Tall Bellflowers

By James Braswell | Published October 31, 2023

Today’s post features a woodland wildflower that I found recently at Fiery Fork Conservation Area (in the Missouri Ozarks) … the Tall Bellflower. I don’t ever recall seeing these wildflowers this late in the season, but they give a nice touch to the fall colors: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body Canon […]

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A Little Bright Spot in the Fall Landscape

By James Braswell | Published October 26, 2023

Today’s post features a wildflower I found blooming last week while hiking and photographing fall colors in the woodlands at Fiery Fork Conservation Area (in the Missouri Ozarks) … the White Heath Aster: A few more fall color images will be featured in a subsequent post. Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body […]

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Christmas in October

By James Braswell | Published October 24, 2023

Today’s post features some very colorful, Christmassy-like berries. Although I haven’t been able to identify them, they are most likely the fruit of Jack-in-the-Pulpit, or the Green Dragon wildflowers (both are located in rich, moist woodlands throughout Missouri): Coming up … more Missouri Ozark woodland fall colors. Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera […]

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Transitioning Colors

By James Braswell | Published October 19, 2023

Today’s post features a couple of fall colors images I have captured over the past few days. Although the peak of the Ozarks’ fall colors has not yet been reached, there are obvious signs of the transition that can be seen. The two images featured today were captured at Fiery Fork Conservation Area, located in […]

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Table for Two, Please

By James Braswell | Published October 3, 2023

Today’s post features a couple of skipper butterflies as they share a zinnia flower in the church butterfly garden: Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 500 Aperture f/8 Shutter 1/4000 sec.

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King of the Sunflowers?

By James Braswell | Published September 26, 2023

Today’s post features some images of Maximillian Sunflowers, captured this past week in the church butterfly garden, here at the Lake of the Ozarks (MO). The Maximillian Sunflower is a new addition to the church butterfly garden. Several bare root plants were planted last fall and in one short year, they have proved to be […]

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