Nature Close Up
I especially taking close up views of the things around me. Seemingly mundane items have a real charm up close.
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All photographs are © Copyright Dick Bower
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Maple Buds
Pretty springtime flowers on a Maple sapling.
April 21, 2008
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Maple Buds II
Early spring closeup of emerging maple leaves and seedpods.
April 12, 2009
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Lost Lunch
Some wild creature abandoned this strawberry by an ancient stump.
Annie captured this wonderful still life.
June 2001
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Moss Capsules
Another closeup of lawn flora, I believe these to be "capsules" of these mossy plants.
June 03, 2008
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Morning Bee
Bee on maple sapling. Early morning light. Note the spider webs (the bee wasn't trapped, and left soon after this picture was taken.)
May 10, 2006
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Homing In
A busy bee heading in for some autumn nectar.
September 2004
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Fall Flower and Bee
The late fall wildflowers apparently still interest the bees.
October 10, 2006
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Yummy Petunia
Butterfly enjoying our hanging basket of Petunias. Thanks Ron, for this one!
June 19, 1999
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Bumblebee Pollinator
Who needs honeybees? These local bumblebees manage to get in on the pollinating action, in spite of being a lot bigger than the blossoms.
May 14, 2008
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Autumn Leftover
Leftover burrs from the fall, still valiantly hanging on the plant, looking
to hitchhike a ride to fertile ground.
February 15, 2006
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Fall Flower
Even wilted, these wildflowers show off wondrous forms.
October 10, 2006
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Thistle
Dried remnants of a thistle plant.
September 2002
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Teasel
Fall picture of the dried head of a teasel plant.
The original photo was cropped a little too tightly at the top,
so I "improved it" and added the top few pixels.
September 24, 2002
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Orange Hawkweed
Getting up close and personal with the wildflowers in our lawn. This, I believe, is called Orange Hawkweed.
June 03, 2008
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Blue Gentian (maybe)
Wildflowers found along the road to Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks. We believe them to be a kind of Gentian but would accept expert correction.
September 2002
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Rhododendron Bud
From our flower garden, one of the Rhododendrons getting ready to bloom.
May 26, 2009
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Orange & Blue
Maple leaves in full fall color against a blue October sky.
October 2005
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Dewy Web
Morning dew leaves pearls on a spider's handiwork.
September 2004
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Spider Pearls
Normally all but invisible—after a heavy dew, these spider webs become works of art. I find it amazing that they hold up to such loads.
June 21, 2008
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Spider
Spider waits in the center of her dew-bejeweled web.
August 2002
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Dragonfly 1
One of three different kinds of Dragonflies I photographed one sunny day by our "Lake Eerie."
Does anyone know what kind it is?
June 21, 2008
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Dragonfly 2
One of three different kinds of Dragonflies I photographed one sunny day by our "Lake Eerie."
I think it's a "Common Whitetail" — Does anyone know for sure?
June 21, 2008
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Dragonfly 3
One of three different kinds of Dragonflies I photographed one sunny day by our "Lake Eerie."
Does anyone know what kind it is?
This is the June picture in our Backyard Broome calendar.
June 21, 2008
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Fallen Leaves
Rainy days make great photo opportunities. Here wet autumn leaves and shiny rock make an interesting pattern.
October 2002
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Ice Trap
Last season's weeds entombed in a wall of ice.
April 12, 2001
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Moss on Ice
Moss and trees trapped by the ice.
February 15, 2006
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Roadside Trillium
Trillium flower found along the road on a rainy day.
May 15, 2008
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Tree Scar
One of my first digital pictures, and still a favorite.
An apple tree slowly healing from being pruned years earlier.
March 26, 1999
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Apple Blossoms
Apple tree in full bloom.
See products that highlight this picture!
May 10, 2006
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Seed Pods
Maple seed pods on a rainy spring morning.
May 12, 2006
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Brown Maple Pods
Not a colorful as some of the others, but these brown seedpods still look great.
May 24, 2009
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Dandelion
Ripe dandelion head, ready to be scattered by the wind.
May 14, 1999
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