Daylily Bloom: An incredibly resilient, long-lived perennial that produces an abundance of showy blooms.
The Light Within: Backlighting confers an eerie glow in this garden succulant.
Plant Chevrons: Tillandsia pretiosa at the Volunteer Park Conservatory
Climbing Ivy: Enkenbach, Germany
Red Leaf Maple: In Redmond Washington
Red-leaf Maple Abstract: Intentional camera motion blends leaves, branches and sky of this Red-leaf Maple in its fall colors.
Blueberry Leaf in Fall: Blueberry leaves turn red when the weather cools in the Fall.
Blueberry Leaf in Fall: Blueberry leaves turn red when the weather cools in the Fall.
Blueberry Leaves in Autumn - White Background: Blueberry leaves turn red when the weather cools in Autumn.
Twin Maple Leaves - White Background: Maple leaves turn to orange and yellow hues before dropping in Autumn.
Three Maple Leaves - White Background: Maple leaves turn to orange and yellow hues before dropping in Autumn.
Blueberry Leaves in Autumn - Black Background: Blueberry leaves turn red when the weather cools in Autumn.
Sweetgum Leaf in Autumn - Black Background: Sweetgum leaves turn to orange and yellow hues before dropping in Autumn.
Three Maple Leaves - Black Background: Maple leaves turn to orange and yellow hues before dropping in Autumn.
Three Maple Leaves - Black Background: Maple leaves turn to orange and yellow hues before dropping in Autumn.
Inside the Tulip: I got tulips for my birthday and couldn't resist taking a close-up photo of the expanding flower with water accent on the petals.
Tulip Petals: I got tulips for my birthday and couldn't resist taking a close-up photo of the water-accented petals.
Tulip Petals: Close-up of red and yellow-accented tulip petals.
Water on Tulip Petals: Close-up view of water-accented tulip petals
Timothy Grass - Black Background: A close-up view of spring Timothy Grass illuminated with a Manfrotto LED and using a small black v-slat as background.
Timothy Grass - Silhouette on Red: Spring Timothy Grass silhouetted with a Manfrotto LED onto a red poster-board sweep..
Timothy Grass - Red Background: Spring Timothy Grass illuminated with a Manfrotto LED against a red poster-board sweep and using a small black v-slat to mute reflected side lighting.
Timothy Grass - Paper Silhouette: Spring Timothy Grass silhouetted onto transparent parchment tracing paper and converted to Antique Plate in Silver Efex Pro.
Timothy Grass - Shadow on Orange: Spring Timothy Grass silhouetted with a Manfrotto LED onto an orange poster-board sweep.
Beech Leaves: These dried beech leaves reveal detailed veins on a deep brown and gold canvas.
Nature's Architecture - Beech Leaf: A complex pattern of interconnected veins on a dried beech leaf.
Fall Grasses: Fall grasses in still life.
Chrysanthemum: Ready to open.
Chrysanthemum Opening: On a spring day.
Dewy Chrysanthemum: After a spring rain.
Elephant Ear Backlit: At the Kanapaha Botanical Garden in Gainesville Florida.
Plant Self Defense: Imposing spikes adorn the midrib of this leaf at the Selby Gardens in Sarosota Florida.
Cherry Blossom Petals: A Japanesse Cherry blossom sheds its petals in late March.
Cherry Blossom Cluster: A cluster of three Japanese Cherry blossoms in late March.
Cherry Blossom: Snowy white petals tinged with pink adorn this Japanese Cherry blossom.
Bumblebee and Foxglove: A bumblebee explores the tubular blossoms of a foxglove plant on a late sping afternoon.
Bumblebee and Foxglove: A bumblebee explores the tubular blossoms of a foxglove plant on a late sping afternoon.
Blue Buffel Grass: Late summer seedheads on Blue Buffel Grass glow green and yellow.
Bouquet Blue Buffel Grass: Late summer seedheads on Blue Buffel Grass glow green and yellow.
Flint Corn: At the Muddy Boots Pumpkin Patch in Duvall Washington. A member of the grass family, this corn was originally cultivated by native peoples of Mexico over 9,000 years ago.
Red Twig Dogwood Blooms Landscape: A red twig dogwood in spring bloom just before flowering.
Desert Tobacco Over Cracked Earth: Desert tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia) rising over dry cracked soils on the desert floor at Calcite Canyon in the Anza-Borrego Desert.
Tears of the Fall: This Black-eyed Susan was soaked and seemed to be shedding a tear as it was declining with the advent of cool, wet fall weather.
Tears of the Fall: This Black-eyed Susan was soaked and seemed to be shedding a tear as it was declining with the advent of cool, wet fall weather.
Fan Palm Petiole: Serrations on the fan palm petioles are a deterrent to would-be herbivores.
Fan Palm Threads: Leaf threads contribute to the structure of the skirt formed on the trunk of fan palms.
Fan Palm Aging in Place: California fan palm leaves turn brown and form a skirt on the trunk of the tree as it grows up to 75 feet.
Sacred Datura: Native American cultures used this this toxic but nevertheless psychoactive plant in sacred rituals and ceremonies such as initiation rites for young men.
