popcorn flower #photography#macroMonday#chicagobotanicgarden yep. popcorn flower. guess why? photography.
I went to the #ChicagoBotanicGarden for the second time this week ... I can't stay away, especially with this weather!
ghost sulphur #photography#chicagobotanicgarden i believe this white buttefly is named ghost sulphur. so poetic. fairly small. small but dramatic. photograph.
another day, another dahlia. #photography#chicagobotanicgarden spotted this one calmly standing in a bed of dahlias. like it had it's own spotlight. stupendously symmetrical. irony alert: no such thing as 'another day, another dahlia.' there can't be enough dahlia days! photograph.
rose mallow | another view #photography#chicagobotanicgarden the same plant from behind. photograph.
rose mallow #photography#chicagobotanicgarden this was growing near the top of the waterfall. i thought it was a hibiscus plant, but it's not. it's a relative called swamp hibiscus. it's common name is rose mallow. a nice surprise up there. photograph.
japanese bridge #photography#chicagobotanicgarden the bridge across the lagoon. view from the japanese side. spans the main gardens and the japanese garden islands. light filtering through the willow trees. casting shadows and creating reflections on the water. peaceful as can be. photograph.
monday butterflies | 5 #photography#chicagobotanicgarden#butterflies just one more. i think this is everybody i 'met.' photograph.
shady waterfall #photography#chicagobotanicgarden i haven't been nearby in a while. this is a constructed waterfall. it empties into the lagoon. there's a path that takes you to the top. i used to climb up to sit at the 'headwaters' and just think. the sound of water is such a help. photograph.
