July 14th, 2012 at 5:02AM
‘garden sonnet’

‘garden sonnet’

4 notes #by J Marion Brown#flower#macro#toad lily
July 13th, 2012 at 5:12AM
dew on horsetail fern

dew on horsetail fern

4 notes #by J Marion Brown#dew#macro#fern
July 9th, 2012 at 6:02AM
‘La danse’

‘La danse’

7 notes #by J Marion Brown#flower#macro#delphinium#blue#purple
June 25th, 2012 at 5:01AM
string theory

string theory

12 notes #by J Marion Brown#droplets#spider web#macro#water
June 16th, 2012 at 5:18AM
honey bee on lamium

honey bee on lamium

5 notes #by J Marion Brown#macro#honey bee#bee#lamium#flower#garden
June 14th, 2012 at 6:12AM
Lady’s Mantle

Lady’s Mantle

1 note #by J Marion Brown#green#lady's mantle#macro#plant#droplets#water
June 13th, 2012 at 5:27AM
pink poppy center

pink poppy center

4 notes #by J Marion Brown#poppy#flower#macro
June 12th, 2012 at 5:54AM
the messenger of love wild blue flag iris Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages. Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields.       -Hana No Monogatari: The Stories of Flowers

the messenger of love

wild blue flag iris

Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages. Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields. 

     -Hana No Monogatari: The Stories of Flowers

1 note #by J Marion Brown#macro#iris#flower#native plants#Wisconsin
June 8th, 2012 at 6:07AM
‘a message for Maria’ monarch caterpillar

‘a message for Maria’

monarch caterpillar

6 notes #by J Marion Brown#monarch#caterpillar#macro
June 2nd, 2012 at 6:18AM
St. John’s wort at Taft Bridge Inn

St. John’s wort at Taft Bridge Inn

15 notes #by J Marion Brown#St. John's wort#plant#macro