Spider Mums are one of my favorite types of chrysanthemums. They are known for their long tubular petals with hooked ends. Spider mums, like most other chrysanthemums, tend to bloom in the fall and they can be found in a variety of colors and shapes.
I photographed this purple and white spider mum in the fall of 2012. When I saw it, the combination of the colors really caught my eye – the dark purple at the ends of petals, the lighter purples on the petals closer to the center and the several shades of pale yellow and white in the center. It is one of most striking chrysanthemums I’ve seen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
This photograph is available as a 10 X 10″ or 20 X 20″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Purple Spider Mum from my website.
Tulips are one of my favorite spring flowers. The Princess Irene Tulips are some of the most beautiful ones I’ve photographed. I love all the colors in the flame pattern on the petals. Until I saw the Princess Irene Tulips – I’d never seen any tulips with this many colors in them. Princess Irene Tulips are early blooming triumph tulips, growing to about 14″ tall.
This photograph is available as either at 10 X 10″ or 20 X 20″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Princess Irene Tulips from my website.
Do you struggle to find the perfect gift for the person who is impossible to shop for?
Do you need gifts for your favorite flower and nature lovers?
Do you rush around last minute looking for a gift you forgot?
Roses
If this sounds like your holiday season (and it certainly sounds like mine), I may have the ideal solution for you. I’m happy to introduce my new Boxed Sets of Notecards – Roses and Smoky Mountain Wildflowers. Each set contains eight 5X7” notecards – two each of four different flower photographs. The cards are blank on the inside – and have one of my favorite inspirational quotes on the back.
Smoky Mountain Wildflowers
Early Bird Bonus: Get a Free 2012 Wildflower Calendar Free (19.95 value) with purchase of any two sets of notecards
Early Bird Bonus only good until December 5 – order now.
Free shipping to all U.S. addresses (my gift to you).
So please visit my website to see all the beautiful flowers that are included in the boxed sets – and order yours today.
This is one of those photographs that I’ve been seeing in my imagination for a few years – and finally was able to create with my camera and share with you. I love sunflowers. Every summer Montgomery County plants at least one field of sunflowers at McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Poolesville. I’ve photographed the flowers in the field several times, but I knew there were more photos waiting to be created there. I’m fascinated by the geometric patterns in the center of the sunflower, and how as the flower ages the center changes from the tight pattern to the circles of seeds that the birds love in the fall. I’d been wanting to create a photo with a tightly woven center, the beginnings of the seeds and the bright yellow petals. Finally this summer I found a sunflower in just the right light and in just the perfect stage of growth for the photo I’d been seeing in my mind. And so here it is – Sunflower Center. I hope you enjoy it.
This photograph is available as either a 12 X 18″ or 20 X 30″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Sunflower Center from my website.
Hurricanes and earthquakes on the east coast. Wildfires and droughts in Texas. Ongoing political debates and stalemates in Washington. Worries about the economy and concerns about future direction of the country.
I don’t know about you – but I feel pretty overwhelmed every time I turn on the news or read the paper. Everywhere I turn there seems to be more bad news and something else to stress about.
So often – I’m ready to say ENOUGH!!!!! What I’d really like instead of the chaos and stress would be a sense of calm and peace in my life. Some of the best ways I’ve found to reconnect with the serenity I love to experience are to head out and photograph or to meditate. I’ll often meditate to a soundtrack of a running creek in the woods with birds in the trees or to the music of my favorite Celtic Harpist Pamela Bruner
I would love to help bring a few minutes of calm and peace to your day if your days are as stressful as mine can be. I’ve created a series of videos featuring my photographs and Pamela Bruner’s incredible harp music. I released my newest video – Lotuses and Water Lilies – earlier this month.
I would love to hear what you think of my videos – and especially if they do help bring a few minutes of calm into your day
