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

Maple Buds Pretty springtime flowers on a Maple sapling. April 21, 2008

Maple Buds II Early spring closeup of emerging maple leaves and seedpods. April 12, 2009

Lost Lunch Some wild creature abandoned this strawberry by an ancient stump. Annie captured this wonderful still life. June 2001

Moss Capsules Another closeup of lawn flora, I believe these to be "capsules" of these mossy plants. June 03, 2008

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

Homing In A busy bee heading in for some autumn nectar. September 2004

Fall Flower and Bee The late fall wildflowers apparently still interest the bees. October 10, 2006

Yummy Petunia Butterfly enjoying our hanging basket of Petunias. Thanks Ron, for this one! June 19, 1999

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

Autumn Leftover Leftover burrs from the fall, still valiantly hanging on the plant, looking to hitchhike a ride to fertile ground. February 15, 2006

Fall Flower Even wilted, these wildflowers show off wondrous forms. October 10, 2006

Thistle Dried remnants of a thistle plant. September 2002

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

Orange Hawkweed Getting up close and personal with the wildflowers in our lawn. This, I believe, is called Orange Hawkweed. June 03, 2008

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

Rhododendron Bud From our flower garden, one of the Rhododendrons getting ready to bloom. May 26, 2009

Orange & Blue Maple leaves in full fall color against a blue October sky. October 2005

Dewy Web Morning dew leaves pearls on a spider's handiwork. September 2004

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

Spider Spider waits in the center of her dew-bejeweled web. August 2002

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

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

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

Fallen Leaves Rainy days make great photo opportunities. Here wet autumn leaves and shiny rock make an interesting pattern. October 2002

Ice Trap Last season's weeds entombed in a wall of ice. April 12, 2001

Moss on Ice Moss and trees trapped by the ice. February 15, 2006

Roadside Trillium Trillium flower found along the road on a rainy day. May 15, 2008

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

Apple Blossoms Apple tree in full bloom. See products that highlight this picture! May 10, 2006

Seed Pods Maple seed pods on a rainy spring morning. May 12, 2006

Brown Maple Pods Not a colorful as some of the others, but these brown seedpods still look great. May 24, 2009

Dandelion Ripe dandelion head, ready to be scattered by the wind. May 14, 1999