Citrus and Camelia Blooms
The weather will be getting cold this week, so I've harvested the remaining Meyer lemons and Moro Blood oranges from my potted trees. They're covered now and hopefully they'll stay…
Photography
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar Osmetria - Red Forked Tongue?
Swallowtail caterpillars have a bright orange/red fleshy organ called an osmetrium. It looks like a serpent tongue that they stick out when they are disturbed to scare off predators. Osmetria…
P. Allen Smith's Container Garden Contest
There is still time to enter the contest! Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2011 (Extented to) July 30, 2011. To enter, visit the P. Allen Smith's Platinum collection page.…
Mama Sparrow Tends Her Nest with Gusto
Mama sparrow must be exhausted. She's been feeding her two little ones every 10-15 mintues in this 95 degree heat. She's good at her job! She finds foods and returns…
Japanese Maple in Filtered Sunlight
This Japanese maple tree is my favorite trees. It is planted outside my front door under a canopy of oaks. The filtered sunlight dances on these warm reddish leaves in…
Live Oak Limbs: Contrast and Form
Here are photos taken this morning and I decided to experiment a little in Photoshop to desaturate the color. What was left really showcased the graceful limbs and strong architecture…
Bluebonnets Gone Wild
Thanks to the sowing of seeds last fall by a resident in our neighborhood, this corner is bursting with Bluebonnet blooms. Yes that's right, we are not out in the…
Turn Macro Photography into Framed Artwork
Photography can make for some interesting artwork… especially when shot up close. The colors and patterns of macro photography can be very beautiful even if you don't know what the…
Garden Blogger's Bloom Day: Not Much in Bloom Here
After a bitterly cold two weeks here in Houston, there isn't much blooming in my garden this week. I did manage to capture a few shots at my local nursery…