Poppy Emerging
Poppy Emerging, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This opium poppy (I kid you not) rests decoratively in my front garden. Looking at this photo, on Flickr I…
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March 23, 2006
White Poppy and Mourning Becomes Camellia
White Poppy Opening, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Here's a photograph of a white poppy opening, and a white camellia bud in the light of early morning.…
March 23, 2006
California Poppy Quartet
California Poppy 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. California poppies are native flowers that begin to dot the hills near us at this time of year. The…
March 21, 2006
Flowers and Light
Lily of the Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Successful photographs of flowers are about seeing the way light interacts with the flower. A bold blanket statement--but…
March 19, 2006
Freesia in the Morning
Freesia 3, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It rained hard over night. The kids were up early, and the sun came out bright through the clouds. Before…
March 18, 2006
Flowers Forever
Wet Cymbidium, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a round-up of some of my recent flower photographs in and around my garden. The photograph above is…
March 14, 2006
Away Only a Few Days and There Are Ribbons
Emerging Ribbons 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. Away only a few days, and what changes! The season progresses, and the ribbons on the leucospremum start to…
March 14, 2006
Yesterday Was a Perfect Day
Daffodil, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. Yesterday was a perfect day for photographing flowers close to home. The rain stopped in the late morning, and then the…
March 13, 2006
Spadix
This is a stick-your-lens-and-nose-in-close capture of the spadix of a calla lily. The spadix is the central spike you see in the calla lily. This photo is looking straight down…
March 12, 2006
The Ribbons Emerge
The Ribbons Emerge, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. This is a leucospermum "scarlet ribbons" that I planted in my garden in January. I've photographed it many times…
March 8, 2006
Inside the Day Lily
Inside the Day Lily, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. Poking my nose (and macro lens) into a newly opening day lily reveals a world bisexuality (botanically speaking):…
March 8, 2006
Giving Tongue
Giving Tongue, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. Just now in my garden this red "tongue" sticking out of the tiny purple flower caught my attention. I photographed…
March 8, 2006
Moving Mountains and Breaking Stones
Tiarella, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a tiarella, a variety of saxifrage, a small plant known for growing between rocks and breaking up stones. Saxifrage…
March 8, 2006
What’s Old Is New Again
Flower after Rain, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I have a new "gizmo," purchased on eBay. Except that this small piece of photographic hardware isn't really new.…
March 7, 2006
My Cherries
Burning Cherry, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I like the way this cherry blossom is backlit by the sun. Meanwhile, the background has gone dark so that…
March 6, 2006
Dawn in the Flower Forest
Dawn in the Flower Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The last week or so I've been observing carefully how the sunrise lights up our garden. My…
February 16, 2006
Poppy Cheeks
Poppy Cheeks, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. My wife suggested "Poppy Mooning" as an alternative title to "Poppy Cheeks." You decide. This poppy bud belongs to an…
February 16, 2006
Harbinger of Spring
Daffodil, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Daffodils are harbingers of spring, so it's a pleasure to photograph these beautiful flowers. However, I think these are hard flowers…
February 16, 2006