Let the Fire Fall!
Let the Fire Fall!, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. In those nostalgic times before millions of tourists overran Yosemite valley, the "fire fall" was a great draw.…
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February 23, 2006
But Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?
Clearing Storm, Yosemite, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. « Mais où sont les neiges d’antan? » wrote 15th century ballader François Villon. This plaint was famously translated…
February 22, 2006
Dawn in the Flower Forest
Dawn in the Flower Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The last week or so I've been observing carefully how the sunrise lights up our garden. My…
February 16, 2006
Poppy Cheeks
Poppy Cheeks, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. My wife suggested "Poppy Mooning" as an alternative title to "Poppy Cheeks." You decide. This poppy bud belongs to an…
February 16, 2006
Harbinger of Spring
Daffodil, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Daffodils are harbingers of spring, so it's a pleasure to photograph these beautiful flowers. However, I think these are hard flowers…
February 16, 2006
Vertigo
Vertigo, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The sun was just coming up. I photographed this day lily in our garden in the freshness of the morning. You…
February 15, 2006
By Any Other Name…
Raspberry Breadseed Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This poppy re-seeded itself from the specimen I planted last year. The grower, Annie's Annuals, sold it as a…
February 13, 2006
World without End
Resurrection, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The poppy has a short life span. It starts by emerging from a small pod... ...opening like lucious velvet: View this…
February 12, 2006
Polyganum
Polyganum, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is an extreme macro photograph of a polyganum flower in my garden. Polyganum is commonly known as "smart weed." It's…
February 12, 2006
Do Opposites Attract?
Strange Ranunculus, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Do opposites attract? How different can two people be? Do these two flowers really belong to the same family? Leaving…
February 12, 2006
My Camera, My Flowers, and a Dedication
Gazania Petals, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. A French reader of Photoblog 2.0 asks some good questions that you, too, might want answered if you are new…
February 11, 2006
Poppy Triptych
White Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I'm pleased to present this triptych of poppy photos: white, red, and yellow. These flowers are all on one poppy…
February 10, 2006
Young Leucospermum
Young Leucospermum Profile, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is the leucospermum "scarlet ribbons" plant in my garden that I photographed earlier from above. This photo shows…
February 10, 2006
Garden in a Water Drop
Garden in a Water Drop, photo by Harold Davis. To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm…
February 10, 2006
Do Flowers Weep?
Flower Tears, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Do flowers weep? Are rain drops tears from the sky? Or does the flower petal embrace the drops of rain…
February 10, 2006
Snapdragon’s Secret
Snapdragon's Secret, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. There's a secret at the heart of every flower, including this snapdragon in my garden...
February 10, 2006
Fire of Passion in the Cherry Heart
Fire of Passion in the Cherry Heart, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I photographed cherry blossoms today along Thousand Oaks near our home. These are photomacrographs, but…
February 10, 2006
Pansy at a Rakish Angle
Pansy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I took this photo because the unexpected angle interested me. It's not how one usually expects to see these flowers. The…
February 10, 2006