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Click for fullsize picture. Geranium seedheads are delicate and lovely, too. Found by the hiking trail. Caladium leaves after a summer shower. Inside an unfurling Ginger leaf (Zedoaria) Mushrooms in my back yard, flash left a wonderful glow New England Aster Mushrooms fill the yard Seeds of Spring Spring foliage on Onondaga viburnum. fungi growing on our very wet lawn another fungi on the lawn A spider enjoys the taro and elfin thyme growing in my garden... Early Spring green... Variegated virginia creeper-fall color and berries One among many Fall beauty shade garden polypody in fall Orange Rough Mushrooms growing in the woods near our cabin in western Md. Sparkling foliage on a rainy day in the desert My backyard - Fall 2008 - Cary, NC Oak leaf on a bed of Ginko - November 2010 - Highland Park, Birmingham, AL Birth of 3 new baby daylilies.Feb 2011 The seed pods of a tall canna growing in my yard. Growing from a fallen tree in the woods. Broccoli leaves in my vegetable garden I used the bright green leaves of the POTATO VINE as background for my "pumpkin patch". Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgivings cosmos seeds The lone mushroom Morels in Iowa Fuzzy red balls. Castor Bean "Impala" seed pods. Castor Bean "Impala" foliage. Teasel at the abandoned Medora Brick Plant (IN) in October 2011. Purple shroom Ugly shroom Magnolia Seed Pod Even when fall becomes winter, this bright new wallpaper should bring a smile every time my back yard boots up. The underside of some sort of mushroom. The One Left Behind Heart shaped double fungi that grows every spring next back porch. Hours after picture was taken, roofers ate it for lunch. I love pine trees. I love the variations in color, texture, and scent. There is an aura about a Pine that no other tree possesses. She is always an "elegant lady". My first crop of seed from the fabulous Zig Zag Wattle. Peony with seeds, Paeonia steveniana A seed of the Carline Thistle, with the hairs for wind dispersal attached I am using this Picture to create a 10ft tall Sculpture for My Front Garden. Tiny Mushroom Yucca Plant Photo taken at Lac Le Jeune, BC. Lichen photo taken at Lac Le Jeune, BC. Crimson Fans Mukdenia Young 'magic carpet' spirea leaves Fungi The colorful seedpod of the Strawberry Bush, also known as Bursting Hearts unknown white fungus I was out working in my school's nursery and came across this fallen leaf and petal. Both of the plants are varieties in development, the leaf is a variegated fruitless mulberry and the petal is from a "peppermint striped" camellia. I enjoy the contrast of colors and shapes in this photograph. The early morning sunlight provided an amazing backlight which illuminated these young Eucalyptus leaves and painted them a beautiful, pastel sea-green color. Fungi in Florida Fall foliage of aTakesimense Korean Maple ()Acer pseudosieboldianum spp. takesimense This was a small tree that was planted near the top of the Benedict Hosta Hillside, Hidden Lake Gardens,Lenawee County, Michigan. Taken using a Canon 50D, and a Canon 24-105 EF L lens on October 28, 2011 Cibotium frond Hebe Pink Elephant Young maple leaves, seen with back-lighting. Taken in early April along the trail to the Emerald Pools, Zion National Park. A stinkhorn appears in our backyard after a week of midwestern spring rain. Tranquil close-up of Sphagnum moss. Somebody over watered so now I have a....."Peter Patch"!!! MIscanthus "Adagio" in our garden - early autumn Giant fungus near the Appalachian Trail near Woody Gap, North Georgia New Growth Fall in the maple leaves Yellow is not a usual color growing on a tree at Pt. Lobos (Carmel, CA) A bugs eye view of a mushroom. This was in my yard in Asheville, North Carolina. Mimosa seed pods in the sun. Fern in autumn woods Spring forth Location: Eloise Butler Wildflower and Bird Conservatory Maple leaf showing its true colors. Syngonium- bordering a little area of my garden! Duranta lining my little lotus pond! Dill seeds. Okra seed pod. Kona coffee bean fruit in various stages of maturi A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant (the pit inside the red or purple fruit often referred to as a cherry). Mushrooms popped out of tree stump in our garden after a good soaking Florida rain in October Thistle seeds and hops Fall maple tree in north garden through the leaded glass window. Cluster of mushrooms in old tree stump in my garden after a heavy rain in October. decorative cabbage This shelf fungus is growing on a Douglas fir alongside the road. Of the many local fungi, I think this is the most striking although the terrain made it difficult to get close enough to get a good shot. Autumn Clematis At a local pond... Spring dew drops on Knock Out rose leaves. Houttuynia cordata (Chameleon plant) and Astilbe. Milkweed seeds preparing to take flight. Datura seed pods like something from outerspace! Beautiful but deadly (if you happen to be a tree). Japanese maple leaves “Snow-covered moss on rock with autumn leaves”, This photograph was taken after a recent snowstorm in Massachusetts. A blanket of snow is layered over a sheet of moss growing on a rock surrounded by foliage. 'Floating' Red Tip leaf “Wild Northern Red Oak”, This small, very young oak tree has produced stunning colorful leaves. It grows wild near my home in zone 6 Massachusetts. This photograph was taken a few days ago. MUSHROOM growing on Birch Phallus rubicundus Just Add Maple Syrup...Back to the contest main page. |
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