Each spring, I resolve not to succumb to making such common flower photos, and each spring, nature and Bonnie decorates our yard with beautiful blooms and my resolve crumbles. I’d enjoy the season more and perhaps even come up with original floral compositions if not for allergies that tend to drive me back inside. Definitely…
I’m pleased to report that my fern hillside project has faired well over the winter. The cover I put in place last fall protected them from frostbite while allowing the majority of sun and rain through. One fern might not make it, but I suspect its survival would have been doubtful even…
Something is rewarding about growing spring flowers, especially for those who love gardening. From the dead of winter, you watch your garden come back to life as the colors and fragrances of your favorite flowers
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/05/EBM-20210524112301.jpg Garden petunia (Petunia atkinsiana) This past Monday morning, the weather was nice, and I was feeling an urge to make some photos, which I haven’t felt in a while. Bonnie used our car for most of the day, so my choices of what to photograph were limited by how far I was willing to…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/05/EBM-20210520104844.jpg Spring Amaryllis, early morning backlit light
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” ― Anne Bradstreet, The Works of Anne Bradstreet https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/04/EBM-20140702120701.jpg I think a nature photographer should have a sense of humor. We make flat image representations of some of the…