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Ladies In White

Tulips, White Tulips, Bokeh, Flowers, Beautiful
The muted sunlight coming from behind these white tulips gave the flowers a unique quality.  These early spring beauties were photographed at Pella, Iowa.  Each year Pella has a tulip festival.

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Slipping Toward Twilight

Milwaukee, Twilight, River, River Walk, Evening, Blue, City, Cityscape
Shades of night are slipping into the River Walk area of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

I was fortunate to spend some time doing some night photography with an experienced photographer from the Milwaukee area. It’s always great, when away from home, to have a photographer familiar with the location give you benefit of their experience.

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Kewaunee Morning Hues

Kewaunee, WI, Sunrise, Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, Colorful
It’s hard to rival the beautiful colors of a Kewaunee, Wisconsin sunrise. This is an image I captured just before sunrise yesterday morning.

Kewaunee is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan.

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Tropical Reach

Hibiscus, Flower, Tropical, Stigma, Red, Yellow
The simple beauty of the hibiscus flower makes a dramatic statement when viewed up close.

This specimen was captured at the Mitchel Park Botanical Gardens, also known as The Domes, in Milwaukee, WI.

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Subtle Awakening

Sunrise, Seascape, Lake Michigan, Kewaunee, WI, Lighthouse, BeachThe Kewaunee, Wisconsin lighthouse and pier stand ready to greet the sun as it rises above the Lake Michigan horizon.

I love the way the light dances on the beach with the gentle rhythm of the calm, early morning waves.  The clouds above add another layer of flavorful light.

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Big City Serenity

Night, Milwaukee, River, Lights, Reflection, Downtown
I was able to connect with a photographer friend on a recent trip to Milwaukee, WI.  He graciously took me to a few locations for nighttime photography. I thought this one turned out well.

Along Milwaukee’s river walk, there are a number of downtown locations where a beautiful scene can be captured.

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Owl Butterfly

Butterfly, Owl Butterfly, Big Butterfly,
I found this unique, very large butterfly on a recent visit to the Puelicher Butterfly Vivarium in the Milwaukee Public Museum. There were a variety of butterflies, but this one intrigued me the most because of it’s size.

According to Wikipedia

An owl butterfly is a butterfly, in the genus Caligo, known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls’ eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America.

Owl butterflies are very large, 65–200 mm (2.6–7.9 in), and fly only a few meters at a time, so avian predators have little difficulty in following them to their settling place. However, the butterflies preferentially fly in dusk, when few avian predators are around. The Latin name may possibly refer to their active periods. Caligo means darkness.

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Golden Shrimp Plant

Golden Shrimp Plant, Flower, Yellow, Macro, Tropical Plant
This is the unique bloom of the tropical plant known as the Golden Shrimp Plant.  I was able to snap this image at a botanical garden.  This flower blooms the appealing yellow color and then bursts forth with slender white petals.  Very cool.

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Autumn Leaf Salad

Fall, Autumn, Leaves, Leaf, Fall Foliage, Autumn Foliage
The beauty of last autumn seems like a distant memory.  Thankfully, we still have a record of the colorful leaves.  This view, from the forest floor, offers a variety of color, shape and texture.  This photo was taken on October 18, 2014.

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Tree Dwellers

Mushrooms, Fungi, Fungus, Tree, White Birch, Birch
It was a banner year for mushrooms in northeast Wisconsin.  An abundance of rainfall seemed to keep them sprouting up to, and even beyond, the first frosts.

I thought it was unusual to see so many mushrooms growing on a tree trunk. These healthy specimens were found in the woods of northeast Wisconsin.

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