This collection of images has been a growing interest for me over the years. I often discover some amazing beauties during my adventures in the backcountry. More recently I have made special trips just to track down and capture images of flowers in places as close as my backyard and others far away.
Dahlias are so full bodied and full of colour that there is no surprize as to why they are loved. This grouping was a delivered to us from our neighbour who was growing a large bed of the beauties.
Beacon Hill park has lovely gardens to enjoy. This little snippet of colour was part of a much larger rock garden filled with a variety of flowers. Every trip to the park brings new scenes of flowers to enjoy, this trip took place April 2, 2016.
My backyard has a couple of lovely Rhododendrons that have amazing flowers every spring. This image was captured on May 11, 2024 and shows a small snippet of the whole shrub.
This lovely scene of a trail through the trees can be found next to the cliff edge in Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area in southern Ontario. The path travels alongside the Niagara Escarpment in the conservation area and provides access to several viewpoints and places where rock climbers can access the cliff face. It a popular destination year-a-round, but the fall is particularly scenic, this scene was taken on October 12, 2018.
The mists through the grove of trees caught my eye as I was driving past. This group can be found on Mount Woodside in the Agassiz area of British Columbia.
Thimble Berries are a very delicate berry, the blossoms are also quite tiny and fragile. Despite their frailty, they can be very pretty when seen from close- up. This image was captured from a small bush in my backyard.
Around my house is a patch of Lavender flowers. They bloom together and make a wonder display to enjoy.
This little beauty was found amongst a sea of green, lavender and thousands of wild flowers in mid October 2016.
This little beauty was found struggling to present a lovely sight right in the midst of traffic and exhaust fumes. Discovered on August 4, 2002 on the edge of the parking lot of my office, I found the rose to be a testimony of nature’s strength and perseverance in the face of man’s tendency to pave over everything. The tenderness of the petals and colour graduations are a reminder of the creativity of nature – each living thing is unique in some way.
Found growing in South Langley, BC. Photograph taken on June 1, 2003