Light, water & Flower

A Blood Orange Rudbeckia

in our back garden (nicknamed Africa because of its shape)

The late afternoon sun was shining through the maple trees

An as we are in a drought situation, I had the sprinkler

on just enough to keep the gardens alive.

The lawn is dead and very crispy!

Reality Distorted

An effort involving light and glass.

Taken in the night using moonlight, window glass

and lamp light....reality...really!

no photoshop or other editing.

Sialia sialis

Eastern Bluebird

This is a nest box at my parents property

My Pop has helped their population get back

 to more proper levels in his piece of the world 

by supplying 50 plus nest boxes (all hand made)

over the last 20 years and covering a huge area.

I just wish my images of these wee beauties 

were as fine as his.

Lycaena hyllus

Bronze Copper Butterfly

Unveiled

Yesterdays unveiling gives us today's

perfect bloom.

The Unveiling

The summers 1st Datura bloom.

One day from full bloom

stay tuned!

Until tomorrow... 

Flora in Vintage Form

Buddha's New Tattoo

A Study of Corn

Japonica

or commonly known as Ornamental Corn

Variegated leaves with purple, white and 3 shades of green.

they produce cobs of deep purple

and when dried make great fall decorations.

They make a wonderful foliage background in any garden 

Speyeria aphrodite

Aphrodite Fritillary

enjoying our Rudbekia

Everyone loves a garden!

Ground Cover

Just a few macro shots of ground cover in the rock garden.

Stella

You cannot holler "STELLA!" no mater how hard you try.

She is just to sweet.

12 Spotted Skimmer

Today I saw a dragonfly

Come from the wells where he did lie.

An inner impulse rent the veil

Of his old husk: from head to tail

Came out clear plates of sapphire mail.

He dried his wings: like gauze they grew;

Thro' crofts and pastures wet with dew

A living flash of light he flew.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

New Family Members

Its been a while since we lost our boys..

Chauncey and Angus will live on in our hearts

We pulled the plug and are kitty parents again!

I'm proud to announce our new kitty family,

may I introduce Stella and Alice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3p_lF7EDy8&feature=fvst

Moon Lighting

A late night sitting on the deck before bed

The moon was bright and delivered these images

of my planters in a different light.

"A dreamer is the one who can only find his way

by moonlight.

His punishment is that he sees the dawn before

the rest of the world."

~Oscar Wilde