Beverly and I recently participated in a photo scavenger hunt in Seven Bends State Park, Virginia’s newest state park. Continue reading
October 9, 2021
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Category Archives: Flowers, Plants, Trees
September 22, 2021
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Wild Mushroom
In our neighborhood, there is a spot in the grass between the street and the sidewalk where a wild mushroom occasionally appears. Sometimes it is mowed or cut down and sometimes it just withers away. One day on her way … Continue reading
September 9, 2021
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Stages of an Oxeye Sunflower
I have tracked the development of an oxeye sunflower from bud to final form, concentrating on close-ups of the center of the flowers. Continue reading
June 6, 2021
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Peace Lily
The Peace Lily is a tropical, evergreen perennial houseplant with unusual blooms that can take nearly four months to develop. Continue reading
December 17, 2020
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Tomahawk Pond
On a beautiful day in September we visited Tomahawk Pond in Shenandoah County, Virginia Continue reading
November 28, 2020
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Norfolk Pine
I am continuing my exploration of macro photography by photographing the tip of a branch of a Norfolk Island pine. Continue reading
November 25, 2020
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Thanksgiving Cactus
I was able to take closeup photographs of a Thanksgiving cactus bloom after much experimentation and learning. Continue reading
September 3, 2020
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Palm Springs, CA
We visited Palm Springs, California when we were visiting Joshua Tree National Park and the Salton Sea area. Continue reading
June 19, 2019
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Pleated Inkcap Mushrooms
Each morning we have nice stands of Pleated Inkcap Mushrooms (Parasola plicatilis) due to warm and damp days nights in some flower beds. Continue reading
May 28, 2019
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Wisteria Footbridge
Last month, Beverly and I attended a community supper/musical performance. One of the people at our table told us about a nearby footbridge which was covered with a wisteria vine and flowers. She showed us several pictures she had taken. … Continue reading