Coral Ruffles

June 2, 2006December 30, 2013 Categories: Flowers · Garden · Macro · Roses1 Comment

Oakland Rose Garden

Rose Twirl

May 29, 2006December 30, 2013 Categories: Garden · Macro · Roses1 Comment

I managed to salvage some of the weekend, with a long-overdue photo walk and lunch with Melissa. I imagine we’ll be having a bit of a blog-off this week with our photos from the Morcom Amphitheatre of Roses in Oakland.

Not Quite a Poppy?

March 14, 2006December 21, 2013 Categories: Flowers · Garden · Macro1 Comment

Not sure what type of flower this is – looks to me like a poppy…

Pink and Peach

March 13, 2006December 21, 2013 Categories: Flowers · Garden · Macro · Roses1 Comment

Another Furled Dogwood

February 13, 2006December 21, 2013 Categories: Flowers · Garden · MacroLeave a comment

Furled Dogwood

February 7, 2006December 21, 2013 Categories: Flowers · Garden · Macro · Textures1 Comment

Hazy Dogwood

February 5, 2006December 21, 2013 Categories: Flowers · Garden · Macro1 Comment

This is a dogwood, though this angle doesn’t show the characteristic petal shape. From the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens a few years ago.

Beach Rose with Fly

January 22, 2006December 21, 2013 Categories: Beach · Flowers · Macro · TexturesLeave a comment

I thought it was time to bring back a little bit of color, after the nearly monochromatic paving stones. This was taken on a walking path above the beach in Rockport, MA, on a hazy spring day