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Intimate 72 images Created 20 Apr 2022

More than macro and close-ups, less than landscapes.

NOTE: these are reduced resolution images for web display, only — prints will be produced from the full resolution originals.
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  • Palmer's Ceanothus (Ceanothus palmerii) & Scarlet Bugler (Penstemon centrantifolius) in bloom, Laguna Mountains, California; May 2022.
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  • Lots of San Diego Pea (Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii) growing amid torched and resprouting scrub oaks in an area that burned in the 2020 Valley Fire in San Diego County, California; April 2022.
    San-Diego-Pea-Burn-Scar-22-3792.jpg
  • Many Phacelia parryi (Parry's Phacelia) growing between the remainders of shrubs burned in the 2020 Valley Fire, near Gaskill Peak in San Diego County, California; April 2022.
    Phacelia-parryi-Burn-Scar-22-3781.jpg
  • Dry reeds and a rocky hillside, Amargosa River wetlands, Shoshone, California; February 2022.
    Reed-Rocky-Hillside-22-2447.jpg
  • A little tangle in a bigger tangle. Amargosa River wetlands, Shoshone, California; February 2022.
    Tangle-in-Tangle-22-2436.jpg
  • A thorny tangle of dry Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), Amargosa River wetlands, Shoshone, California; February 2022.
    Thorny-Mesquite-22-2353.jpg
  • Mud flow detail, Death Valley National Park, California; February 2022.
    Mud-Flow-Detail-22-1825.jpg
  • Broken off oak limb resting in leaves on a granite boulder; February 2022.
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  • Chaotic mixture of Chamise and Bushrue along the Fry-Koegel Trail, February 2022.
    Chamise-Chaos-22-1233.jpg
  • Green leaves of Heart-leafed Primrose (Chylismia cardiophylla) growing amidst rocks in a ravine; Carrizo Badlands, California; January 2022.
    Primrose-Badlands-22-1012.jpg
  • Sycamore fall foliage on frosted California Sagebrush, Rancho Bernardo, California; December 2021.
    Sycamore-Sagebrush-21-0594.jpg
  • Desert stones and dead root fragments on sedimentary bedrock, Coyote Mountains Wilderness. March 2021.
    Dead-Roots-21-7823.jpg
  • Root of a desert shrub resembles the shape of a dragon or seahorse; Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. March 2021.
    Seahorse-Dragon-Root-21-7687.jpg
  • Decaying Coast Live Oak branches and young Coast Live Oak seedlings in Sycamore leaves; Blue Sky Ecological Reserve, Poway, California. January 2021.
    Old-New-Oaks-21-7443.jpg
  • First morning light hits a tangle of dry, frosty plant stalks. Rancho Bernardo, California; January 2021.
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  • Bunchgrass and dried wildflowers, Laguna Mountains, California. November 2020.
    Bunchgrass-20-7024.jpg
  • Fall-colored leaves on a small shrub amidst fallen branches of an oak tree; Laguna Mountains, California. November 2020.
    Autumn-Embers-20-7011.jpg
  • Acorns, Black Oak Leaves, Dry Twigs, Fresh Green; Laguna Mountains, California. November 2020.
    Autumn-Potpourri-20-7002.jpg
  • Granitic boulders with California Sagebrush and Buckwheat, Escondido, California; October 2020.
    Boulders-Buckwheat-20-6765.jpg
  • Pine cones, needles and oak leaves, Lower Doane Valley, Palomar Mountain, California. June 2020.
    Cones-Needles-Leaves-20-5860.jpg
  • Mesquite roots and sandstone, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; April 2020.
    Mesquite-Roots-20-4718.jpg
  • Assorted rocks in moist sand, Fossil Canyon, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. April 2020.
    Rock-Assortment-20-4601.jpg
  • Stones in a desert wash arranged by nature; Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. March 2020.
    Simple-Treasures-20-4145.jpg
  • Tiny unidentified plants growing out of dried mud after desert rains, Canyon Sin Nombre, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California. February 2020.
    Green-Gems-20-3415.jpg
  • Gutierrezia californica (California Matchweed) on an overcast summer morning in coastal sage scrub at Lake Hodges, Rancho Bernardo, California. August 2019.
    Gutierrezia-Field-19-2213.jpg
  • Fallen Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) and Broad-leaf Gilia (Aliciella latifolia), Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; May 2019.
    Ocotillo-Gilia-19-0905.jpg
  • Broken Yucca stalk with open and empty seed pods , White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. March 2019.
    White-Sands-Yucca-19-7607.jpg
  • Dried Yucca inflorescenses, broken off by the wind, disperse their seeds in the dunes of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. March 2019.
    White-Sands-Yucca-19-7553.jpg
  • Yucca disappearing in the fine white gypsum sand of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. March 2019.
    White-Sands-Yucca-19-7542.jpg
  • Blue rock and flakes, Bisti Badlands, New Mexico; September 2018.
    Bisti-Badlands-18-4606.jpg
  • Orange clinker shards and clay mud hill, Bisti Badlands, New Mexico. September 2018.
    Bisti-Badlands-18-4570.jpg
  • Jeffrey Pine cones and dry grass, Laguna Mountains, California; January 2018.
    Jeffrey-Pine-Cones-18-9492.jpg
  • Hundreds of acorn woodpecker holes in Jeffrey Pine bark, Laguna Mountains, California; January 2018.
    Pine-Bark-Woodpecker-Holes-18-9451.jpg
  • Shadow of a fern on a fallen tree
    Fern-Shadow-i17-0724.jpg
  • Frosted Sycamore leaves on a cold Southern California December morning; Rancho Bernardo, San Diego County.
