Spring Camelias to Enjoy

I wish I could grow camelias in my yard.  Unfortunately, our land was a garbage dump for Native Americans a long time ago and is high pH (lime soil).  I couldn't grow azaleas here, even with extra stuff added to the soil.

Fortunately, there are some camelias not to far away that I love to photograph.

Butterfly Season is Here

I cut some lavender colored lilacs recently and got to see my first butterflies this Spring.  I grabbed my cell phone and photographed a few Eastern Tiger Swallowtails with nice complimentary colors, purple and yellow.  There were lots of busy bees too, so I moved very slowly.

Spring is Here

That poor groundhog must have been confused.  It is Spring here and winter for much of the country.  There are buds everywhere in Southern Maryland.

Hyacinth




Daffodils 




Weeping willow

Winter iris

Spring 2020

 Camelia

 Can you identify this flower from a small tree?

 Cherry Trees in Lexington Park

Historic St. Mary's City

Brookside Gardens

Brookside Garden Reflections in the Spring

 Painting

 Peaceful

Flower Reflections

Chanticleer's Lovely Gardens

We visited Chanticleer in Wayne, PA.  The gardens were lovely this time of year.  We were visiting a very ill relative, so seeing some flower gardens was a good distraction.

     I love curves.  The garden goes to the   Minder ruin.  

     Minder Ruin reflection

     Grape Hyacinth attached to a conveyor

     Mowing curves

     Yellow Tulips

     Daffodil

More Spring Photos

Think Pink!

Just some pictures within walking distance of my current job.  Sometimes good photos are closer than you think.

Cherry tree in noonday sunshine vs afternoon 

Cherry tree blossoms

Red dogwood

Spring has Sprung

Just a few flower pictures to brighten your day!

My Osprey in snow just got posted on the Bay Net

See my little annoyed osprey in the snow, (similar the the well known "angry bluebird") on the Bay Net at "State gives Schools a Spring Break".  The photo was taken in Tuesday's flurries.  Here's the link.  

http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/36195

Please comment if you like.

Spring Colors and Reflections

In May, we spent a weekend looking at spring flowers enjoying the beautiful weather.    These are some of my favorites.  I got the dark background on the pink columbine and bluebells by using the Nikon R1C1 Wireless Close-up Flash System.  I have 3 mini flashes that light the flower and I use a fairly small aperture f/22 – f/29.  It’s kind of complicated.  (It’s also fun to use, because most people haven’t seen one before and it creates a little attention at times.)

 

I saw the lovely reflection from nearby azaleas and had to act quickly when some geese swam by.  I couldn’t decide which photo I prefer.  In some ways the green reflection is better because it doesn’t distract from the goose.  The pink reflection on the other hand, is quite unique and vibrant.  Which picture do you like better?