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Photographed at the Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon.
About the Garden
Before the 1800s, native people hunted, fished, and camped along Johnson Creek.
In the second half of the 19th century, the property was part of the 320-acre donation land claim belonging to Jacob Johnson. Johnson operated a sawmill furnishing lumber for the very early homes in Portland. Johnson's land extended north from Mt. Scott down across the creek that was later named for him.
During the 1920s a house stood on the property which was reportedly a pig farm.
In 1931, John and Lilla Leach purchased the 4.5 acres and named it Sleepy Hollow. John, a pharmacist, and Lilla, an accomplished botanist, devoted their land to their fascination with plants.
About Lilla and John Leach
The story of John and Lilla Leach is a compelling one – one linked with early Oregon history, science (Lilla the botanist), business/commerce (John the druggist), civic-minded citizens (YMCA & Rose Festival, Leach Garden as botanical park), writers (both Lilla & John), humorist and historian (John) and an inspiring love story. Who could ask for more?
Read more...
www.leachgarden.org/about-leach/garden-history/
Mission
Leach Garden Friends maintains and enhances Leach Botanical Garden's living collections of plants for the purposes of education, research and conservation and preserves the legacy of the Garden’s founders, John and Lilla Leach.
Leach Garden Vision
We Aspire to Be…
> Portland’s botanical and cultural garden, a treasure connecting people, place and plants through discovery and delight. A botanical garden that highlights northwest native plants and features other unique collections including a modern physic garden, alpine house and fen.
> A horticultural resource for both casual and serious gardeners.
> A hands-on laboratory for environmental education that encourages engagement with the physical sciences.
> A model and demonstration site of environmental sustainability.
> An historic site celebrating John & Lilla Leach and their contributions to Pacific Northwest botany and to the southeast Portland community.
> A regional destination.
> A place of beauty, respite, and reflection.
> A special place for families to gather and create memories.
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I must apologise for another red squirrel but good news for me as the mammy squirrel has had babies I've only seen one but hopefully there's more I'm over the moon Hope you like
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Strictly speaking Geraniums flower throughout the year but these are the first flowers this plant has had and they have just appeared this week
This week has been a bit of a bust. I had 2 separate astrophotography projects planned and the weather would just not cooperate.
My backup plan was using the roses that I had planned on buying for my wife as a subject with the marco lens.
This image is at 15 image focus stack. The last time I did focus stacking I used the method of changing the focus ring on the lens to move the focus. This time I used my macro focusing rail to physically move the camera.
I think the image quality is the same as well as the sharpness. What this method does help with is focus breathing.
Not a portfolio image by any stretch...but...I am learning more about focus stacking with macro and hope to do more of this in the Spring as we get flowers and bugs in the yard.
April 2012
This wiley old fox was captured as he hunted along the shore of a small pond near Falcon Lake manitoba... in this photo his attention was focused on something in the tall grass in front of him...
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400mm - ISO 400 - F5.6 - 1/500th.
rare bird..........reported to be only the 2nd sighting of this species in BC as well as the second in Canada -the first several years back in New Westminster, BC....usually N. Asia & NE Europe from Finland to Siberia & south to Japan....