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	All of these photos were taken in my yard. Suzanne tends the gardens. CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW ENLARGEMENTS.


Magnolia Dance I tried to capture the glow within as the sun lowered - late afternoon.		Saffron Sun Almost a silhouette as the sun frames flower and leaf.

Trumpet Saffron Fairies Like fairies playing jazz, every direction at once, these blossoms swing.		Classic Red There is something so cultured, so human, so crafted about a tulip. They seem less wild than other flowers.

Two Bees My mother's favorite flower: moss roses. I was shooting a close up when 2 bees wrestled for pollen.		Flaming Tiger Lily I am trying to capture the inner radiance of these flowers. Like a flame.

Rhododendran Close-up I love the details of the inner flower. This cluster was just budding.		Tiny Tall These grape hyacinth are so small, but look like a magic forest close up.

Ted's Iris My neighbor asked if I could photograph his irises.		Iris budding in the Sun If you lie on the damp earth, perspective changes mightily.

Red Clusters We have several colors of Azaleas. This year, the red ones put on a great show.		Sunlit Rhododendran The blue sky awash in sun is a perfect background.

Lilies Up Close I am exploring the internal lives of flowers this Spring...		Morning Lilies Colors change throughout the day. Capturing the early morning sun.

Budding Poppy The paper fragile poppies try to hurry to escape the ravaging deer who will soon visit the garden.		Inside a Poppy The inside of a poppy makes your imagination swoon as if it can affect your mind directly.

Moss Roses in the Wind It's difficult to catch these flowers when they are dancing. There is a hint of the secret life within in this photo.		Tiger Lily in the Wind Again, trying to catpure the secret intenal lives of these gorgeous flowers. I think this photo found some speaking mysteries.

Magnolias at Sunrise Each year, for 3-4 days, our magnolia tree is the center of the universe.		Sun Through Azaleas II The 2007 sun through a different shade of azaleas.

Capturing the Sun The Sun is refracted through the transluscent petals of the Magnolia.		Grape Hyacinth Springtime brings a city of hyacinth. They look like they feel as if they're towering so high. So joyous.

Blue Daisies When you are done looking at one thing, another wonder comes into focus.		Hibiscus Some blossoms are so beautiful, they look alien. Maybe that's because we don't notice the exotic nature within ourselves.

Lit Magnolia Magnolia blossom lit by the setting sun. These blossoms only last a day or two. A wondrous show.		Starburst Hydrangeas Two different flowers cluster on the blossoms of this unique hydrangea aside our house.

Preying Mantis & Moth One of a series of six photos documenting the backyard drama of a hunting mantis.		Four Bees Four bees working a patch of white lace weeds that we love as much as our flowers.

Pink Rose Nothing like a rose.		Cluster Dragons This cluster of Snapdragons looks like something exploding from space when viewed very close up.

Iris Duet Two irises dance together in the shade.		Fleshy Flower We have a bush of lillies that never bloom with symmetric beauty, but retain a fleshy weight that fascinates.


Shade Iris Unfolds The outside petals create tri-symmetry in this inner life portrait.		Inner Life of Iris New angles and different focus setting show yet another side to the inner life of these flowers.


Wind and Light Condensed light overpowers as wind softens with motion.		Springtime Comes Springtime comes to our backyard, 2007. Each year, each season, is so wonderfully unique.


New Roses This is a new strain of genetically altered roses that are heartier and bloom spring through fall. Their flowers are almost transluscent.		Surrounded by Buds We had a record number of rose buds this year. This photo captures early morning dew with sun glinting within.

Standing Dragons A different angle on the Snapdragons. Its fascinating to look through the lens.		Roses in Profile I tried to capture the luminescence created by the lowering sun.

The Red Shed Nestled in the shade is the red shed, so quite and sturdy in the background.		Daffodils Catch Sun The sun makes certain flowers nearly fluoresce. I love when the sun begins to fall and its time to open a bottle of wine...

Wood Pile Insects use our wood much more than we do. A large fig bush used to sit alongside, until the deer consumed it.		Small Wood Pile THis is the smaller pile of branches we pretend will be used as kindling some day.

Sunset on the Birch Only on a few evenings do the sun's rays reach the birch, usually saded from the red and orange of sunset. The bird house has never seen it.		Ride the Rosebud From this perspective, the risebud tree looks like a flower-ladened slope perfect for fairie sized sledders.

Burning Tree Autumn brings out astounding colors in our Japanese maple.		Tulip Among Weeds We don't plant tulips anymore. When they arrive, it si always a surprise.

November Mums Every season has its own color, life, beauty, uniqueness. Autumn is my favorite.		Rhododendron Just outside our kitchen window is this magnificent bush. Like all things, a photo cannot truly capture it.

2008 Roses It was a very good year for roses. I wanted to captyre them glowing beore they became too heavy to stand.		Spring Buds There is great magic just before the flowers open all the way.

On The Daisies (center) This astounding butterfly has visited just once. I ran in a got the camera, in time. Daisy (right) Simplicity.
Suzanne Outdoors Grace. First Crocus Spring trumpets.

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