If the wind is right, the more adventurous balloon pilots try to dip in Memorial Lake shortly after take-off. This first one is very daring ...

The Keukenhof is a huge flower garden in Holland, with the most impressive display of flowers that I've ever seen. Here's the first ...

For the Scenic Sunday and Weekend Flowers memes, here is one of many beautiful blooms I noticed in San Luis Obispo this summer.

From a late-spring hike in Sesame Canyon, here's a wildflower... And a wild ladybug, slightly dented. This is for the Weekend Flow...

Here are some summer flowers at America the Beautiful Park, near downtown Colorado Springs. This post is serving double-duty, as I'...