Postcards from the Road: Wildflowers



One last post card from the road. We should be nearing our island home once again by the time this posts. Here's a collection of some of the wildflowers seen in the Canadian Rockies. 

Have a great weekend! 

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  1. So pretty, I do love wildflowers.

    Hope that you are having a wonderful trip, wave to us when you go through the Okanagan.

    Jen

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  2. Beautiful. Wildflowers are the best!

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  3. I have enjoyed receiving your postcards from the road! You have seen some stunning sights, great and small. I hope your first days at home are restful.

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  4. You've had a wonderful vacation! All these wildflowers are beautiful, but I am totally taken by whatever the first one is to the left on the second row...what a lacy little beauty it is!

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  5. They are beautiful - one of those unexpected treats in a road trip through the Rockies. I remember stopping to pick wild strawberries along the roadside - nothing has ever tasted as sweet.

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  6. What a lovely trip - and fabulous flowers - welcome home!

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  7. Great photos -- love seeing fireweed and spotting Indian paintbrush, like recognizing old friends. We've got a little road trip planned next week, and we'll be hoping to see some of these.

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  8. I just love wildflowers and these are just gorgeous!

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  9. Such beautiful wildflowers you've seen along your route through the Rockies, what a gorgeous mosaic they make.

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  10. Wildflowers always seem to me to be more colourful and pure. It's amazing what can just grow at the side of the road without any nurturing at all. I hope the last leg of your journey is safe and quick for you. xx

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  11. All beautiful!!! Wildflowers are my favourite! thanks for sharing!
    Have a nice weekend!
    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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  12. What beautiful pictures! You do such a nice job. I hope your travels went really well and you feel a bit refreshed!

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  13. These wildflowers are gorgeous. Welcome Home!

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  14. Wow, these are gorgeous wildflowers. Lovely images!

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