dragon in hand

dragon carrot from the garden; saint peter, mn

sanguine

lily; saint peter, mn

qtip

taken in the garden of the george eastman house; rochester, new york

planetary

taken in the garden of the george eastman house on east ave; rochester, new york

my words did glow

taken in a garden in southwest kyoto, japan
...ripple in still water,
when there is no pebble tossed,
nor wind to blow...
~the grateful dead

run. be happy.

have a wonderful weekend. go outside. run. be happy.
taken in the shinjuku gyoen national garden; tokyo, japan

the abyss as home

taken from the patio of a teahouse in the shinjuku gyoen national garden; tokyo, japan

california dreaming

taken in the garden of the george eastman house (from a bug's eye view); rochester, new york

wisteria and arch

taken in the gardens of the george eastman house; rochester, new york
i took this photo minutes before the sudden hail storm saturday afternoon....

pinwheel blueprints

a tulip in the garden of the george eastman house; rochester, new york
update: monday is the last day to nominate your favorite photoblog.

budding

the buds are beginning to open and flowers are coming up now...whew!
taken in the garden of the george eastman house; rochester, new york

do not go gently

taken in the garden of the eastman house; rochester, ny

framed red leaf

what i really like about this picture is that the leaf looks like it is standing without support...thank you spider web.
taken in the garden of the eastman house; rochester, ny

gate

gate to the chinese garden; downtown portland, oregon

banana tree

in the chinese garden; downtown portland, oregon

smokestacks

in the gardens of the george eastman house on east ave; rochester, ny

Photographer and traveler, Jay, thought that these looked like the smokestacks of a flower factory.

burning bush

taken behind the george eastman house on east ave in rochester, ny