Out n the farm, just north of Keizer, Oregon, a storm approaches.
Western Oregon in mid-Spring . . . breathtaking beauty.
I am staying with a friend who keeps bees on his 'hobby' filbert farm.
A large puff of flowers being pollinated . . .
Busy bees from the farm's bee hives.
Bees are not the only insects that carry out pollination duties . . . flies do to.
Wild clover growing at the fringes of the orchard and gardens.
Late in the afternoon . . . one small shaft of light found it's way through the bushes to find this one hidden flower. WOW!
Such a lovely variety of magnificent flowers all around the farm.
A whole world in one flower . . .
Ravishingly beautiful . . .
So many flowers . . . I wish I knew the names of all of them.
Many flowers showed signs of flowering for a long time . . . as there were many stages of development all on the same stalk.
Deep red . . .
And a salmon rose . . .
A yellow marvel hidden deep in the reeds . . .
Oh my! The patterns!!!
I have to always keep an eye open for this mean, aggressive rooster. He will attack without eating!
Nature's flower arrangements . . .
Busy bees all across the many flowers in the garden . . .
I love these bursts of life . . .
A never-ending landscape of flowery bouquets . . .
It is hard to believe these waxy flowers are real . . .
Tiny flowers in the deep grasses.
While some plants throw out many, many blossoms, others offer only a few brilliant targets for pollination.
The back garden . . .
Busy bees . . .
A busy bee getting lost in the white folds . . .
Lovely green . . .
Lovely berry blossoms . . .
It has been lovely staying out in the Oregon countryside.
Flowers everywhere . . . down in the bottom of the garden's ground cover too.
A tiny world of flowers.
Afternoon . . . .
Late afternoon puffs of white . . .
Oregon is known for its rhododendrons . . .
The farmhouse.
A nutty farmer . . . er . . . a farmer of nuts.
Some of the filbert orchards.
Specialized filbert harvesting equipment: sweeper (left) and harvester (right)
The last of this kind of early-blossoming flower . . .
I was completely infatuated with these purple beauties!
There were so many of these on one bush.
Fantastic!
So green . . . it becomes purple!!!
The last of these messy orange flowers.
Astonishing beauty!
Ready to burst.
Morning opening . . .
Opening in morning's first light . . . fully open by afternoon!
In all phases . . .
The center exposed.
. . . and fully open!
More pink wonders.
I LOVE these happy little things . . .
A magnificent purple Iris!
Remarkable variety of flowers in the garden.
Many different kinds of rhododendrons all over the garden.
Gorgeous rhodies!
The rhododendron must be the most 'flower-full' of all bushes!
The variety of colors of the rhodies is amazing.
Red rhododendrons too.
Bright salmon-colored rhodies . . .
I sometimes took photos of the same flower at different times of the day . . . in different light.
Small delicate little sprites of color!
A spray of pretty pink flowers.
I was sometimes surprised by new bursts of blossoms . . . where there had been none only a few days before!
These beautiful 'ornamental cherry' flowers came right out of the trunk only a foot off the ground . . . not on the limbs and branches!
I LOVE flowers and am always happy when I am in a garden . . .