Secret Sunset on the Inlet

You couldn’t ask for two more different, adjacent islands on America’s East Coast than Ocean City, Maryland, and Assateague National … More

Long Exposure Landscape Photography

I’m delighted to unveil Shooting the Pier, my first official foray into Long Exposure Photography. In the past, I’ve shot an … More

If you love a challenge, Himalayan Blue Poppies of the genus Meconopsis can be the basis for a garden of … More

See the tiny particles that ruin the black perfection of these Catasetum Orchids? At first I thought they were dust, … More

Are you ready now for a disappointing fact about George Leigh Mallory’s Blue Poppy? Oh, Meconopsis betonicifolia is indeed truly … More

This orchid belongs to the genus Paphiopedilum. The word comes from Paphos, the ancient city on Cyrus famed as the birthplace … More

Or, 7 Things You Never Knew about these Astonishing Waterbirds Canada Geese are not just North American anymore. I was … More

This closeup of the “Rainforest” display at Longwood Gardens in Winter 2019 shows Cymbidium Orchids of an almost animal hue, … More

Exactly how do Orchids grow in the wild? This photograph shows how many beautiful Orchids from the genus Phalaenopsis manage … More

For some reason I never posted this portrait of Auric the American Goldfinch in flight… I shot this last summer … More