Summer at Chanticleer Garden

Hi all,

I know it has been a long time since my last post. Trying to catch up (: Here are some pictures of Chanticleer Garden, in Wayne, PA. It's a gorgeous place - go visit it if you can!

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"Summer at Chanticleer Garden"

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Picture 56 - Black and White Beauty

Picture 55 - More Water Doplets

Picture 54 - Pink Daisy

Picture 53 - Details

Picture 52 - 2 years-old

Happy Birthday, my princess. You're such a joy in our lives.

Leila turned 2 on February 16th (I know, I'm very late with my blog posts!)

Picture 51 - Waiting...

Just a few more weeks...

Picture 50 - Opposite Directions

Sayen Gardens - end of February.

Picture 49 - Sayen Gardens

There's still snow on the ground... but all the flower buds and warmer weather remind us Spring will be here soon.

Picture 48 - Tulips are coming!

First picture taken with my extension tubes. It's so nice how close I can get to things (and how much detail is shown!). Tulips will be here soon - for now they're only less than 2 inches high.

Picture 47 - Crocodile

He was watching us...

Picture 46 - Sea Turtle

Over 100 years-old... incredible.

Picture 45 - Shark Tank

Shark Tank at the Adventure Aquarium. It's so hard to get decent pictures there since the place is so dark. But seeing so much under water beautiful creatures, it's even harder to come home without photographing them!

Picture 44 - A February Sunset

It was gorgeous. The sky was on fire. A nice (and cold) walk by the Delaware River with a breathtaking sunset.

Picture 43 - Pineapple Texture

Picture 42 - Like a Spring Morning

One day this week it felt like Spring. Bird watch at Sayen Gardens.

Picture 41 - Dinner for Two

Again practicing the manual focus. I love when miniature things look like real size ones on photos.

Picture 40 - A Beautiful Winter Morning

Picture 39 - Cardinal

Picture 38 - Sayen Gardens

A short morning walk at Sayen Gardens this morning. Weather was beautiful. Lots of snow on the ground, but still some beauty to be found...

Picture 37 - Pink Roses

Nayana's birthday surprise!

Picture 36 - Winter Romance

"I think there is something so romantic about winter... The fragility of ice crystals clinging to a wilted flower..."

Picture 35 - Ice

February 2nd Ice Storm. Hurry up, Spring!

Picture 34 - Glowing Branches

Glowing branches after the storm.

Picture 33 - After the Storm

Pretty blue sky after the snow storm this week.

Picture 32 - The Orchid Wall

Looking up - the incredible Orchid Wall. My last one from the Longwood Gardens Conservatory in January.

Picture 31 - Black and White

Even taking the pretty bright pink color away... it still looks so stunning.

Picture 30 - More Texture

More amazing texture - Pink Lily at the Longwood Gardens Conservatory.

Picture 29 - Texture

Its texture just amazes me! Hibiscus - at the Longwood Gardens Conservatory.

Picture 28 - Bright Red

So small and so majestic - at the Longwood Gardens Conservatory.

Picture 27 - Waiting to Bloom

Waiting to bloom... at the Longwood Gardens Conservatory.

Picture 26 - Tiny Little Visitor

I love the combination of flowers and insects -- at the Longwood Gardens Conservatory.

Picture 25 - The Reflection in Her Eye

In this picture I tried to get my reflection in Leila's eye. That was my new "assignment", given by my friend David Byron. He's an amazing photographer. This is not even close to what he would be able to do with his camera, but I tried... and I know that practice makes perfect -- someday I hope :)

Picture 24 - The Castle

The Castle and the three chairs - at Longwood Gardens, PA.

Picture 23 - Through the Window

Winter through the window -- at Longwood Gardens.

Picture 22 - Windmill

At Halo Farm this afternoon - a nice combination of sunset and a very old windmill. I love windmills.

Picture 21 - Jellyfish

In my opinion, one of the most fascinating ocean creatures imaginable.

Picture 20 - Philadelphia

Delaware River, Philadelphia and HDR Filter :)

Picture 19 - Petals

Learning manual focus. And loving it.

Picture 18 - The Moon

A few nights ago...

Picture 17 - Under Water

Trip to the Adventure Aquarium today, in Camden NJ. A beautiful place with amazing under water creatures, but extremely hard to photograph since the lighting is so low. This was one of my very few captures. I could have watched this little guy for a lot longer!

Picture 16 - Things to Remember

The ring was a Mother's Day gift before Leila was born. The rose was from my friend Melissa, at Leila's birth.

Picture 15 - Icicles

I'm not a big fan of cold weather... but icicles, in my opinion, are one of the most beautiful things in the Winter.

Picture 14 - Water Droplet

Picture 13 - Candleholder

Through the red glass.

Picture 12 - Hearts

Happy Snow Day!

Picture 11 - Flying High

Picture 10 - Singing at Sunset

Sunset was even more special with some live music.

Picture 9 - Waiting to Bloom

Waiting patiently for the Spring...

Picture 8 - Loving the Snow

One year ago this was so overwhelming for you. I'm so glad you can have fun in the snow now, Lukie. I'm happy when you're happy.

Picture 7 - Rose

My neighbor's backyard. I know, it looks sad. But still pretty.