Sticky is helping me unpack #Cats #Caturday

A dandy lawn on campus at the University of Maine #Photography #Spring #Maine

Dramatic clouds in Bangor #Photography #Maine

Sunset on the Stillwater River #Photography #Maine

Stillwater River on a cloudy day makes this shot look almost black and white #Photography #Maine

Bearded irises from the Durham garden #Gardening #Photography

A nature photography nerd drives through New York and takes pictures at rest stops #Photography

Saying goodbye to the Durham garden with Bracket (who is still there and has been adopted by the new owner--I couldn't integrate her into my household because Sticky has decided that she's an only pet). #Caturday #Cats #Gardening

A woodland garden space at the Durham house #Gardening #Photography

Welcome home #Photography #Maine

Lovely leaves for Wednesday #Gardening #Photography

Clematis henryi blooming in the Durham garden #Gardening #Photography #Flowers

Some violet wood sorrel--I love the sweet little flowers #Photography #Gardening

Thalictrum blooming in the woodland garden #Gardening #Photography #Flowers

Cat feet, the cutest feet! #Cats #Caturday

The penstemon is working on blooming #Photography #Gardening #NativePlants

The front garden entering its green phase #Photography #Gardening

Rudbeckia maxima looking brawny! This is its third year in the ground. #Gardening #Photography #NativePlants

White peonies at Duke gardens #Gardens #Photography #Flowers

Yesterday, a pretty morning for a walk #Photography #Walking #Trees

Solomon's Seal at Duke Gardens #Photography #Gardens #NativePlants

This calycanthus has been blooming for a while now, even in the severe drought that's pushing other flowers to fade quickly #Gardening #Photography #NativePlants

Bracket the botanist examines the weediest spot in the garden #Cats #Caturday #Photography #Gardening

Baptisias are blooming in the garden #Photography #Gardening #NativePlants

I planted this little dogwood (cornus sericea I think) three years ago and I love seeing it bloom #Photography #Gardening #NativePlants

Irises at Duke Gardens last weekend #Photography #Gardens #Flowers

The first peony I've grown #Gardening #Flowers #Photography

A new blog post is up! This is one is about procrastination via writing craft books. anncooperwrites.com/blog/paying-attention-to-procrastination #Blog #AuthorBlog #Writing #Procrastination

A jack-in-the-pulpit with some epimedium friends in my garden, and some fancy columbine at Duke Gardens #Gardening #Gardens #SpringEphemeral #Photography

Duke Gardens has been my favorite place to take pictures for a few years, and I’ll miss it when I move! #Photography #Gardens

Sweet Stickers! #Caturday #Cats

Bracket stretch! #Caturday #Cats

Last spring at the Raulston #Photography #Flowers #Gardens

Sweet little Budget last April, right before he was adopted #Cats #TuxedoCats

Detail of an anthotype I did yesterday--I like how the dogwood flower turned out #Printing #Anthotype #NativePlants

Here's a new blog post about experimenting with anthotypes--let me know if you try it! anncooperwrites.com/blog/diy-art-project #Blog #Art #DIY #Anthotype

A bearded iris I planted a couple years ago #Photography #Gardening #Irises

The amsonia hubrichtii (thread-leaf bluestar) is about to bloom, and the trillium are looking jaunty #Photography #Gardening #NativePlants

A happy calycanthus (sweetshrub) in the garden #Photography #Gardening #NativePlants

Bracket and Stickers for Caturday #Cats #Caturday

First bloom on the red buckeye! #Gardening #NativePlants

A lizard friend! #Photography #Lizards #Gardening

Spring hike at the Durant Nature Preserve #Photography #Hiking #NorthCarolina

The azalea extravaganza in the front garden #Photography #Gardening #SpringFlowers #Azaleas

Some native plants blooming in the garden: camassia lily, phlox, and iris cristata #Photography #NativePlants #Gardening

I planted this native Florida flame azalea a couple years ago and this is the first time it has bloomed! #Gardening #NativePlants #Cats

For Caturday, here's little Sticky and her very cute paws #Caturday #Cats

Pinxterbloom azalea on the Durant Nature Preserve hike #Photography #Hiking #NativePlants

Virginia springbeauty on the Durant Nature Preserve hike #Photography #NativePlants #Hiking #NorthCarolina

A great blue heron on my hike around the Durant Nature Preserve last weekend #Photography #Hiking #Birds