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Ethereal Bloom
Possibly my favorite garden image I've ever taken. Spring is too fleeting here in the midwest.
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Yew Dell Garden
This lovely lady was resting in the walking gardens of Yew Dell, located in Louisville, Ky. I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon there in the spring of 2017, and found it peaceful and beautiful.
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Asian Lily
I caught this Asian lily at its moment of greatest perfection in 2008. It was in a wide pond full of such lilies. This one had not yet opened, its form absolutely symmetrical and beautiful.
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Yew Dell Castle
Sleeping Beauty could be resting in this castle, found in the Yew Dell Botanical Garden in Louisville, Ky. Surrounded by brambles of flowers, the little castle was a highlight of my visit to the garden in the spring of 2017.
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Cheekwood Blossom
This lovely, flawed flower was in the beautiful Cheekwood Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee. I loved the way the light shone through the petals, even with the slight scarring.
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Opryland Magnolia
This magnolia flower was captured in 2009 when I was in Nashville, Tenn. and explored the lovely gardens inside the Opryland Hotel.
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Dragonfly Lily
These winged ladies joined me for a summer day in 2010 and were kind enough to wait for a portrait.
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Daisy Butterfly
This lovely lady alighted on a daisy in front of me at a garden in Charlotte, N.C. She was kind enough to pose for a portrait.
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Yew Dell Path
"And I took the path less traveled by." This peaceful pathway is found in the Yew Dell Botanical Garden in Louisville, Ky. I could have filled a book with the beautiful images in this garden, walking about on a warm spring day.
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Early Morning Flower
I've never known what kind of flower that is, but it is one of my favorite pictures. There is something just absolutely perfect about this bloom.
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Opryland Waterfall
This view is from behind the waterfall in the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The entire area was severely damaged in a flood several years ago, including the famous gardens inside the Opryland Hotel. But I am happy to say that after an enormous restoration project, the Opryland Hotel gardens are as beautiful as ever.
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Windmill
This fascinating statue always strikes me as a cross between a windmill and the strands of DNA. It sits on the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, one of the most beautiful places I have ever been privileged to visit.
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