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John Hadden Photography

Photography of the Natural World

Month

May 2014

Yellow

A field of dandelions
A field of dandelions

A field of dandelions in Huntington Center

La bec jaune

A chocard à bec jaune on the Aiguille du Midi
A chocard à bec jaune on the Aiguille du Midi

This very friendly chocard let me get quite close on our visit to the Aiguille du Midi above Chamonix!

Primula integrifolia

Purple primula integrifolia blooming
Purple primula integrifolia blooming

These fine and delicate alpine flowers—Primula integrifolia—were blooming in a tiny crag. Some of the Aiguilles Rouges tower above.

Alpenglow

Alpenglow on the Dôme de Goutier, Chamonix
Alpenglow on the Dôme de Goûter, Chamonix

This scene greeted us on our arrival as we stepped out onto the back deck of our chalet in Chamonix for the first time. The Dôme de Goûter and Aiguille de Bionassay were shrouded in cloud and lit up with sunset alpenglow.

Plane trees

Plane trees along the Cour Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence
Plane trees along the Cour Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence

These stately sycamores line the Cour Mirabeau, one of the central streets in Aix-en-Provence

Trillium

Purple Trillium in bloom
Purple Trillium in bloom

The purple trillium is in bloom down by Fargo Brook. I love the wine-rich color of the petals.

Nodding

Nodding daffodils
Nodding daffodils

New daffodil blossoms nod in the afternoon

Little fire

A close look a solitary bloodroot
A close look a solitary bloodroot

The complex interior of a bloodroot is almost flamelike…

Trio fading

A trio of bloodroot blossoms sliding past their prime
A trio of bloodroot blossoms sliding past their prime

The bloodroot is starting to fade already down along Fargo Brook.

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