Botanical Portraits

Hydrangea Arborescens

November 02, 2010

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Anonymous said…

What lovely photos! Happy New Year!

1/01/2011

Trees in winter

There is a bold beauty in trees in winter, wether they are in a landscape covered by snow or in a misty and gloomy day outlining a river and buildings.

The Barbican Complex, architecture with nature in the City of London

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The making of a floral arrangement, the making off

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