Fall. Reflection. Lake

Fall is here. Flowers have retreated to the back stage. It is time for deciduous trees to shine.

How many times I have taken pictures of water reflections? But this is the first time I noticed the cloud reflections, believe or not.

A few stroke of brush painting in white... Never thought the silent cloud would make such a drama from up on down.

Passion and Peace

My brother sent me a care-pack, a box of passion fruits. Common by appearance and sour in taste, passion fruit has a pleasing taste and an exceptional nutrition benefit and value that may surprise you. The image was taken to remember the sibling's love I received, my appreciation.

Say No to take more flower pictures this summer, but it has not been easy for me. I randomly planted two bags of dahlia bulbs last fall and totally forgot them till the buds started to pop and flowers bloom. This is my first time to grow dahlia myself, it is worth the celebration. There are great varieties of dahlias, but this is probably my most favorite.

And, I play a little play... as what you see here.

Sedona, the desert charm

A short stop and quick glance at this lovely city in the sandstone formation country. I love it.

Color stories are written in the streets, near or far. Red sidewalks echo the colors of the reddish rocks with the touch of deep and sage green in the scene.

The city is surrounded by red sandstone formations. Wherever you go, you are embraced by the stunning landscape. When the sun shines, the stones look more orange. In this cloudy day, the stones show natural sandstone colors.

Sedona, Arizona is as artsy as Santa Fe, New mexico and has similar Spanish architecture.  I randomly walked into couple of galleries and was impressed by many artisan pieces.  I would have brought home some artwork if I had enough time to make the decision.

We've browsed 9 national parks in a 10 days trip. It is a perfect scouting trip for us before we go back for a real photography trip, by car, on foot, up before dawn and be there for sunrise and sunset.