Snowdrops
© 2012 Patty Hankins One of the first flowers to bloom every year in the DC area are the snowdrops. The little white flowers bloom in late winter - often before the snow has melted. © 2010 Patty Hankins Members of the Amaryllis family, snowdrops were originally native...
New Photo: Bloodroot
Bloodroot @ 2012 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Bloodroot – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is one of the earliest blooming wildflowers in the Washington DC area. A member of the Papaveraceae (poppy...
Links – June 15, 2012
Pink Dogwood (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links The Washington Post has Forest lands in the East attract oil and gas bidders, but some...
Siberian Irises
Siberian Irises (iris siberica) are one of the late spring stars at local botanical gardens. Their blossoms add wonderful splashes of color among all the shades of green. Ceasar's Brother Siberian Iris © 2012 Patty Hankins Siberian Irises are members of the iris...
Moments That Make You Go WOW!
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle Yellow Flag Iris When I'm out photographing - there's always a moment when I know exactly what I'm trying to share with you in my photos. As I look at a flower, I take a moment to figure out...
New Photo: Beautiful Vision Iris
Beautiful Vision Iris © 2012 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Beautiful Vision Iris – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website. I’ve loved bearded irises since I was a child. My mother had an entire flower bed full of them that bloomed every summer -...
Links – June 8, 2012
Azaleas in the Woods (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links National Parks Traveler has 54 New National Recreation Trails Added To System In...
Some Lovely Lilies
Every now and then, I realize that I have a set of Asiatic Lily photos that I have posted. These are some lilies that I've photographed at some of the local botanical gardens. I love the shapes, the colors and the textures that I find in the lilies. Enjoy. Lilytopia...
Prairie Smoke – June 2012 Photo of the Month
Prairie Smoke © 2011 Patty HankinsOne of my favorite wildflowers I discovered during my trip to Yellowstone National Park in 2011 was Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum). When I first spotted it – I had no clue what it was – but I knew I wanted to take lots of photographs...
New Photo: White Trout Lily
White Trout Lily © 2012 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – White Trout Lily – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website. I’ve photographed the White Trout Lilies ( Erythronium albidum) at Turkey Run Park in Virginia a few times now. They bloom in the...
Links – June 1, 2012
Catesby's Trillium (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well National Park and National Wildlife Refuge Links National Parks Traveler has NPCA Worried That House Legislation Would Open National Park...
Snowflakes
Giant Snowflakes © 2012 Patty Hankins Nope - not the ones that fall from the sky in the winter - but the beautiful ones that bloom early in the spring. One of the first spring flowers to bloom each year are the snowflakes. Over the years, I've photographed both the...