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• Sunrise at Hunting Island State Park in South Carolina

  

  While I was in the South Carolina last spring I wanted to photograph a sunrise at one of the boneyard beaches in the area. Up and down the East Coast you can... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Few Spring Daffodils

  

  OK – so it’s not spring – but I just sorted through some of my daffodil photos from earlier this year and thought I’d share them with you. I don’t know about yo... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Graveyard Angel

  

  Graveyard Angel © 2015 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Graveyard Angel – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Lisianthus in the Studio

  

  Not long ago I bought some purple and white lisianthus blossoms at the local farmers market and took them into my studio. I loved seeing all the layers of petal... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Photos from the Road: The Palouse

  

  Last week I shared some of my photos taken from Steptoe Butte in the Palouse region of Washington State. Today, I thought I’d share some of my other photos... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Iris Petals

  

  Iris Petals © 2015 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Iris Petals – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I love Siberian Irises. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Few Smoky Mountain Wildflowers

  

  As I was looking through the huge (and I do mean huge) pile of photos that I haven’t weeded, much less edited or shared on my hard drive – I found some of my... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Photos from the Road: Views from Steptoe Butte

  

  Last month I spent a fantastic week photographing in the Palouse region of Washington State. I shared a number of photos on my FB profile during the trip – and... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Live Oak Alley

  

  Live Oak Alley © 2015 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Live Oak Alley – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• How To Know Where To Go: My Top 5 Ways to Scout Photo Locations Before Leaving...

  

  I love heading out to photograph in new locations. So far this year I’ve taken photo trips to Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, the Smoky... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Gerbera Daisies in the Studio

  

  I was looking back through some of the photos I haven’t shared here on my blog and realized I had some photos of Gerbera Daisies that were still sitting unedite... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Water Lily Leaves

  

  Water Lily Leaves © 2015 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Water Lily Leaves – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I usually photograph... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Columbine

  

  One of my favorite flowers to photograph in the spring are columbine (Aquilegia a member of the Rannuculus family). I love seeing the native columbine... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Roses at Manito Gardens Park in Spokane, Washington

  

  On my last morning in Washington I spent a few hours at the Manito Park Gardens in Spokane (by now – you know if I’m travelling somewhere I’m going to look for ... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Abstracts from Palouse, Washington

  

  I recently took a workshop with Art Wolfe in the Palouse Region of Washington state. For those of you who are familiar with Art, you can probably guess why I wa... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Pink and Yellow Tulips

  

  Pink and Yellow Tulips © 2015 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Pink and Yellow Tulips – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. One of the... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Colors of Peru – 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival – Part 2

  

  I thought I’d share more of my photos from the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring the cultures of Peru. In addition to the colorful painted metalwork ... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Sunflowers at McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area – 2015

  

  McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Poolesville, Maryland is my favorite place to photograph sunflowers every summer. Montgomery County plants several... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• New Photo: Wisteria and Azaleas

  

  Wisteria Azaleas © 2015 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Wisteria and Azaleas – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Wonderful Peonies

  

  In China, peonies are often referred to as the “King of Flowers” and when I see them in gardens in the spring I can certainly understand why. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 GARDENING, HOME