I love color.I imagine most of us do.No matter how much we adore faded, vintage-looking, sepia, textured and processed images,…
Belles of the Woodland
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majelis) and Columbine (Aquilegia) from Latin columba “dove”, also known as “Granny’s Bonnet”.Pacific Bleeding Heart…
Gossamer Spires and a Curtain of Bloom
We’ve just returned from a several-day jaunt, touring gardens and farms – this time in the lush Willamette River valley…
Of Pattern, Texture and Color
• • • • Thank you to each of you for your comments on my last post! Very much appreciated….
Bandits!
I would never, even on the most highly imaginative day, consider myself a wildlife photographer. I don’t have the equipment,…
Sweet, Cheerful and Poetic
What a glorious day today was!! Cerulean blue sky, summer temps and hours spent in the garden (albeit mostly pulling…
Many Shades of Lilac
As I mentioned on Sunday, two weeks ago Mom and I went to the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland,…
Happy Mother’s Day!
White lilacs for my Mom, her favorite flower. In childhood, her playhouse was surrounded by them, and she’d sit on…
When Flowers Fade
Yesterday I came across these never-before-seen-the-light-of-day images that I shot last year. I had done a series of still life…
In a Bluebell Wood
A fine and subtle spirit dwells In every little flower, Each one its own sweet feeling breathes With more or…
Apple Blossom Time
I believe the blossoms to be more beautiful and abundant this year than I have ever seen here. They’ve inspired…
Dogwood Redux
A quick hello between shoots. Thank you so very much for your wonderful comments about the photos of our pink…