There was a marriage proposal at The Pepsi Center last night, and here is Rocky, the Denver Nuggets mascot, on his way to deliver a bouquet to the couple. She said “Yes.”

Cactus flowers, Arizona.

The back end of a thunderstorm moves over Pelican Lake.

Pelican Lake, Minnesota.

Died And Gone To Heaven!

The outdoor wine-tasting “room” at Hess Winery, Napa Valley, California.

An indoor Ferris Wheel surrounded by flowers – evening in The Conservatory at Bellagio, Las Vegas.

Window box.

Downtown Denver, Colorado.

The killing frosts will soon be here, so the bees are chugging nectar like there’s no tomorrow!

Denver, Colorado.

6:12 AM - Early morning light on flowers in Centennial Gardens with part of the Denver skyline in the background.

Yellow Pond Lilies (Nuphar variegatum) on a small Minnesota lake.

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Fruit trees in spring bloom.

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Last year’s flowers poke through melting March snow.

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A colorful glass ornament hanging in front of the windows in my office at Sundog. It’s backlit by the setting sun.

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The flowers outside are gone for the season, but the Phalaenopsis orchids in my office are just starting to peak.

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The incredible ceiling in the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It consists of large Chihuly glass flowers .

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Wildflowers surround an old granary.