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.

shasta daisy

shasta daisy, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

Late afternoon sun gilds a shasta daisy over at Grandmothers' Garden in Westfield.

ready for takeoff

ready for takeoff, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

I found this ethereal-looking seed-head the other day, and it caught my fancy. I don't know what the flower looked like, but the seeds are really nifty!

roses after a rainstorm

stormy, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

The best part of a rainstorm is afterward, when everything sparkles.