small forest on the side of a volcano in Maui

Columbines, in general, are a lovely flower coming in wide assortment of colour combinations. This giant columbine was growing all by itself and appeared very proud to be doing so well on it's own.

if you ever wondered what a photography studio does on a slow day... well, we photograph our toothbrush, and here it is. this is a close-up shot of the bristles on a toothbrush (Oral-B if you're curious) and each one has a diameter of 0.0075 inches (thickness of 1½ sheets of paper). we found it interesting that the plastic bristles start out very smooth on the handle end (seen at top) and then have a rougher texture on the brushing end (seen at bottom).

i'm keeping my distance and using my longest lens as this female hunter is sizing up lunch.

one of 10,000 roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Oregon.

edge of a corn crop in Indiana

Foxglove stalk full of bell-shaped blooms

southern China