Wild raspberry bushes in northern Indiana

the seed cones of a Douglas Fir tree

Whenever I'm in the mood to photograph butterflies, I try to seek out large clusters of small deep-throated flowers. They seem designed just for the mouths of butterflies and during the right season, it can make for some great photos. Typically, I setup near these flowers with all my readings made in advance and hope for something like this beautiful Clipper butterfly of the Philippines to land in front of me.

a super closeup photograph of a swimsuit (Ocean Pacific, if you're curious). all the nylon/spandex fibers are white and only the portions toward the outer surface are dyed with a pattern of colours. the spaghetti-like strands seen here, are the ultra-tiny fibers that make up a single thread. these 'micro-threads' measure only 0.0004 inches in diameter (thinner than kitchen plastic wrap), and quite a few are bundled together to create an actual thread used to knit the fabric.

It's been raining most of the day and it's paying off by making this typically smaller waterfall much more voluminous.

close-up shot of a young tree bud

very large wall of tightly packed spires in Utah wilderness

closeup of a tortoise emerging as desert temperatures become more tolerable just before sunset in Arizona