Links- August 31, 2012
Renoir Lily (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well Flower and Plant Links The Desert Edge has Garden Designers Roundtable: Designing With Native Plants National Park and National Wildlife Refuge...
Fed Up with Copyright Infringement
As a photographer who posts her work on the web - I've always known my photos were being used without my permission on various websites. Until recently - I had no clue how prevalent the problem was. Using Google's Reverse Image Search engine - I've identified well...
Beautiful Lilies Video
I love lilies! They are some of my favorite flowers to photograph. Originally, various lilies were native to much of Europe and Asia, the United States and Canada. Today, they are grown worldwide - with thousands of varieties. I've created a new video with some of my...
August 28 – Summer Lawn Party Literary Reading
I'll be doing a reading from and discussing my book Wildflower Meditations: A Gift for the Spirit at 10 AM at Tuesday morning's meeting of the 2012 Summer Lawn Literary Reading Series. Organized by Dr. Rose Carlin, the series takes place on Tuesday mornings in...
Links – August 24, 2012
Yellow Trillium with Ferns (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well Flower and Plant Links Karen's Garden Tips has Characteristics of a Meadow Garden National Park and National Wildlife Refuge...
Early Bird Pricing Ends August 24 for Capturing Nature’s Peaceful Beauty Workshop
Just a quick reminder - Early Bird Registration (save $ 50) for my September 7 - 9 Capturing Nature's Peaceful Beauty workshop ends on August 24. Capturing Nature's Peaceful Beauty A Hands-on Workshop with Award-Wining Flower Photographer Patty Hankins September 7 -...
Photos from the Road: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Here are a few more of my photos from Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This post has a few wildflowers and one abstract photo. You can see my landscape photos from the park in my August 6 blog post. Rubber Rabbitbrush - Ericameria nauseosa - a member of the aster...
Links- August 17, 2012
Day Breaker Roses (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well Flower and Plant Links The Christian Science Monitor has How to transform African farming: Return to 'orphan crops' Orchid Garden has Rare...
2013 Peaceful Beauty Calendar – Special Early Bird Pricing
I’m happy to announce that special Early Bird Pricing for my 2013 Peaceful Beauty Calendar is now available! Save $ 3.00 off every copy of my calendar that you order between now and September 12. Regular price for the calendar will be $ 19.95 - Special Early Bird...
Amazing US National Parks
"Lose yourself in nature and find peace." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park As you've probably figured out by now, I love spending time in America's National Parks. I would love to see them have a greater level of support than they currently...
Photos from the Road: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
I'm just back from an amazing trip to several National Parks in the western United States. I drove just 6000 miles in 3 1/2 weeks - and took close to 5000 photos. So it's going to take me a while to weed through everything, decide which are the best photos to edit,...
Capturing Nature’s Peaceful Beauty — September 7 – 9, 2012
Would you like to take photos like the ones you see on this page? If you would - then this is the workshop for you . . . Capturing Nature's Peaceful Beauty A Hands-on Workshop with Award-Wining Flower Photographer Patty Hankins September 7 - 9, 2012 The workshop...