    Frost-Sycamore-Leaves-23365.jpg
  • Oak leaves and pebbles arranged by a torrent of water after rains, Los Penasquitos Canyon, San Diego, California; December 2016.
    PQ-Oak-Leaves-Pebbles-161202-0747.jpg
  • Weather-bleached rootstock of a fallen pine tree, Mammoth Lakes, California; September 2016.
    Weathered-Pine-Rootstock-22511.jpg
  • Underwater plants washed ashore and buried in sand, Solana Beach, California; April 2016.
    Cardiff-State-Beach-21395.jpg
  • "Hale Bopp" — rock with sand patterns  after a high-tide, Solana Beach, California; March 2016.
    Cardiff-21011.jpg
  • Plant limb on cracked mud, Clark Dry Lake, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; January 2015.
    Clark-Dry-Lake-16413.jpg
  • Striped mud and desert rock, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California; January 2015.
    Andrade-Canyon-16297.jpg
  • Pebbles and patterns in the sand, Scripps Coastal Preserve, La Jolla, California; February 2014.
    Pebbles-Patterns-14-0794.jpg
  • Granit pebble stuck in sandstone, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; January 2014.
    Fish-Creek-Wash-14-0526.jpg
  • Mud caked onto rocks in Fish Creek Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; January 2014.
    Fish-Creek-Wash-14-0507.jpg
  • Dead Ocotillo root in slot canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; October 2013.
    Ocotillo-Root-8696.jpg
  • Palm Wash, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; October 2013.
    Palm-Wash-13-8690.jpg
  • Desert shrub brushed by floods, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; October 2013.
    Desert-CPP-20131010-1701.jpg
  • Sunlit rock & wave washing over sand at sunset, Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California. September 2013.
    Sunset-Rock-Sand-13-7466.jpg
  • Rocks, twig and fossilized shells on dried mud, Mud Hills Wash, Anza Borrego, California. March 2013.
    Desert-Skin-Bone-13-3923.jpg
  • Root and mud-covered wall, Arroyo Tapiado, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2013.
    Arroyo-Tapiado-13-3794.jpg
  • Small pebbles on dried cracked dirt that accumulated in the depression of a rock; Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2013.
    Rock-Detail-13-3687.jpg
  • Brittlebush and granite, Dos Cabezas, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2013.
    Brittlebush-Granite-Boulders-13-3498.jpg
  • Granite trapped in a soft sandstone layer in a slot canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2013.
    Palm-Wash-3122.jpg
  • Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) leaves form the shape of a heart on a granite boulder, Anza Borrego, California. December 2012.
    Desert-Willow-Leaves-12-2414.jpg
  • Vibrant wolf lichen grows on the trunk of a dead Black Oak (Kellogg Oak), Laguna Mountains, California; December 2012.
    Lichen-Dead-Oak-2257.jpg
  • Gooseneck barnacles and mussels on tide pool rocks at Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; October 2012.
    Goose-Barnacles-1037.jpg
  • Baked mud and efflorescence, Carrizo Badlands, California; December 2011.
    Baked-Mud-Efflorescence-11-3120.jpg
  • Wolf Lichen (Letharia vulpina) on Incense Cedar, Agua Dulce Ravine, Laguna Mountains, California. June 2011.
    Lichen-Bark-11-6094.jpg
  • Seasonal creek with Monkey Flowers, Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve, San Diego, California; April 2011.
    Monkey-Flower-Creek-11-1838.jpg
  • Red-glowing autumn leaves over the water of Leitgeringer See in Bavaria, Germany; September 2010.
    Fall-Flames-10-6810.jpg
  • Grasses arch delicately and reflect in the water of Leitgeringer See in Bavaria, Germany; September 2010.
    Delicate-Grasses-10-6804.jpg
  • Cornflowers in barley field, Innviertel, Austria; June 2010.
    Cornflowers-4905.jpg
  • Rivulets at Wimbachgries carve erosion patterns into the gravel bed and the last sunlight on the surrounding mountains reflects in the water. Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany; June 2010.
    Wimbachgries-Gravel-Patterns-10-4668.jpg
  • A tiny pine grows out of the weathered trunk of an old fallen one, Wimbachgries, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Germany; June 2010.
    Pine-Renewal-10-4571.jpg
  • Frozen sticks at the bank of the Salzach River, Hochburg-Ach, Austria; December 2009.
    Salzach-Winter-09-8015.jpg
  • Driftwood covered with a thin layer of snow, Ach, Austria; December 2009.
    Salzach-Winter-09-8011.jpg
  • Barrel Cactus & Yucca Leaf, Joshua Tree National Park, California. September 2009.
    Barrel-Cactus-09-6605.jpg
  • "Beach Salad" — plants washed ashore, Santa Barbara, California; September 2009.
    Beach-Salad-09-6184.jpg
  • Raindrops on grass after a summer rain at Frillensee near Inzell-Adlgass, Bavaria, Germany. August 2009.
    Raindrops-Grass-09-5546.jpg
  • A tiny Lingonberry plant grows out of a crack in a lichen-covered rock at Schneeberg, Mühlbach am Hochkönig, Austria; August 2008.
    Schneeberg-Lingonberry-Lichen-8-8017.jpg
  • Driftwood and pebble on the sand bank of the Salzach River, Bavaria, Germany; April 2008.
    Riverwood-08-5520.jpg
  • Thorny tangle of bare twigs, Ettenau, Austria; March 2008.
    Thorny-Tangle-08-4547.jpg