southern Maui along the road to Hana

White Peacock butterfly in southern Florida.

A white dicentra plant bathed in morning sunlight.

almost looking like the famous british breakfast omelet, this is actually an extreme closeup shot of a flower petal. more specifically, an area of 0.06 x 0.04 inches (about the thickness of a DVD) of a gladiolus bloom. i focused on the area of the petal where it transitioned from an overall pale-yellow down to it's dark-red throat. here, i discovered a layer of egg-yolk-like cells separated by clear gel-like cells which allowed me to see down to a lower layer of pale-yellow flesh riddled with tiny purple spots (averaging 1/1500 of an inch each). all-in-all, a most interesting find for the day that makes a beautiful piece of abstract art.

a walk in the woods during early autumn in Indiana

an 80-foot waterdrop along the McKenzie River in Willamette National Forest

looks like these two males are chatting about their upcoming fish lunch (Aleutian Islands)

northern Montana