Bloodroot on Yellow

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged art, Bloodroot, close up, copyright, light, native, petals, photography, spring, white • 1 Comment

It’s always so nice to see these hardy little native flowers!

Raspberry Pink

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, close up, copyright, light, macro, native, Pentax KP, petals, photography, pink • 2 Comments

Close on a pretty Flowering raspberry bloom. So glad I planted this native shrub in a shady spot in my yard a few years ago. It is really thriving!

Golden Petals

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged close up, copyright, flower, gardens, light, macro, native, Ontario, Pentax KP, petals, photography, summer, wildflower • 2 Comments

Beautiful lines of the grey headed coneflower.

Daisy Fleabane Macro

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, garden, light, London, native, petals, photography, weed, white, yellow • 2 Comments

Close on a native plant that grows as a ‘weed’ in these parts but I honour it as a flower in my garden.

Pine Needle Green

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged angles, copyright, green, light, native, needles, Ontario, Pentax KP, photography, pine, thin, tree • 4 Comments

A close look at a White Pine in my garden. I love the way the needles reflect the light.

Fall Cedar Branches

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged branches, brown, close up, copyright, forest, green, light, native, Nature, photography, woods • 2 Comments

Hanging out under some Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White Cedar).

Turtlehead

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged close up, copyright, flower, garden, green, native, native plant, perennial, photography, pink, summer • 4 Comments

Close on a native perennial in my garden, Turtlehead or Chelone obliqua. The common name is because the bloom looks like a turtle’s head and the genus name is after a nymph in Greek mythology, Chelone (kee-LO-nay) who refused an invitation to Zeus and Hara’s wedding so the God Hermes changed her into a turtle!

Meadow Rue

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, green, leaves, light, London, native, Nature, Ontario, Pentax KP, photography, summer, Woodland Garden • Leave a comment

Pretty shades of green in the woodland garden. Happy Friday!

White Pine Green

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged branches, close up, copyright, light, London, native, needles, Ontario, photography, pine needles, summer, white • Leave a comment

Close on a young native tree in my backyard. Eastern White Pine, Pinus Strobus, is one of my favourite trees! Their soft, bright needles and winter colour is hard to beat. 🙂