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Good things come in small packages

July 15, 2025Close Up, FlowersJonathan

A purple blossom with its five petals folded in, giving it a box-like appearance. Green leaves are in the background, and several water drops are on the flower.

Purple poppy mallow blossoms close in the evening, open in the morning, and then remain closed after they’ve been pollinated.

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Savoring the sunset

July 13, 2025SkyJonathan

A pastel-orange sun above the treeline on the opposite shore of a lake in a sky of orange clouds. On the side of the photo is a pine tree in silhouette.

It’s been a long time since I took the time to savor the evolution of a sunset. This was last night over Lake Monona from San Damiano Park.

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Golden vision

July 11, 2025Architecture, Black & WhiteJonathan

The roof of a Thai pavilion seen through dense foliage. The photos is in black and white, except for the pavilion's roof which is bright, metallic gold.

Olbrich Garden’s Thai Pavilion with a selective color edit.

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Growth cycle

July 9, 2025Close Up, FlowersJonathan

Close up of the green head of a coneflower before the petals grow out and it blossoms.

Coneflowers on their way to blossoming.

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Clouds over the lagoon

July 7, 2025Landscape, Panorama, SkyJonathan

Dark grey clouds arcing over a lagoon surrounded by lush green foliage. A stone bridge over the lagoon is seen on one side.

Madison’s Tenney Park.

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Water lilies

July 5, 2025Flowers, ReflectionsJonathan

Pink water lily and its reflection in a pond. Two lily pads are in the background, out of focus.

Colorful explosions from the lily pad pond at Olbrich Botanical Gardens.

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The night sky

July 2, 2025Astronomy, SkyJonathan

Stars in a cloudless night sky above a tree line silhouette.

Playing around with astrophotography. I was trying to capture the faint Milky Way in the second photo while fighting the glow from city lights, and got a firefly photobomb!

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View from the top

June 30, 2025Lakes, Landscape, MountainsJonathan

Looking down at the Lake Superior shore from the slope of a small mountain of rocks and trees. A few islands can be seen in the distance off the shore.

Sugarloaf Mountain, in Upper Michigan.

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Water droplets

June 28, 2025Close Up, RainJonathan

Close up of water drops on the end of two pine needles.

Like tiny jewels on the end of the pine needles.

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Reany Falls

June 26, 2025WaterfallsJonathan

A small, multi level waterfall in the middle of some fairly dense foliage and moss covered rocks.

A small but beautiful waterfall in a secluded and serene spot near Marquette, Michigan. Well… it’s serene as long as you can tolerate all the mosquitos.

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