Paeonia, peony, perfection

Is there any flower more beautiful than the peony, bursting with elegant, ruffled petals? Each bloom is at once refined … More

Tofino, British Columbia

Any coastal locale in the month of May is likely to be a beautiful place, but Tofino, British Columbia seems … More

Spring in the desert is a gorgeous display of contrasts, with lush vegetation and colorful flowers blooming against the hard … More

Everyone knows the copper, orange-gold of California poppies, particularly as they form drifts of color across the hillsides of a … More

In honor of the green hills and blooming spring wildflowers I’m seeing every day now, I’ve released a gallery of … More

After the bare requisites of living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, … More

“Flowers…are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson … More

“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down … More

Fresh and delicate signs of spring, captured in the tradition of still life imagery. Fading flowers in a second-hand blue … More

From a recent Saturday morning in Monterey – went whale watching on a particularly windy, bright day. Only two whales … More

early lupine, originally uploaded by A.p.K. Ethereal carpets of vivid indigo lupines are beginning to emerge on the hillsides and … More

Endless green clover, originally uploaded by A.p.K. You wore green today, right? 😉 I could have spent all day photographing … More