It is in the private and joyful act of observation where the art of photography and poetry overlap, so it is no surprise that my flower and nature photography is primarily up-close and personal. With the meditative practice of deep noticing, “beauty breaks in everywhere”—as Emerson famously wrote. Framing and taking the photograph I want is both the challenge and the delight. I don’t filter or manipulate the photos digitally. I hope you enjoy this selection of images. More will continue to be added over time.

A member of The Garden Club of America and a retired Master Gardener, I offer a fun and informative presentation entitled The Wonder of Woodland Wildflowers: or Starting a Woodland Garden by Accident about reclaiming my wooded acreage from an impenetrable swath of invasive shrubs—bittersweet, honeysuckle, privet, barberry, and multiflora rose—to create a woodland garden, all by following my love of spring’s ephemeral wildflowers. The talk is illustrated with my photographs. And a poem or two.

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