This Tree is Dead

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This was taken last week. It was not taken in the dead of winter. This is a marginal photograph, but given … Continue reading

Making the Bees Work For It

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I wasn’t sure these would grow where we planted them as we were rushing against a storm, but I think planting them … Continue reading

Demon Pods in Larval State

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These are the blooms that will die and produce the demon pods seen here. Such beautiful horror.

Winter Gold

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Since we’ve had little summer here, it feels like Portland or Seattle; cool, some rain, afternoon clouds and overnight thunderstorms. … Continue reading

Devil Tree Pods

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These pods will withstand the nuclear winter.

Dead and Alive

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This time of year, vegetation amazes me. Stuff is still growing under the snow. Growing and waiting to attack. Zombie … Continue reading

Crisp Winter Morning

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Taken last week when winter began in earnest. Earnest Goes to Winter? Jim Varney, RIP.

Busy Busy

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Taken on the same, last-best-day-ever-walk as the others this week. I wonder where they went now that it’s 30° colder and … Continue reading

Fence

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I really wished I had the 5D here. I probably would have gotten a bit more compelling shot and something a little more dynamic. … Continue reading

Arboretum Canopy

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I love the layers of leaves and dark trunks poking through. I bet in about 6–8 weeks, these trees are stunning … Continue reading

Bark

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Not bad depth of field and bokeh from the G9. Not bad at all. This was the tree where I saw … Continue reading

Dead Growth

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Shooting down at a severed trunk while on a walk in the University of Tennessee Arboretum. It’s a little vertigo inspiring if you … Continue reading

Country Road

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Taken just outside of Knoxville. I believe this area is part of the University of Tennessee Arboretum. The noise from cicadas … Continue reading

Very Tiny Flowers

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These look fake, but I assure you they are very real. And kind of cute.

Amazing Shots

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Dances With Coyotes This was sent in by a reader (thanks Jenny!). Blown away by the quality and the story (read … Continue reading