Bells and Bee

At Carly State Park in Southeastern Minnesota.

Date: May 2, 2010

Covered Pulpit

Jack-in-the-Pulpit in bloom at Carly State Park in southeastern Minnesota.

Date: May 2, 2010

The Bluebells Toll

An early spring allowed the bluebells to bloom early along the Zumbro River in Rochester, MN.
Date: April 18, 2010

A Little Drop Will Do

Early morning dew on a recent trip to Mexico.

Date: February 1, 2010

Catching Rays

Spring flowers finding the spot of sun near Elba, MN.
Soon! Soon!
Date: May 31, 2009

A Spring Reminder

Hanging flowers cover a walkway at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Spring will arrive here one day, too.
Date: April 10, 2002

Florida Flower

The colors of the near tropics in Tampa, FL.
Date: 4/22/06

Flowers of Fall

Mums planted by the Mayo Clinic in downtown Rochester, MN. Flowers of fall!
Date: October 19, 2008

It's Fall

Fall flowers and a bug. Sounds like fall to me. Taken along the Cannon Valley Trail in southeastern Minnesota.
Date: 9/21/2008

Surprised by the Pictures

Take a close look at the upper lily flower and you will see a dragon fly sitting there. No, I didn't see that when I took the picture. That's one of the joys of photography- discovering how things turn out better than you thought. There's more to each picture than meets the eye. From the Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester, MN.
Date: August 3, 2009

Flower Arrangement

Sometimes you can get just the right angle to get a flower arrangement without any arranging. This one was at Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester, MN.
Date: 8/5/09

Lazy Bee

I know it's hard to tell with a still picture, but this bee was moving very slow. It was a chilly morning on the Great River Trail in western Wisconsin and he was just crawling along the flowers but still gathering pollen.
Date: August 30, 2009

Prairie Life

Prairie close-up along the Shooting Star Trail in southern Minnesota.
Date: July 26, 2009

Peek-A-Boo

Caught this Monarch poking from behind the flower at Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester, MN.
Date: August 3, 2009

Hairy Flower

Tiny flower with even tinier "hairs" in a cropped close-up.
Date: 6/14/09

From Below

Queen Anne's Lace taken from below up toward the sun.
Date: June 14, 2009

In For a Landing

Butterfly landing on a flower along the Root River Trail in southeastern Minnesota.
Date: June 14, 2009

In the Sunlight

Spring wildflowers find just the right sunlight in the woods of Minnesota. Near Elba, Minnesota.
Date: May 31, 2009

Spring at the Castle

A lone rose plant in bloom in spring at the Castle (Alcazar) in Seville, Spain. Built originally as a Moorish fort.
Date: April 11, 2002

Flowers in Madison

The bright flowers all but hide the Wisconsin State Capital with only the statue at the top of the dome is visible against the blue summer sky.
Date: 7/8/2005