Floral Abundance
From my garden I cut some Papaver rhoeas, a single Papaver nudicaule, several varieties of Ranunculus, alstromeria in profusion, forget-me-nots, hardenbergia, a lupine, and a few Orlaya grandiflora “Minoan Lace”…
Anemone and Bicycles
Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a close-up of an anemone, a flower in the buttercup (Ranunculus) family named after the Greek word for wind.…
Anemone
Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Anemones are members of the ranunculus family, and related to the buttercup. Taking a break from my task of working on…
Upside-Down, Face-Up Columbine
Columbine, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This columbine in my garden is unusual because it is upside down, for a columbine. Upside down for a columbine means…
Flowers Forever
Wet Cymbidium, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a round-up of some of my recent flower photographs in and around my garden. The photograph above is…
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…
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…
Anthropomorphization
Ranunculus, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Along with an idealized (and often false) perfection in nature photography, we look for something we can relate to. That's why…