Plants, Flowers, and a few Butterflies All sorts of flowers the which on earth do spring
In goodly colours gloriously array'd
Edmund Spenser, 1552-1599
Flowers are transient beauties. They are there today in profusion and tomorrow you cannot find even one. Butterflies are the flowers of the insect world with their brilliantly coloured wings and short lives. The dramatic orange of a lily, or the more subtle hues of an Indian Paintbrush in bud are wonderful subjects for photographers. Finding a butterfly that will stand still long enough to pose for a portrait is another challenge.
Orchid
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Pitcher Plant
Tiger Longwing Butterfly
orchid
Common Blue Morpho
Wild Geranium
Paper Kite Butterfly
Coral Bean, wildflower
Orange Tiger Butterfly
Trillium Grandiflorum
Zebra Longwing
May Apple in early spring
Rice Paper Butterfly
Painted Trillium wildflower
Mountain Longwing
Mauve and White Tulip
Paper Kite
Dahlia
Purple Trillium with small bug
The Gift
Amaryllis
Wood Lily, wildflower
Wildflower, Indian Paintbrush
Skunk Cabbage
Monarda
Pink Lilies
Poppies in Andalusia
Trillium, wildflower
Wildflower, Indian Paintbrush Bud
Mauve and White Tulips
White Dahlia
Alliums
Banana Flower
Unfolding Fern in Spring
Soft Shades of a Rose
White Trillium
Purple Trillium wildflower