Colyer Lake and some flowers

I've been meaning to do this blog post for a couple of weeks now and just have not taken the time to do it . This is a bunch of random photos I have taken in the end of June and at my visit to Colyer Lake that I thought were beautiful or interesting or just something fun I wanted to share 

Colyer Lake 

This building is up on the hill above the lake. It was such a pretty day and it looked so rustic I had to take a photo

I love the clouds and the shadows they create on the hills -- throw in the lake and voila 

There is lots of grass and reeds growing in the lake -- thought the red ones were particularly nice 

and a wide view of the lake - I really love all the trees

I didn't find any frogs but there were lots of dragon flies and this one stopped long enough for me to get a few good pictures 

dragon fly 2 -- this one had a blue body 

dragon fly 3 - I love how this one was just resting on the little branch 

Random things 

I am sharing this sunset picture because I loved the different layers of color and the little glowing patch in the middle 

Again I loved the layers of light and also the way it is reflected in the ceiling of the overpass that I took it from 

 I loved the way the colors were behind this duck. I take a lot of pictures of the ducks around the pond but the background is what made this one stand out to me. 

fuzzy baby duck pile -- just so cute I had to share

I always look for interesting flowers -- I loved the faded colors and the shapes on this one and the way the petals are folded 

Tiger lilies are my absolute favorite flower and I loved the way this one was against the yellow board 

another type of lily -- this was all about the light and shadows and the contrast of the brown against the yellow 

and who doesn't love roses -- there are a lot of different ones on campus right now -- I loved how delicate and pink this one is

the red stripe is what drew me to this one. I have never seen one like that before and it was just too perfect to pass up 

I loved the layers of petals on this one simply beautiful and it smelled pretty nice too 

love stone walls and trees -- this is a fun one I found on campus 

and yes I have to pay tribute to the bees. It was so perfectly in the center of this flower ... 

I liked the shape of this half open lily -- definitely fun and different 

and another bee photo -- I thought it was really cool how it was just hanging off the bottom petal to get the pollen

I liked the colors and shapes of these flowers and they smell good too 

This was all about the light and contrast -- the mauve was so nice against the leaves


Thanks as always for sharing my photos with me. Not sure when or what I will post next time but you can be sure I will be out and about with my camera