Cinnamon fern spores grow on their own fronds and turn a lovely cinnamon color—hence the name!
Nikon D600, Nikon 24-120mm lens @ 95mm, ISO 160, f/4, 1/80″ exposure
A field of dandelions in Huntington Center
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.
These stately sycamores line the Cour Mirabeau, one of the central streets in Aix-en-Provence
The purple trillium is in bloom down by Fargo Brook. I love the wine-rich color of the petals.
New daffodil blossoms nod in the afternoon
The complex interior of a bloodroot is almost flamelike…
The bloodroot is starting to fade already down along Fargo Brook.
I surprised a phoebe near the house…
John Hadden Photography 