Please help me make my Trailing Clematis look like this!

If you want to make an incredible splash in a frustratingly plain patch or planter, Trailing Clematis can be your … More

Swoop for Your Supper!

It’s fascinating to watch Sammy the Snowy Egret swoop for his supper… He lights on the edge of a salt … More

Cato, Full Length

Why are your feet so big, Cato? The better to perch on a cow’s back! Cattle Egrets are named for … More

The Secret World of Queen Anne’s Lace

Walking through waist-high Queen Ann’s Lace, I couldn’t help wondering why plant people haven’t hybridized these wondrous white, intricate flowers… … More

What’s Fluttering my Feathers?

It’s not the wind that’s fluttering Wendell’s feathers… It’s not a bad case of Bed Head… It’s not even cold … More

The Sad Fate of Runaway Sneaks

When a sneaker runs off, it may be sunshine and smiles for a bit, but our countryside is littered with … More

Center of the Marsh

Don’t wear your Sunday best today. We’re walking down a semi-secret path that wends through sorta-dry land to the center … More

Portraits of Perfection

Sometimes a flower is such a model of perfection that I can’t help recording every part of it—and the bottom-up … More

Blowin’ In the Wind

Otis the Great Blue Heron is such a handsome git that I reach for my camera every time he comes … More

Volleyball Chrysanthemum

Whoosh! It’s already Autumn and through the magic of photography, we’re at the Longwood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival, where I have … More