Giant Red Paintbrush or Indian Paintbrush
Wild Flower of the Eastern Sierras
Wild Poppy
Wild poppy die back.
Poppies
Tree trunks and poppies.
Poppies and Bench #2
A field of poppies worth stopping for
Poppies and Bench #1
Poppies grace a bench in the field of poppies.
Wild Lupine & Sailboat
Wild Lupine blooms on a draught stricken area of Lake Tahoe for the first time in many years, Tahoe City -Lake Tahoe California
Desert Sunflower~Death Valley National Park
Wild flower bloom 2016
Garden Path
A walk along a garden path on the west shore of lake tahoe.
Eastern Sierras, Gardnerville Nevada
Wild flowers bloom in the mountains of the Eastern Sierra
Pinenut Mountain Range Wild Flower Bloom
Wild flowers bloom in the Eastern Sierra Mountain side.
Along the Beaten Path
A muddy path along the rows of tulips at the Hermitage Gardens in Ca.
Hermitage Gardens ~ Ananda Village
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Rain on Tulip
Tulip on bench at Hermitage Gardens
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California Indian Pink
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Wildflower Path
A patch of wildflowers bloom along the walk in Caughlin Ranch Park in Reno NV.
Dogwood Bloom-Sepia
close-up of dogwood bloom processed in sepia tones
Field of Poppies #2
Field of Poppies was taken in California along why 49. The horse and tractor in the background was a bonus.
Seed Pod #2
Seed pod in Caughlin Ranch Park, Reno NV
Seed Pod #1
Seed Pod in Caughlin Ranch Park, Reno NV
Seed Pod #3
Seed Pod in Caughlin Ranch Park
Sunflower Bud
The sunflower bud rarely ever seen this close up and not until they are open and looking at the sun do we notice them.
Wild Penstemon
Wild Lupine
Wild Flower of Eastern Sierra Nevada
Snow Plant
Sarcodes Sanguinea pops through the pine needle and leaves. Considered to be a parasitic plant that derives sustenance and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that attach to roots of trees. It blooms in spring and on a good year will produce many in one spot.
Arrowleaf Balsam Root
Galena Creek Park
Wild flower of the Eastern Sierras
Few Flowered Shooting Star
Found along wetlands and creeks in the sierra's.
Succulents
A combination of succulents planted into a wooden outdoor coffee table.
Pulsatilla-Pasqueflower
A beautiful spring flower with dissected leaves.
Field of Gold
Field of Gold in Washoe Valley,Nevada
Lotus Flower
Closeup of a lotus blooming at Sierra Water Gardens in Reno NV .
Lotus
Sierra Water Gardens Lotus
Secret Swing
I was hiking the local park and found this swing that someone hung for wedding photos. So while no one was looking a captured my version of a secret swing in the woods...
Crimson Columbine
Orange columbine grows wild in the eastern Sierra's
Yellow Tulip
Sun shines on the leave of tulip at Hermitage Gardens in California