Uppity

This lovely lady is Maxime.  She is apparently giving her opinion of the paparazzi.  You can read her rescue story here.

Rapaciously

What a beautiful, beautiful bird!  Saw this lovely at Spring Break 2019 photography conference today.

Forlornly

There's nothing worse than inadvertently getting on a horse that doesn't move.  Why do they even put those on a merry-go-round? 

Modishly

Got places to go and people to see.

Springtimey

A springtime picture from long, long ago.  I still have my stuffed cat.

This is another of the "lost" images that I didn't find until I started scanning old negatives.

Ironically

Edie sold Avon for decades, lots and lots of it.  She was very good at it.   Every year our women's group at church had a Christmas gift exchange.  Edie opened up her gifts and, ironically, it was Avon!  She took it in stride though, putting on a brave face for the camera.

Snugly

Celebrating my 2000th blog with my favorite picture of my bunnies.

Chunky

We were passing through Monticello today and made a stop at East Bridge Park.  With the spring thaw, big chunks of ice, flotsam and whole trees were traveling down the Mississippi.  Here's one piece of said ice. 

Rarity

Back in the day, our church people would go on campouts at Lake Independence.  These two guys did not normally wear shorts, so of course, I had to get photographic evidence of the rare event.

Resplendently

My mom's spring tulips and daffodils from long, long ago.

Defrosty

Winter is over, the snow piles are melting and maintenance/construction season is about to start.  Apparently, Centerpoint thinks they need to fiddle with the gas line, but the ground isn't cooperating yet.  I've never seen a heater quite like this before. 

Goaty

Nothing says "Happy first day of spring!" like a young girl in pastel colors hugging a goat.

Fruity

This picture fascinated me as a child.  The giant orange was perplexing to my young mind.

Aromatically

A sign of things to come.  As seen in 2017.

Transitionally

Bright and sunny today.  The snow is melting and the Mississippi is free-flowing again.

Conspicuously

Another product of the rain/dropping temps mix Friday morning – frozen footprints.

Spiny

The streets on the morning commute were a fabulous combination of leftover puddles from several days of rain and a thin layer of ice everywhere due to a dip in temps – including the nubs on my tires.  All this gave my truck a lovely porcupine feel.

Waxy

As seen in 2014.  Como Conservatory never disappoints. 

Brilliantly

A bold splash of color for a drippy, gray, foggy day.

Impurely

Beware the yellow snow.

Abundantly

We didn't get nearly the amount of snow that was predicted this past weekend, but still got almost 5 inches.  It's also supposed to be warm all week, so the landscape will probably look completely different by next weekend.  As seen Sunday afternoon. 

Bedazzlingly

It looks more like Christmas now than it did at Christmas.

Brutally

A Winter Haiku
Rust and ice unite.
Flotsam falling from truck door.
Winter is brutal.

Risky

Yesterday I mentioned that people go down to the falls regardless of barriers.  Here are two of those individuals, caught during a photo shoot of some kind. 

After the shoot, I watched the man on the right make it to the top of the stairway, clinging to the railing for dear life.  My knee still says no.

Slippy

The park tries to fence off the stairs going down to the falls during the off-season, but people just rip through it and go down there anyway.  I wonder how many people end up sliding down the stairs instead.   My knee says no, just no.

Underlyingly

The water is still flowing over the falls, although you can't see it because of the ice.  Here at the bottom of the falls, the water is peeking through. 

When I stood on the bridge at the top of the falls, I could hear the water gurgling under the ice.

Untimely

It's probably a good thing that Sea Salt Eatery is closed for the season.  The outdoor seating would be a little nippy right now.

Magestically

Another view during my walkabout last Thursday evening.

Spectacularly

It's hard to tell where the snow ends and the sky begins in this image.  That sky is amazing!  I'm so glad I stopped at the park last Thursday.

Frozenly

This reminds me of an old-time postcard.

Frory

Saw this snowman chillin' on a submerged park bench during my walkabout. 

I like the sense of humor of whoever made this little guy.  Making the best of a snowy situation.