Welcome to our regular feature, Saturday Snapshot, our opportunity to showcase photos we or friends and family have captured. The event is now hosted by West Metro Mommy.
This past week has continued to be extremely hot and into the triple digits, landing at 110 for a couple of days. I had vowed to make walking a part of my day, despite the heat, which meant hitting the pavement very early in the morning.
On yesterday morning’s walk, I took my camera and enjoyed some flowers, bushes, and trees along the way.
The brave flowers and bushes are bravely hanging in there, albeit with brown tipped edges on the greenery.
The trees offer their welcoming arms, casting their lovely shade upon me.
I like one neighbor’s effort to maintain their plantings in these pots on the patio.
And returning home after my walk, I have to smile at the hardy weeds in my own patio, pretending to be trees.
What do you see outside your front door these days? I’m off to check out your featured photos.
SNOW SPARKS 
Nice to see your neighbourhood – and I like your ‘trees’!
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Yes, those “trees” were an unexpected surprise….and they return every year. Thanks for visiting, Margaret.
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Agapanthus are one of my favourite summer flowers – such a lovely cool blue on a hot day. Nice to be reminded that one day soon we will feel warm again down under 🙂
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Oh, I didn’t know that is what they were called….they are definitely ubiquitous! Thanks for stopping by, Brona. And yes, it is good to look forward to warm days, even though sometimes those days are TOO warm.
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Lovely summery photographs!
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Thanks, Mazz….glad you could stop by. Enjoy your weekend.
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Beautiful and green! We’re Very green here with all of the rain. I think some of the green has gotten between my toes…because of all of the rain… 😉 Have a great day, Laurel!
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I am surprised that any greenery remains with all the heat we’ve had. So it was a pleasure to take the walk and see it. Thanks for visiting, Fran, and enjoy your weekend.
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Lovely green, summery pictures – I’ve been sitting in the sunshine rather than walking! My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/s0KyN
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I have been so remiss about walking….so I felt good to get the walk in and capture some shots. Thanks for visiting, Christine, and enjoy your sunshine.
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Always love pics of summer! 🙂 -beth
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Thanks, Beth…glad you could stop by. Enjoy your weekend!
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Good for you sticking to your daily walk in spite of the heat. We’ve had a lot of rain, and it did put me off my run yesterday morning, but today I just got a little wet and completed my run. Here’s Mine
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I must admit I’ve used the heat as an excuse…but now that I can walk in the early morning, there goes that one! Thanks for visiting, Paulita…enjoy your runs.
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Love the big welcoming tree! Stay cool!!
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Thanks, Sharon….and I don’t know what we’d do here if we didn’t have trees! Enjoy your weekend.
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I like your patio trees, they have character!
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Yes, they are quirky. I like quirky things, as you can tell from some of my blogs. Thanks for visiting, Leslie…enjoy your weekend.
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I love all the lush green trees!
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Thanks, Melinda….the older neighborhoods have even more than mine….but we’re getting there. Glad you could stop by…and thanks for hosting.
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Love the second tree – I am such a tree lover!
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I lived in Northern California before coming here, and we had way more trees there….I suffered a “tree deprivation” after moving here. But there are parts of this city that still have some. Thanks for visiting, Sheila.
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Nice to see where you live. I have been trying to walk to work some days in an attempt to get fit. Lovely cool walk on the way to work, but then a hot trek home. Keep meaning to do a post on it.
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Thanks, Ginny….glad you are close enough to work to walk there. Enjoy!
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Love them all, but especially the shade tree! It looks huge!!
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Yes, shade trees are my favorites, too, Vicki….thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend.
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Enjoyed the pictures of your neighborhood. I need to start taking more pictures. Outside my front door is grass and few trees and across the street a large retirement center. Thank goodness they keep there yard mowed and trees are starting to be more than just saplings. Better than the big empty field of weeds that was there before. Thanks for sharing your walk with us.
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Thanks, Judy…sometimes when I’m walking, I don’t notice my surroundings. But since I took the camera, I could see everything as if for the first time. Enjoy your weekend.
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What a pretty neighborhood! Green and lush despite the heat! And good for you walking in this heat!
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When I walked, it was still fairly cool…at 7 a.m. I wouldn’t dare go later, when it’s over 100. Thanks for stopping by, Susan, and enjoy your weekend.
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Lush green….Love it!!
Here is my post
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Thanks for visiting, gautami…I do enjoy the greenery. Have a great weekend.
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Very nice plants in the neighborhood! I’m still putting up France photos, but my neighborhood is growing well this year, too with all of the rain.
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Thanks, Joy…glad you could stop by….and I loved your France photos.
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Ahhh, looks like a gorgeous day 🙂
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It is gorgeous in the early morning…thanks for stopping by, Jennifer.
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My husband and I managed to sneak in quite a long walk Saturday between downpours. It was nice to be outside and see the sun, if only briefly. Enjoy your week!
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Sounds really good, Jen…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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