GIVERNY
It's late afternoon in early fall at Giverny, the pastoral water garden where Claude Monet created his most famous paintings. The ambiance here is palatable with the lush beauty, peacefulness.…
Southern Magnolia – One Bloom Three Ways
The magnolias are still blooming around here and what a joy they are. When fully open they are the size of small dinner plates and they are happy to share…
The Beauty of Decay Close Upl
There is nothing more lovely than a flower. Colorful, sensual, maybe a little erotic. Only we humans see flowers for their beauty. Nature's gift. Temporary perfection. In order to perpetuate their beauty, we buy millions of replicas made of plastic and silk. A poor substitute in my mind.
Withering Beauty
I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth. ___Henry Miller Like many of you, I am endlessly fascinated with…
A Single Bloom – a Single Image (3)
A blood red amaryllis bloom basks in the late afternoon sun. For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly…
A Single Bloom – a Single Image (2)
A Phalaenopsis orchid in full bloom basks in the early morning sun. One of the most coveted flowering plants, the delicate, exotic and graceful orchid has been hunted in the wild and cultivated in conservatories…
A Single Bloom – a Single Image
Surely one of the most beautiful of all blossoms, the lotus is steeped in symbolism. ___The ancient Egyptians associated the lotus flower with the sun, creation, and rebirth. In many…
Macro Monday – A Rose and a Variation
Aren't roses stunning? Their beauty and complexity astounds. A myriad of layered petals, some tightly wound, others not. Fragrant and thorny, in hues from black to white. Dry and brittle…
Macro Monday – Withered Beauty 2
 Withered Beauty 2 is a followup to Macro Monday - Withered Beauty. The same bloom, but shot in a little closer. The image set up was simply a strong light…
Macro Monday – Withered Beauty
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. ___James Joyce My favorite cattleya orchid usually blooms twice a year for…