What's This? (15)

Here's what happens when you let your cursor drop on five photos in your iPhoto library.

I'll try to answer the "What's this?" question for each.

Taken from the car in Canada on our way to Jasper National Park in Alberta.  I think we were still in British Columbia when I took this photo.

On the shores of Lake Ontario.  Somehow I never imagined it having waves like the ocean.

I must have scrolled to the end of the library because these blooms were spotted on the walk I took on Sunday.

Some garden I visited.  Longwood Gardens in PA? or Butchart Gardens in BC?  Don't recall.

My mom at our last family gathering in the summer of 2012 age 93 years.  She died in September of 2013.

WW - Store Bought Spring

Tuesday's Treasures #7

Today's treasure is of a very different sort than previous posts.

The treasure here is the return each spring of blossoms appearing from bulbs planted in years past.

These crocus appeared in bloom in the Perennial Garden outside my bedroom window.

I was totally surprised because there had been no hint of green or buds before Monday.  Then in the warmth of the day they appeared.

The pond too brought out a surprise on Monday.  Above it barely looks like its out of winter let alone time for spring.  But the creatures knew otherwise and the chorus started on Monday afternoon for a very short while.

I spotted the lone singer.

Treasures of a different sort, yet valued each spring.

Linking to Tuesday Treasures.

A Sunday Walk

Columbia, Maryland is a planned community dating back to the 1970s.  It's downtown is centered around Lake Kittamaqundi - a manmade lake.

Sunday was a lovely day so after church we had a slice of pizza at Whole Foods and then walked around the lake.

Here's a view from the Whole Foods eating area.

The symbol of Columbia is the people tree.

The lake was brown from runoff.

Lots of restaurants border the lake on the westside.

Looking toward the east side as a woman tried to photograph the seagulls.

There were some surprising signs of spring.

From the eastside looking west.

Below is the former Rouse Building.  James Rouse was the developer/visionary for Columbia.  Eventually the Rouse Company was bought out by another company or two and headquarters no longer needed in Columbia.  It sat vacant for many years until Whole Foods bought it.

The store occupies one floor and there are other endeavors in the rest of the space.

It was a nice walk and reconnection to Columbia where we lived for 30+years before building this house in the woods.

Joining Through My Lens and Our World Tuesday.