This small trout lily was photographed in Cornell University's Mundy Wildflower Garden, one of my favorite photography spots. The little lily must have worked hard to push the larger sycamore leaf: if you look carefully you'll see that one of the lily leaves went through a hole in the dead leaf.

This photo was on show (18"x24" framed) in the 2009 Cayuga Nature Photographers exhibit hosted by the Ithaca Unitarian Church (Dec. 2009 - Jan. 2010).

and you'll conquer the world!

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Happy Holidays!!

Leaves are starting to fall, but this vine climbing on the branch of another plant refuses to budge

2017 Tenacity Gala

Since moving into my house 5 years ago, there has been one tree in my backyard that has constantly surprised me with its tenacity. If you look at the trunk of the tree you would think that there could be no possible way that this tree is alive, yet every year for the past five years, when spring comes, the tree buds and leaves grow.

Inbound Rotterdam Europoort at Beerkanaal.

2017 Tenacity Gala

165/365 - June 14, 2013

What a tough life, stuck in a crack in a driveway.

Canada Goose on Toronto rooftop. Clearly those ominous anti-bird spikes didn’t dissuade this beauty.

2017 Tenacity Gala

Paraty, RJ.

F 5.9, 1/500, ISO 320, JPEG, P510.

Maple at the library, holding onto its leaves for a last glorious display.