I took lots of Virginia Bluebell pictures at Bull Run and Riverbend Parks in Virginia recently. I found many similar blue bell flowers at National Arboretum earlier this week when hiking along azalea trail. This is dubbed as English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in beautiful dark […]
Month: April 2021

Azaleas at National Arboretum – 2021.4.26.
Azalea blooming at National Arboretum in Washington, DC are usually at their peak during the last week of April. We visited the place two days ago and with great summer-like temperature it was certainly a great walk on the azalea trail to see so many […]

Snow Drop Flowers
I went to National Arboretum in Washington, DC for the peak blooming azaleas yesterday morning. Yes, I took tons of azalea photos but the most satisfying shots were the images of snow drop flowers again the backdrop of azaleas.

Sunset Sky
I always watch for interesting sunset sky when there is strong weather front moving in. So when a cold front was moving in yesterday afternoon I had my camera ready. It turned out as expected so I took these image from my backyard deck.

Tulips through Macro Lens
It’s amazing that macro lens can pick up the details that our eyes may miss. It was the case this morning in shooting tulips. I did not notice the tiny morning dews on the tulips and yet was picked up clearly through macro lens. With […]

More Tulip Photos
I went to Brookside Gardens for more tulip photos yesterday. I got there after 10:00 am and sun was very bright. All I could do was trying to take some images with translucent affects to the flowers.

Bluebells at Riverbend Park, Great Falls, Virginia
I have really got going with the bluebells in Virginia this spring. After visiting Bull Run Regional Park earlier this week, I found out Riverbend Park in Great Falls, not too far from my beloved National Great Falls Park, is also a great place to […]

April is for Tulips
With the warm weather lately here in Washington, DC area, tulips all the sudden became in full bloom at Brookside Gardens.

Bluebells at Bull Run Park, Virginia
Bull Run Regional Park near Centerville, Virginia is known for spectacular viewing of bluebells during the peak blooming time in April every year. We went there today and took the Bluebell Trail and also trail along the river where the bluebells were especially spectacular. Bluebells […]

Bluebell Flowers
It’s time for bluebell flowers. I took these at Brookside Gardens this morning.

Tidal Basin after Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms of 2021 were short lived probably due to the unusual warm weather during the past week so the leaves were anxious to come through and forcing the flowers to fade away. We visited the Tidal Basin last Thursday and sure enough there were […]

Magnolias at National Arboretum
I visited National Arboretum in Washington, DC yesterday. The blossom of many magnolias has passed the peak, however, I always enjoyed taking photos with some petals on the ground.