Moth and Corn Lily Leaves. Yosemite National Park, California. July 9, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A moth on new corn lily leaves along the Young Lakes trail in the Yosemite National Park backcountry.
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July Sky and Fence. Central California. July 4, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A cloudy July sky over a hilltop fence line in Central California. While it might make a better story if I had made this photograph is some exotic place, I’m afraid that I saw this scene on an afternoon at a nearby place where I frequently hike. This is why I always carry my camera when I hike…
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One Yellow Flower. Almaden Quicksilver Park, California. April 12, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Spring flower and buds growing on the forest floor at Almaden Quicksilver Park.
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Dogwood Flowers and Branches. Yosemite National Park, California. April 27, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
I photographed these two dogwood flowers and dogwood branches in a dark and shady area of the Yosemite Valley forest last April just as the spring bloom was starting. (With the apparent intent of simplifying photographers’ lives, the tree had fallen over so that the beautiful blooms were mostly right at about waist level… :-)
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