This is Katherine's last task for Photo Thursday; I must apologize to her for not participating in the others, my loss, as they were GREAT prompts! This week, she says:

"...this week's prompt is beauty. What is beautiful to you? What scenes and sights do you cherish? I absolutely love the sight of sailboats on the Puget Sound, interesting patterns in clouds and motion in lights.

I find beauty in the simplest things:

in footprints in the sand,

in this beautiful dog,

in the ocean,

the woods,

and in my own back yard.

Of course, I find beauty in my wonderful friends, too!

Jimbo, Megan, Diane, Maureen, Betsy, Heather in Vegas

My cousins, Mel (on the left), and Maribeth, 3rd from the left

Pat (she won't let me take her picture, so here we have a fine stand-in!

Michelle at the beach

The Scream!

and flowers...who could forget flowers?

I also find beauty in unexpected places:

How about you? Where do you find beauty?

Lovely photo's :) You are quite right, often the most beauty is to be found in the most simple of things.

Michele sen me to say hi :)

I don't know how I missed all of her other prompts too- she's got some great photos! I guess I've just been too busy to stop and take time. Life gets in the way far too often here lately.

I love seeing beauty in the simple and the unexpected. (Hey- that's a U word from your list. ;-) )

I love the tones of the sand in the beach scene. Glorious!

Amazing photos! I love the footprints, the ocean, wonderful Wolf, and my gosh that flower shot!!

You are quite right that beauty is found in the simplest of things.

This is such a great post. My favouritest from you I think. :)

I agree with your sense of beauty, I really love the one picture of the flower!

You did find a lot of beauty.
I especially liked your friends and family, the rum(!) and the doggie.
Thanks for stopping by my site,
Frances

Doncha just luv finding beauty in your own backyard? Your pix are amazing & beautiful!!

Great photos as always!

Where do I find beauty? Everywhere I look!

I really enjoy your photography. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Michele sent me here quite some time ago and I must say that I've never regretting coming back again and again!

That last picture is truly breathtaking.

Your photography just wos me over & over. That photo of the beach, and the one of the cemetery... *Wow*.

You are so right, it really is the small things, the simple things in life that we often find the most beautiful. I really liked the photos in this post, but I mostly liked it because it shows just who you are. :)
Pat's "picture" had me laughing. And from a photography standpoint, the one of Michele, even though I don't know her, is fantastic. What a great shot!

Really liked the foot and paw print too.

Beauty is all around us if we take the time to see it. Love the pics. That flower is awesome. The tree in the cemetary speaks volumes!

You have some fine looking friends.

I saw these this morning when I was her and did the post above, and I must say, I loved the Dahlia flower!!
I also like the beach, but it is winter here, so I don't think I would like it at the moment!!!
Well done, lovely pics. Here from Michele's late on a Friday evening...

Love these -- gorgeous, every last subject!

I find beauty all around me. I also find it in your photos. Lovely, lovely pictures, Miss Janet!