Purple Passion

Truthfully I don’t know if this Orchid is properly described as Purple. I have seen similar flowers described as Blue … More

Pink Orchid

I believe this Orchid is another Phalaenopsis, and again have no idea what her hybrid and cultivar is, except I’m … More

You might call Andy a bit of an odd duck, except that he’s a goose. He’s a goose — but … More

Mothra here is a Phalaenopsis Orchid, whose species and hybrid names remain mysteries to this careless amateur botanist. She caught … More

Sunsets are essentially light portraits—as close to abstract painting as you can get in representational photography. In my previous sundown … More

I’ve long suspected traditions that compel one to purchase flowers… For example, in second grade, we were taught about one … More

As blue skies and true twilight finally return to our Chesapeake Bay retreat, so do two days of unrelenting, gale-force, … More

Of all the enticing artifacts at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, my favorite is the glorious ship’s figurehead Miss Freedom. She’s … More

Standing three miles out from the tip of Tilghman Island, the leaning lighthouse looks for all the world like a … More

After giving us gales and snow, our vacation island calmed down enough to attract a flotilla of Long-tailed Ducks. They … More