I am a math professor who loves to hike and photograph the beauty of nature, especially the smaller things. I really love to photograph mushrooms and their beautiful variety of colors and shapes, and wildflowers. Taking pictures helps me unwind and gives me an excuse to explore nature. I sell many of these photos on Etsy as blank greeting cards (store name: GenuineJoan). All of these pictures were taken with my smartphone.
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Pink Russula, found in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
A clump of morel mushrooms, found in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Bright red mushrooms found near a stream in Hood River, OR.
A morel mushroom found in a sandy field on Sauvie Island, OR.
These mushrooms reminded me of the dancing mushrooms from Disney's Fantasia
Coral mushroom glowing in the sun, found in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
A mushroom found in Humbold County.
Orange Peel funcus found on Mt. Hood, in Oregon.
Witches' Hats mushrooms in Hood River, OR
Close-up of the gills of a field mushroom in Tigard, OR.
Pig's Ear mushrooms found in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Oyster mushrooms growing on a log on Sauvie Island, OR.
A blooming artichoke flower found at the Fort Vancouver garden
Columbine flower in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Bitterroot flowers growing out of a rock at Catherine's Creek, WA.
A succulent found at Kew Gardens outside London, England.
A flower from the hot houses at Kew Garden, outside London, England
Cockles from Newport Bay
Different types of moss found at Sauvie Island, OR.
A wildflower at the Fort Vancouver gardens in Vancouver, WA
Pine flowers found at Catherine's Creek, WA.
Snow and Holly in Vancouver, WA
A butterfly with a load of pollen at the Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC.
A caterpiller munching on leaves at the Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC
A butterfly mid-flight at the Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC
A butterfly at the Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC
Japanese Maple leaves from Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC
