Cherry Blossoms Reach Peak Bloom on Washington Street

Don’t get too excited…these images were taken in 2012.  But that just means that we have these beautiful blossoms to look forward to in the days to come.

As you may remember from last year’s posts, I explained that Spring and cherry blossoms will forever be intertwined for me after living in Washington, DC for 4 years.  I completed my residency in Internal Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital and would head to the tidal basin each Spring to photograph the cherry blossoms as they reached peak bloom.

While we don’t quite have the same number of trees in a concentrated space […]

By |April 19, 2013|Flowers|0 Comments

Flower Boxes on Ocean Avenue

three flower boxes

I wonder how many of my viewers will instantly recognize these three flower boxes that adorn the back of a house facing Ocean Avenue.  I’ve passed this house numerous times and would frequently catch myself gazing at the flower boxes decorating the back section.  On this day, the impatiens (I had to ask my wife for the name of these purple flowers) seemed to complement the colors of the house especially well and I decided to try to photograph them […]

By |September 27, 2012|Flowers|0 Comments

Bees Hard at Work

sunflower bee pollen

This image would likely scare a number of people (including a fair number of my patients).  As you can gather from this Sunflower Week, I’m a big fan of these flowers and the feeling they give that Summer has not yet ended.  For good or bad, my time spent shooting the flowers included waiting for bees to gather pollen and move away from the subject of my photo.  On a few occasions (such as the one above and […]

By |August 30, 2012|Flowers|0 Comments

Summer’s Last Breath…Sunflowers

sunflower square crop

I am not a ‘flower-guy’.  I could care less about the flowers in our backyard or taking pictures of flowers…with two exceptions – cherry blossoms and sunflowers.  Having lived in Washington, DC, cherry blossoms will be forever linked with the start of Spring and the end of Winter.  Sunflowers, arriving at the end of August, make me feel that Summer still has a few days left…a few more nice warm bright days.

I found a great sunflower patch last year and, with the wife and kids away Saturday, […]

By |August 27, 2012|Flowers|0 Comments