This week, let’s explore the zesty colors of yellow and gold. I’m focusing on the colors found in nature, but these colors are found anywhere. As always, I look forward to your interpretation and creativity with the challenges.
“The colors red, blue and green are real. The color yellow is a mystical experience shared by everybody.” – Tom Stoppard
Goldfinches and Yellow Sunflowers
During August, I am surrounded by sunflowers. Yellow is everywhere I look. The local sunflower farms are easily seen along the rural highways.
“Summer’s meadow, flowers aglow, warmth and romance touch my soul.” ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
This year, our backyard has quite a few volunteer sunflowers.
The various finches love the feeders and the seeds fresh from the sunflowers.
Even the hummingbirds are attracted to these yellow toadflax weeds.
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” ~ A. A. Milne
While I Was Away…I Found Gold
I took a short blog break to join my family in the high country of Yosemite National Park the first weekend of August. We gathered to honor my mother, who passed away in early 2020, and finally scatter her ashes. Today, I’m sharing brief excerpts of my trip with these images. More later next week.
For the first leg of my trip, I flew to San Jose, California. My daughter picked me up, and we walked to downtown Mountain View for dinner. The evening sunshine lit up the trees.
“Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold.” – Aristotle
Being pampered with Neapolitan-style food at their favorite Italian restaurant was a wonderful experience. Especially after I glimpsed the bill! 😱
The next day, we drove from the San Jose area to Yosemite National Park, where we had lodging reservations in the town of Lee Vining, CA, near Mono Lake (on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas). Once we entered Yosemite, we detoured from Tioga Road into the Valley to check out the “tunnel view.” I caught this view of the Three Brothers decked out in yellow wildflowers, which I shared last week.
“I don’t like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It’s just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.” ~ Walt Disney
PSA! For those planning to drive into any part of Yosemite National Park, you need a driving permit for every day you drive into the park. This is in addition to the NP entry fee at the gate. My family members who drove had theirs, and anyone can purchase them online. But you must purchase them in advance, preferably two weeks before your planned dates. The Rangers and staff at each gate entrance will turn drivers away who don’t have their permits. Sadly, we saw lots of this at the Tioga Pass entrance.
Saturday was the big day to honor Mom. As we strolled through Tuolumne Meadows to the area where we wanted to scatter the ashes, I caught the golden meadow framed by the iconic peaks.
My younger daughter made a little memorial of my mom framed by the golden meadow, her favorite place in the world. Later in the afternoon, we drove to another location at Lembert Dome.
By then, the summer thunderstorm typical of this time of year poured upon us. As it eased up, I saw my daughter and brother walking along the dome.
“In the world of safe hues, like black, red and white, yellow shouts: ‘Look at me. I’m happy!’” – Joy Sewing
The rain was welcomed in Yosemite after a long, hot summer here at home. As we continue with our summer heat, I’m ready for more scenes like this:
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post. Please use your own original images, whether new or from your archives.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
Sharing for What’s On Your Plate, Cee’s FOTD, Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday, and Lens-Artists: gardens.
Please join me for the rest of August as we explore the themes “Reunited” on August 18 and “Before and After” on August 25.
I can’t wait to see how you interpret the various shades of gold and yellow this week! Creativity is encouraged, so please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme. Have a wonderful week!
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