Mini-vacation at Lassen Volcanic National Park

One of the nice things about having your own blog is the freedom to post items of interest, some that may not coincide with the intent of the blog.  Each of us sees beauty in our own way.  I always enjoy nature's beauty.  This past week my husband and I enjoyed the company of our daughters and grandchildren at the Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. We spent two days exploring the park sights on a few of the trails.  There were still patches of snow at the 8,511 foot elevation and the creeks were icy cold from the snow melt.  The meadows were still green and wildflowers were in bloom.  Hope you enjoy the nature pictures from our short mini-vacation.

I liked this little scattering of spring flowers.  A nice little composition of colors and nature's textures.

This is also a pretty setting of flowers that I liked.

Here is a grouping of flowers next to Kings Creek.  The creek meandered through an open meadow. 

This is another view of the flowers along Kings Creek.

We were at Summit Lake and I captured this view of Mount Lassen in the background. 

Dragonflies were plentiful as we walked around Summit Lake.

I managed to capture two dragonflies mating.  I think the picture came out pretty good with
 my little Panasonic digital camera.

This little guy came to visit while we were eating lunch.  Maybe thought a handout
would be forthcoming.

There were several ducks swimming at Summit Lake.  My husband took this shot.  I like the
reflections in the water and the little dragonfly in the corner.

My husband took this picture, too.  Nice shot of the duck swimming through the reeds.

The reflections are so clear.