A visit to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is always rewarding any time of the year. I can always find something blooming there. The first two images here are of Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea). I captured them earlier this … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #352: Mellow Soft, gentle, and harmonious qualities are three of several characteristics that bring mellow attributes to a photograph. In the image above, for example, a soft, muted color palette dominates the scene. The leaning grass blades convey … Read More

“In her presence, a quiet dawn breaks, soft and steady, like the first light of day.” Ahmed Gamel The world is in constant chaos. If not close to our doorstep, we just need to look around. Wars and conflicts seem … Read More

About a week ago, the field behind our house was lit up with Pink Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) flowers. It was an invitation to explore the beauty and delicate details they have. Here are three macros in monochrome. That is … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #343 – Seen on my Last Outing I had already picked what would have been my post for this latest Lens-Artists challenge. After having had a mild flu case two weeks ago, I was ready to get out … Read More

After seeing this nature trail many times on my way to a grocery store, I decided to visit it one day. Wow, what I’d been missing! The Copperfield Nature Trail is a small trail (about 4 miles or 6.5 km … Read More

“It is in the wild places, where the edge of the earthmeets the corners of the sky, the human spirit is fed.”[Art Wolfe, American photographer and conservationist] What is wild? A dictionary definition includes living in a state of nature, … Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let there be green all around. In addition to being associated with luck, prosperity, and money, the color green is also associated with calmness, balance, nature, life, growth, health, well-being, hope, optimism, safety, and permission. More … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #339 – Life’s Changes Whenever someone asked me what I would do after retirement, my answer included several things except spending hours enjoying photography. Enter this week’s lens-artists challenge. Anne shows us how much her life has changed … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #338 – Pick a Word Incoming fast! That was my first impression when I caught this Familiar Bluet (also known as Civil Bluet) damselfly approaching a reed in a small puddle on top of the pink granite dome … Read More