A glimpse of the river

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a broadleaved evergreen shrub in the heather family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States.

There was only Laurel Lake. No Hardy or Laurel&Hardy Lake.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

Tennessee

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A lone tree in the ancient laurel forest of Fanal, Madeira. UNESCO World Heritage site.

You will find tight quarters around this beautifully shaped waterfall. Attempt to go early or late in the day to avoid the tremendous crowds of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park.

Available at www.robertcarterphotography.com in 'waterfalls' . . .

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other common names: calico-bush, spoonwood,

binomial name: Kalmia latifolia

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Para Crazy Tuesday.

Tema: Minimalist

A pretty spot there in western Maryland.

Spring in Great Smoky Mountains National Park brings brilliant colors, with deep green forests and bright pink and white mountain laurel.

As we celebrate Earth Day, I thought this image captured simply the beauty of nature without the distractions of man.

Visit GSMNP in the next few months to see for yourself!

It is a shrub growing in the neighbor's garden.

I used my new macro lens that I recently bought (nikkor lens dx 85).

Laurel is a vigorous shrub that is often used to provide garden screening, The leaves and berries are very poisonous.

Ingredients:

Sony ILCE-7M2

Sony FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS

Manual setup and focus, available light, handheld. Hope, you enjoy! All visits, faves and comments are appreciated!

• Im Nebel verzaubert - der unter Naturschutz stehende Lorbeerbaumwald von Gomera (Welterbe der Unesco).

• In the fog enchanted - the laurel tree under protection Forest of Gomera (world heritage of the Unesco).

Laurel leaves drying on a tea towel

Along Laurel Run in western Maryland. It was a blast slowly walking out into the creek in my Teva water hiking shoes and setting up the tripod in all that motion and flow.

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Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee.

Taken along the pretty creek there in Maryland.

A pretty view along this creek in western Maryland.