Nature's Collection

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geyser at Yellowstone

Geyser

certainly appearing to be a pile of gemstones, this is actually a extreme closeup shot of a flower anther. within the middle of a gladiolus flower, you'll find four long and narrow stems protruding from the center of each bloom. three of these have a tiny banana-shaped pod (anther) on the end, and the remaining one (stigma) has three tiny fingers on the end. if you zoom into the anther, it appears something like a long canoe-like boat heaping full of cargo. zooming in more (and from the side), you can get a clear view of the 'cargo' of cells stacked up in the anther/boat. this photo is a tiny portion of that cargo and each 'gem' is about half the area of a human hair. (check out our "Sea Monster" shot to see the neighboring stigma up close.)

Balanced Gems

the surf is definitely 'up' today

Surf's Up 3

very large wall of tightly packed spires in Utah wilderness

Wall Spires

from the beautiful and tropical Wailea, Maui

Sunset Clouds

At the local gardens, they not only have a wonderful display of flora, but they also have many woodsy paths that are well maintained for easy walking.

Woods Path 1

looking straight down toward the tops of foliage and a simple dirt (mud) road.

Rainforest Road

northern Kauai

Through the Woods

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