seed pods

After the flower blooms drop off the canna plant, these are the unusual pods that remain.

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Hydrangea #2

A different variety of hydrangea blooming in my front yard.

wildflower visions

a soft beauty

Taken at a local rose garden in Charlotte, NC, I added quite a bit of diffusion to soften the details and hopefully create an intense, but soft feeling.

glory of orange

electric hibiscus

slightly abstract view of a purple hibiscus.

plugged-in hibiscus

macro HDR image of the inside of a hibiscus bloom

here comes dinner

a small spider waiting for ants to wander into his capture zone.

in bloom

One of many hydrangea plants blooming in my yard.

just a little fly

the Hover Fly masquerades as a hornet for protection.