Nature Treasure Hunt at Seven Bends State Park
Beverly and I recently participated in a photo scavenger hunt in Seven Bends State Park, Virginia’s newest state park. Read More …
Category: Flowers, Plants, Trees
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 out of the development Beverly noticed that it had returned. When she reached her destination, Read More …
Stages of an Ox Eye 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. Read More …
Peace Lily
The Peace Lily is a tropical, evergreen perennial houseplant with unusual blooms that can take nearly four months to develop. Read More …
Tomahawk Pond
On a beautiful day in September we visited Tomahawk Pond in Shenandoah County, Virginia Read More …
Norfolk Pine
I am continuing my exploration of macro photography by photographing the tip of a branch of a Norfolk Island pine. Read More …
Thanksgiving Cactus
I was able to take closeup photographs of a Thanksgiving cactus bloom after much experimentation and learning. Read More …
Palm Springs, CA
We visited Palm Springs, California when we were visiting Joshua Tree National Park and the Salton Sea area. Read More …
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. Read More …
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. The next evening we returned to that area to find and photograph the wisteria. Beverly Read More …