Tony Pratt

Archive for the ‘flowers’ Category

May
20

Rain, Sun, Columbine

Filed Under flowers, Macro, Spring 2011

A lingering low pressure system over the east coast has resulted in many consecutive days of clouds and showers. Every now and then the sun peeks out, as it did today minutes after a shower ended. This columbine seems to thrive under these conditions.

Mar
20

Happy Vernal Equinox

Filed Under flowers, Macro, Spring 2011

Spring officially started at 7:21 here in Delaware (about 15 minutes ago). The optimism of spring showed itself to me in these beautiful nandina blossoms which I photographed this afternoon.

Mar
13

Spring’s A Knockin’

Filed Under flowers, Winter 2011

First day of daylight savings time today, and the air was warm with lots of sun. Daffodils bloomed this week and I couldn’t resist the urge to photgraph the first flowers of spring.

Dec
4

Faux Cone

Filed Under Fall 2010, flowers, Macro

Looking very much like a pine cone, this is what remains of the center of a flower in late fall.

Jun
17

The Ant on Trumpet

Filed Under flowers, Spring 2010

No this is not a new musical prodigy. I went out looking for goldfinches tonight but the wind was too strong. Instead I met up with this ant as it strolled on a trumpet vine.

Trumpet Vine and Coreopsis 6.17

May
19

May Showers, May Flowers

Filed Under flowers, Spring 2010

A rainy day led me to the bright flower of a rain soaked Rhododendron.

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Apr
29

More Spring Flowers

Filed Under flowers, Spring 2010

More spring flowers from the garden.

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Apr
28

Spring Flowers

Filed Under flowers, Spring 2010

These flowers are currently blooming in my front yard.

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