Bitterroot and Bergamot

Carving the valleys: spring runoff, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color: Let's hope the snow stays in the mountains well into early summer, to ward off the infernos of August.

Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.

Labels: forest, Montana, runoff, spring, Swan Range, waterfall

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Taking the chill off, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color...
Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.

Labels: fire, Montana, stove, Swan Valley

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Peace on a Sunday afternoon, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

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Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Labels: fall, family, hammock, Iowa County, Wisconsin

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Round and yellow, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

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Taken at the University of Wisconsin's Memorial Union in Madison, WI.

Labels: Madison, spring, Union Terrace, University, Wisconsin

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Stream colors, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color: Shifting shades below rippling water...

Labels: Montana, Rattlesnake Creek, Rattlesnake Wilderness, rock, spring, stream, water

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Bright Sunday morning in Madrid, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

More color!

Labels: building, color, Madrid, Spain, summer

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Such sweet faces, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Continuing with the color explorations to counter the monochromatic world outside my window. This was taken in Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin

If you'd like to see more refreshing color, take a look at the link below. What gave me
the inspiration for pursuing color is a class I'm facilitatng on Flickr. The subject is an exploration of the archetypal classical Elements (Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire) as seen by different cultures for thousands of years.

There are many threads in the Elements class, but these are notable for some splendid splashes of color that always give me a lift me when I go there. By all means, if you have a Flickr account, please feel free to post in these threads! There will be more to come as well.

Update: I believe the bottom two links click straight through to Flickr; there is some problem with the top two links that requires you to click twice (the second time on the afterclass link) before reaching the destination. With two clicks, you should get there!

The Elements: Thoughts about Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water

The Elements: the colors and moods of Water

The Elements: Interaction between Earth and Water

The Elements as Abstract Photography

Labels: color, flowers, Olbrich, summer

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Cactus in Vicki's garden, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color...blossom...

Taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Labels: cactus, flowers, summer, Wisconsin

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Spots of color, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Color! I love the snow, but there are endless mountains of it here and more to come. Just switching gears a bit.

Taken in the Abacos Islands.

Labels: Abacos, flowers

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Silent twilit sentinels, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken on Lolo Pass in western Montana.

Labels: last light, Lolo Pass, Montana, snow, trees, twilight

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Between winter and spring, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Thinking about a little touch of greenery today. Taken on Rogers Pass in Montana.

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Mountain sunrise 2, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken near Missoula, Montana: same sunrise as below, a few minutes later.

Labels: Montana, mountains, snow, sunrise

# posted by Bitterroot @ 11:22 PM 3 comments

Mountain sunrise, originally uploaded by Bitterroot.

Taken near Missoula, Montana.

Labels: Missoula, Montana, mountains, snow, sunrise, winter

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