Rhododendron

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Raindrop on Penta

Mexican Hat Wildflower

also called Upright Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, and Thimble flower.
A member of the huge Aster family, and close relatives include sunflowers, black-eyed Susans, shasta daisies, and purple coneflower, to name a few.

A Little Skipper

taking a big sip from the butterfly bush.


and another one ...

Fun at the Beach

Ethan and William

Red Rafts

Ethan and William at Sunset Beach.



A short video ...

Zebra Swallowtail

This is the first zebra swallowtail butterfly to visit our backyard butterfly bush.

Gerbera Daisies

are the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip).

Damselfly

My first photo of a damselfly. They are smaller than dragonflies and can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along the body when at rest.

Click here for a look at my previous photos of dragonflies.

Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) - female

Photographed near Duke Chapel

An Iris Bed

at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Enjoy the slide show.

Bees and White Peonies

Note the large orange pollen bags on the hind legs.

Duke Chapel

Three's Company

Two ladybugs and an ant on a peony bud.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Chow Time

Looks like number 2404 needs to work on table manners.

Owens Family Farm
Jeffersonville, Ohio

Bell Flower

A Young Robin

World of Color

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Bright as the Sun

A Southern Icon

The magnolias are blooming.

Water Lily

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Bashful Bloom

Peony

What Time is it?

A Gray Catbird stops by the sundial to check the time.

Pretty in Pink

Allium in Bloom

at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Nest Building Time

for a pair of Brown Thrashers.

Hippie Gardener

Ethan

Violets

Nature's Gold

Stella d'Ora daylilies