One aspect of the beauty of African violet flowers is that they are almost crystalline, hewn from stone.

I was fortunate to be outside when this faint rainbow appeared this morning, otherwise I would have missed its subtle beauty.

Tickseed abloom.

Many of the plants in our garden are in bloom now. Here, the spirea.

Mere words fail to describe how lovely these crocuses are.

Another day blazes into existence.

Flowers bloom amidst tall grasses.
You would scarcely guess that an industrial facility is behind me.

Water, ponded around a drain, froze into an array of needles and spikes.

These patterns of frost on the car this morning survived the drive to work. I was compelled to capture them before they disappeared.

Before going to sleep for the day, the setting moon brightly shines above a still-dark soybean field.
