Intimate Flowers

#10207:
This little Pixie was captured in the fields on the grounds of Mission San Antonio, Fort Hunter Liggett, near King City, CA - it was a slightly overcast day, which provided for the wonderful lighting - that and I believe the little people were out and about casting their spells...

#10214:
It was a celebration of Dia de los Muertos, October 31, 1998 in Oaxaca, Mexico - I discovered this bougainvilla in the inner courtyard of the once Presidential Palace - a peaceful setting just above the ancient spring and washing area...

#10215:
Forever Yours is the name I gave this particular shot of a red rose - it came at approximately 7:00 AM in the courtyard of the Stanford Park Hotel in Palo Alto, CA the morning of my daughter's wedding because the father of the bride couldn't sleep any longer...

#10220a:
Fantasia - little folk dancing in the dunes of Pajaro Dunes, California, under a slight over-cast, the wind but a faint whisper...

#10260:
Cactus flower* - inside...

*For more on macro-photography with flowers, see Evensong