Stone Works
Imperial Palace Wall ©️Harold Davis

Stone Works

It will likely come as no surprise to my friends and those who follow me that this trip to Japan I am very observant of stone works: paths, walls, and…

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Engetsukyu (Moon Bridge)
Engetsukyu (Moon Bridge) ©️Harold Davis

Engetsukyu (Moon Bridge)

Engetsukyu (Moon Bridge) in Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens in central Tokyo is said to have been designed by Zhu Shun Shui, a Chinese Confucian scholar of the 1600s. It’s called “Engetsukyu…

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Poppies Sayonara
Amazing Poppies © Harold Davis

Poppies Sayonara

I am traveling in Japan through the end of the month, and by the time I get back most of the poppies in my garden will have bloomed and faded.…

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MS-Optics ISM 50mm f/1.0
Grass © Harold Davis

MS-Optics ISM 50mm f/1.0

MS-Optics is the company belonging to Sadayasu Miyazaki. Miyazaki-san, now an octogenarian, worked out of small office near Tokyo, and for a "retirement job" hand-assembled (and individually numbered) lens in…

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Bamboo
Bamboo © Harold Davis

Bamboo

In specifying Bamboo for our garden for our garden I learned a great deal about this marvelous plant. There are over 1,200 species of Bamboo. They grow by sending up…

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Power to the Poppy
Red Velvet © Harold Davis

Power to the Poppy

The poppies I planted in my garden in the autumn are blooming wonderfully. I've been enjoying photographing them, this year focusing on the core of the flower. The first image…

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Scenes from my garden
© Harold Davis

Scenes from my garden

It's my enchanted, secret garden. I've been having a great deal of fun planning, planting, and enjoying our new garden in what was formerly a waste-land of a backyard. Here…

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More Poppies Galore
More Poppies Galore © Harold Davis

More Poppies Galore

Chicken egg. Chicken egg. Egg chicken. Egg chicken. I am often asked which came first, the gardening or the flower photography. I think the answer is neither: it started for…

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Recent Work (in my garden)
Poppies Galore! © Harold Davis

Recent Work (in my garden)

My garden is in full bloom, and the new enchanted garden is exciting. The whole ensemble is so peaceful and serene that it is a little hard to motivate myself…

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Backyard Garden Progress
Garden Progress (Buddha)© Harold Davis

Backyard Garden Progress

We're making serious progress on our backyard garden project. The demolition stage is completely finished. The "hardscaping" is mostly done, and the rock "fountain" installed and working (the rocks around…

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White on White
White on White © Harold Davis

White on White

Why, you might ask, did I photograph this white camellia blossom in a white dish on a black background in color rather than in black and white? Great question! These…

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Hellebores
Hellebores © Harold Davis

Hellebores

Hellebores are small shade plants in the Ranunculus family. You may have to get down on the ground to view this gorgeous perennial, which blooms early in the spring. While…

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