A New Bloom – Part II

On July 26, 2014July 25, 2014 By LindyIn nature, photography1 Comment

This lily is even more beautiful than the first one that bloomed in my yard!

7-26_IMG_0370 — Gorgeous red lily soaking up the sun.

Lilies are my favorite flowers. — This is why lilies are my favorite flowers.

Photo of the Day: A New Bloom

On July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 By LindyIn nature, photography2 Comments

I planted a few lily bulbs last year, and they did ok at best. This year they grew to about four feet tall, and their blossoms are probably eight inches around. They’re huge…and gorgeous!

7-10_IMG_0273 — Pretty pink lily on the north side of our house

Photo(s) of the Day: Beauty at Powell Gardens

On May 21, 2014May 20, 2014 By LindyIn nature, photography1 Comment

We like to go to Powell Gardens, just east of Kansas City, about once a year. They have the most beautiful seasonal gardens around.

Check out last year’s photos, too.

5-21_IMG_9385 — Snapdragons in a beautiful planter

5-21_IMG_9299 — Whatever this was, the bees loved it

Photo of the Day: Water Droplets

On July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 By LindyIn nature, photography

Sometimes leaves can be just as pretty as blooms, especially when the sun hits them just right and they’re covered in water droplets. I have to say though, I’m looking forward to this lily blooming.

Photo of the Day: Bright and Orange

On July 6, 2013July 3, 2013 By LindyIn nature, photography1 Comment

This flower recently started blooming at our house – can anyone name it? It started out with very long, pretty leaves, so I didn’t even realize it was going to bloom until the buds formed.

Photo of the Day: Lily in Detail

On June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 By LindyIn nature, photography2 Comments

Lilies are my favorite flowers, so I can’t help but post a second photo of this beauty blooming in my garden. This was taken with my 50 mm lens. Be sure to check out yesterday’s photo too, if you missed it.

Photo of the Day: Pink Thumb

On June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 By LindyIn nature, photography5 Comments

My mom gave me a bag of lily bulbs from Aldi for my birthday, and since they were cheap, we weren’t sure if they’d do much of anything. They’ve been slowly growing for a couple of months with just a few small leaves, and then within the last few days huge buds formed on a couple of the plants. And then all of a sudden … this gorgeous flower appeared! Maybe I’m on my way to having a green thumb?

Photo of the Day: Monet’s Pond

On June 8, 2013June 7, 2013 By LindyIn nature, photography3 Comments

This beautiful scene reminds me of something Monet would have enjoyed painting – minus the water lilies of course. (Those were in my photo from Wednesday.)

Question: Does anyone know what the little pink flowers are in the foreground? They remind me of poppies, but I thought they were red.

A wooden bridge stretches across a peaceful pond at Powell Gardens near Kansas City.

Day 274 & 276: The Colors of Fall

On October 2, 2011October 7, 2011 By LindyIn photography

Now that it’s October, I feel like I can take photos of all things fall-ish. I’m splitting up my weekend blog post, because my Friday and Sunday photos go together so well. Tomorrow I’ll post Saturday’s photo. I had another busy weekend – I started to type out all the details, but I decided not to bore you. I think these colorful photos are enough.