Month seven

Month seven, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I'm up to 210 days on my 365 photo project!

wee butterfly

wee butterfly, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

A split second after I snapped this pic, this tiny little butterfly took off. A little camera shy?

unfurling

unfurling, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I believe this is a datura flower. I love the little hooks on the ends of the petals, and how it unfurls in a spiral.

vacation

dewy daisy, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I got back yesterday from my annual week at Brushwood Folklore Center's Sirius Rising festival, where I found lots of pretty things to take pictures of.

eclipse

eclipse, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

After posting all those echinacea pictures yesterday, I went out for a walk and took another that turns out to be my favorite of all.

echinacea

beginning, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

Echinacea, or Purple Coneflower, looks neat in all its stages of flowering.

halfway there!

halfway there!, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I've reached the 6-month mark on my 365 photo project, taking at least one picture every day for 180 straight days!

tranquil

tranquil, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

On this muggy, hot day, I thought an image from the cool woods along the river would be welcome. Taken in the wildlife sanctuary at Stanley Park, Westfield.

radiant

radiant, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

The first tiger lily of the season!

textured

textured, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

This railroad bridge is near Rocky's in downtown Westfield. A friend had given me the assignment to find "gritty, textured, urban" scenes to photograph, and this is one of the things I found.