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Spring in the Gardens

Spring in the Gardens

Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts by type of flower – and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up – and at the rate I’m going – I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a specific type of flower.

So –  here are some of the wonderful spring flowers and scenes I’ve photographed at various gardens over the years

New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York

Geranium ©2020 Patty Hankins

Geranium ©2020 Patty Hankins

 

Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Pink Charm Daffodils © 2019 Patty Hankins

Pink Charm Daffodils © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Ann Saucer Magnolia © 2019 Patty Hankins

Ann Saucer Magnolia © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Ann Saucer Magnolia © 2019 Patty Hankins

Ann Saucer Magnolia © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Chanticleer Garden, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Floating Flowers © 2019 Patty Hankins

Floating Flowers © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Tulips © 2021 Patty Hankins

Tulips © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland

Purple Crocuses © 2021 Patty Hankins

Purple Crocuses © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Snowdrops © 2021 Patty Hankins

Snowdrops © 2021 Patty Hankins

The Beauty of Fall

The Beauty of Fall

Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts by subject – and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up – and at the rate I’m going – I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a specific topic.

So –  here are some of the wonderful fall scenes I’ve photographed over the years

Southford Falls State Park, Southbury, Connecticut

Covered Bridge, Southford State Park, CT © 2018 Patty Hankins

Covered Bridge, Southford State Park, CT © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina

Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Ogle Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Ogle Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Cades Cove Methodist Church, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennesee

In the Church, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

In the Church, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

In the Church, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

In the Church, Museum of Appalachia, Clinton, Tennessee © 2018 Patty Hankins

Taken in a cabin I rented in Gatlinburg a few years ago

 

Stay Warm © 2021 Patty Hankins

Stay Warm © 2021 Patty Hankins

Even More Spring Wildflowers

Even More Spring Wildflowers

Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts by type of flower – and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up – and at the rate I’m going – I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a specific type of flower.

So –  here are some of the wonderful spring wildflowers I’ve photographed over the years

C&O Canal

Spring Beauty - Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

Spring Beauty – Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Cutleaf Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Cutleaf Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Chanticleer Gardens

Spring Beauty - Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

Spring Beauty – Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Spring Beauty - Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

Spring Beauty – Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Longwood Gardens

Spring Beauty - Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

Spring Beauty – Claytonia Virginica © 2019 Patty Hankins

Mt Cuba Center, Hockessin, Delaware

Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata © 2019 Patty Hankins

The Butterfly Collector

The Butterfly Collector

The Butterfly Collector © 2021 Patty Hankins

The Butterfly Collector © 2021 Patty Hankins

I created this still life with other participants at a workshop with Karen Burns and Marie Otero. We started out with the sewing tools – added what looked like a handmade stuffed rabbit carrying a butterfly net. And then we added the butterflies, and some flowers. Rearranged things more than a few times, to finally create this adorable scene. This was one of the workshops that has inspired me to create still life photographs of my own.

Background textures from The French Kiss Collections.

The Beauty of Fall

The Beauty of Fall

Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts by subject – and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up – and at the rate I’m going – I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a specific topic.

So –  here are some of the wonderful fall scenes I’ve photographed over the years

Great Smoky Mountains National Parks, Tennessee and North Carolina

 

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Middle Prong, Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Middle Prong, Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Middle Prong, Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Middle Prong, Little River, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Fall Color at the North Carolina Arboreatum © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color at the GSMNP © 2018 Patty Hankins

 

Fall Color Reflection, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

Fall Color Reflection, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2018 Patty Hankins

A Few Spring Wildflowers

A Few Spring Wildflowers

So I realized I’ve never made this post full of wildflower photos public – please enjoy a few minutes of springtime beauty early in December

 

Foam Flowers (Tiarella cordifolia) and Phlox at Longwood Gardens

Foam Flowers & Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

Foam Flowers & Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Foam Flowers & Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

Foam Flowers & Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Bishop’s Cap (Mitella diphylla), Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) and Phlox at Mt Cuba Center

Bishop's Cap, Spring Beauty and Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

Bishop’s Cap, Spring Beauty and Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Bishop's Cap, Spring Beauty and Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

Bishop’s Cap, Spring Beauty and Phlox © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Wildflowers in the Woods, Mt Cuba Center

Wildflowers in the Woods

Wildflowers in the Woods © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) and Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia Virginica) at Mt Cuba Center

Yellow Trillium & Virginia Bluebells

Yellow Trillium & Virginia Bluebells © 2019 Patty Hankins

Columbine & Allium, Chanticleer Gardens

Columbina & Allium © 2019 Patty Hankins

Columbina & Allium © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Columbine & Allium © 2019 Patty Hankins

Columbine & Allium © 2019 Patty Hankins

Geraniums, Irise and Allium at Chanticleer Gardens

Geraniums, Iris and Allium at Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins

Geraniums, Iris and Allium at Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins