For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone and happy weekend! I know, for some of us it isn’t quite the weekend yet. But for most, the weekend is already here. I was out this week, on Tuesday, taking pictures at some smaller lakes along our main highway.
A friend of mine always takes me out a few times each summer so I can get some different pictures than what I can get here in town. There are some very beautiful smaller lakes along that highway with lots of wildlife and wildflowers.

We didn’t really see much wildlife this time, but there were some insects of various kinds and I did get a picture of a wildflower that I haven’t seen in about 30 years, so that was certainly nice!

I won’t be showing that one today though, but it’s coming soon. Today I have 2 pictures of a beautiful flower called a Harebell, covered in drops of water from the previous day’s storm.

The other is an Ox-eye Daisy, also with drops of water on it. I hope you enjoy them. I will be back tomorrow with a Saturday Solitude post. Have a great weekend and God bless!
Steve. Β©2026 Steve McLeod.
Beautiful! The Harebell looks similar a wildflower in my area called a bluebell.
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Many people call them bluebells here, but the real name is harebell. However, you are out west so likely have a different species even though it looks similar. Sometimes there is only microscopic differences, but that’s enough to make them different species. ππ·
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Lovely photos
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Thanks so much Sheree!ππ·ββ
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Beautiful captures, Steve. Have a lovely weekend.ββπποΈ
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Thank you so much Eugenia! Hope you have a great weekend too!ππ·ββ
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I love your flowers.. π€£ππ
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Thank you so much Mr. Ohh! ππ·
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