Leaves and Pink - botanical still life photography

A small collection of some leaves from earlier this year. I got a little carried away and took way too many shots but the shapes are so lovely. Eucalyptus, ceriman and ferns.

Mistletoe - Viscum album

and what an interesting plant it is up close..... :)

Eucalyptus - botanical study

One of my favorite trees in California is Eucalyptus. So many varieties, and the flowers are so, well, cute!! Plus this variety being almost neon pink is pretty wonderful ;)

Eucalyptus Seed Pods - nature photography

Some of the plants in California are just so amazing! Even though they aren't native (most eucalyptus are from Australia).  Eucalyptus has become one of my favorites, the trees, the flowers and the pods.  More pics of the flowers coming soon.

Pink Peony Flowers

.........Do you also hurry, half-dressed and barefoot, into the garden,
and softly, and exclaiming of their dearness, fill your arms with the white and pink flowers, with their honeyed heaviness, their lush trembling, their eagerness to be wild and perfect for a moment, before they are nothing, forever........ ~ Mary Oliver

Black and White Poppies

The texture of these flowers were just too wonderful to get distracted by color. 

The petals remind me of wrinkled tissue paper.