nature pictures
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Budding
Budding flowers give the promise of new life. However, when I look at magazines like Better Home and Gardens or gardening websites, buds are often left out of pictures unless there is a particular focus of a horticultural procedure or planting guide. Yet, I find buds to be a testament of not only the evolution to come but…
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Carpel Diem: Southern, Northern and Learning About Magnolias
This is my third post featuring some of the shots I took on Mother’s Day at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. For this post, I decided to focus on the beauty of the magnolias this year and added a few more pictures from a 2009 trip to Mount Vernon. ……………….. I often thought of magnolias as a southern thing. Cliches…
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Rainy Day Images: Of Amphibians and Other Water Based Animals
Water is my element. I don’t know if it is because I am astrologically a Pisces or if it is because I grew up near the ocean, but I am fascinated by ocean waves, babbling brooks, still ponds and roaring rapids. I’m also fascinated with all creatures who call these watery places their primary home.…