I took pictures of this checkerspot butterfly up close on Winter Ridge in Oregon. I believe it's a Anicia Checkerspot,…
This photo shows a beautiful pink & white tulip up close. This particular flower is special because it's the only…
Today I'm sharing a couple photos of a dwarf purple monkeyflower up close. This tiny flower is blossoming now in…
Here is a photo of my cat's eye up close. She likes to sit on my lap every time I…
Maple leaves in the rain at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
Green up closeIn triangular Vanilla Leaf leavesAnd tiny Huckleberry leaves GreenIn splitting Gingko leaves Green up closeIn frond fans of…
These colorful lichens at Lake Abert look like bits of captured sunshine. Colorful lichens at Lake Abert, Oregon Macro Monday
Last month, we collected petrified wood bits from Bear Creek, south of Prineville Reservoir in Oregon. The following pieces are…
A white poppy up close growing in our garden last year. Poppies come in a variety of colors, but they're…
This picture of an ammonite fossil up close shows their beautiful spiraling structure. In ancient times they were called "snake…
This is a beautiful piece of stilbite up close. Specimens like these, from the stilbite subgroup, can be found near…
Here's a picture of a piece of polished labradorite up close. This feldspar mineral has a unique appearance. Its iridescence…
I saw these marigolds up close in a park at the end of July. These vignettes show orange, yellow, and…
Here are three photos of a milkweed seedpod up close. As you may know, milkweed flowers are a favorite of…
Poppies & honeybee up close in our garden this spring. This bee has full pollen baskets on its hind legs.…
I saw this yellow & white iris in bloom in mid June. When you see them blooming, summer is on…
Whirlybirds up close on a maple tree in my High Desert yard. I have fond childhood memories of collecting whirlybirds…
This morning I was out taking pictures of the sunrise and noticed this baby bird among the berries. It was…
Manzanita blossoms are putting on a show right now in Central Oregon. The delicate pink blossoms contrast with the thick,…
A rainbow of colorful lichen up close. These lichens grow on the rocks in my High Desert yard. Though they…
Here's a white coneflower up close in my garden. I usually see pink or purple coneflowers, but they're also pretty…
Showy layers of crepe paper-like red petals encircle a yellow melon-shaped ovary. Golden-anthered stamens stand guard over the precious seeds…
Today I'm sharing close up photos of marvelous malachite. According to geology.com, malachite is a "green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral."…
A blooming cosmos is one of my favorite sights to see in a garden. We had several colors of cosmos…
I saw another lovely lichen begging for me to photograph it. This fluorescent green lichen was on the forest floor…
This delicate beauty is sweet alyssum. Sweet to see and sweet to smell. Most common as a white flower, this…
Shooting stars up close. Wildflowers blooming on Glass Buttes in the High Desert of Oregon. Macro Monday
Bachelor buttons up close in our garden. I never knew they had so many colors. This flower has such an…
Here's a photo of ice plants up close from my garden near Bend, Oregon. I always look forward to seeing…
Blue flax flowers up close in my garden. These delicate flowers are difficult to photograph because they have a habit…
We have Northern flickers in our yard and everything about them is loud, even their feathers. Here's a flicker feather…
Here's a view of a chive blossom up close in my garden. We have a bumper crop this year! Macro…
Last week we visited Glass Buttes to collect obsidian and many wildflowers were in full bloom. Here is a clover…
Sunshine's Macro Monday (SMM) Monochrome Monday
We got some much needed snow in the last few days of our mild winter. This close-up of spruce cones…
Bunchberry, Cornus canadensis This small groundcover plant is actually a type of dogwood. These striking plants range in height from…