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arnohelfer

Updated: May 23, 2013 1:56pm PST

Redwoods Nat Park - May 2013 :

Redwoods Nat Park - May 2013

Robert Dennis

Updated: May 23, 2013 1:29pm PST

The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas : Explore the extraordinary natural wonders of Great Bay with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas USVI, home of the Ambassadors Center, is nestled right on Great Bay which is a recognized Blue Flag Beach. You can learn of the bay's wonders by joining Cousteau-trained naturalists on an educational program; hike along its beach, snorkel its reefs, create digital nature art and participate in a wide variety of activities that will inspire guests of all ages!

The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas

jmcousteauambassadors

Explore the extraordinary natural wonders of Great Bay with Jean-Miche ...

Updated: May 23, 2013 6:33am PST

New Nature Uploads : Recent photos of things in the natural world.  Everything from closeups to landscapes.  Mostly now I upload photos to their permanent home galleries and collect virtual copies to this gallery.

Photos will stay here until 'pushed out' by more recent uploads or until I get tired of seeing them here.  Please note that gallery comments might refer to different images than currently appear in this gallery.

New Nature Uploads

arctangent

Recent photos of things in the natural world. Everything from closeup ...

Updated: May 23, 2013 3:19am PST

Nature :

Nature

Douglas Ng

Updated: May 22, 2013 11:04pm PST

Birds :

Birds

Alfonso Palacios

Updated: May 22, 2013 5:22pm PST

2013 Spring Came Late This Year : After a brutal winter, and an interminable cold grey March, things are finally starting to bud, leaf, bloom, awaken.  I can't expect anything quite as spectacular as last year.  I'll be grateful for small favors from Mother Nature.

2013 Spring Came Late This Year

arctangent

After a brutal winter, and an interminable cold grey March, things are ...

Updated: May 22, 2013 9:58am PST

Animals and Critters :

Animals and Critters

David Copeland

Updated: May 22, 2013 7:30am PST

Peonies, or Paeonies if you prefer. : The peony plant belongs to the lone genus, Paeonia, of the family Paeoniaceae.  Despite their lack of close relatives, peonies occupy a wide geographical range.  Wikipedia says in that regard that "They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America."  Native species number in the several dozens, but the popularity of the genus has lead to the development of a number of hybrids.  There are early-blooming varieties (woody tree peonies), but most of the cultivated varieties (herbaceous) seen in U.S. gardens and arboretums bloom from late May through early June (or earlier if the weather is warmer, as it most definitely was in March 2012).

Peonies are often classified by flower type (descriptive of petal number and arrangement).  Wikipedia lists the following types.  Refer to their article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonies) for examples of each type:  (1) Single, (2) Japanese, (3) Anemone, (4) Semi-double, (5) Double, and (6) Bomb-Double.  For a good illustrated discussion of the various types, see here:  http://www.peonies.org/flower_types.html .  I have no proficiency in discriminating among these types, and typically I won't attempt to ascribe a type to any of the flowers I photograph unless that information is available on a plant tag, or online for varieties that are named on plant tags.

I've left pre-2012 photos of peonies in their original 'Garden Flowers' gallery and collected them to this gallery.  Beginning with 2012 peony photos will be uploaded here, and a selection of them will be collected to the 'Garden Flowers' gallery.

Peonies, or Paeonies if you prefer.

arctangent

The peony plant belongs to the lone genus, Paeonia, of the family Paeo ...

Updated: May 22, 2013 6:38am PST

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