Sunsets & Moutain Flowers

Is it just me - or do these flowers seem to be more vibrant and spectacular then the flowers in Illinois? My thinking is it's all the rain they receive!

See the little visitor that I caught visiting this flower?

A couple of sun set images that we caught on the bay - missed the most gorgeous one because we were still eating as the sky turned a beautiful redish glow! But these are still very nice & better then we see around our neck of the woods!

There is something about a beautiful sunset over water!