{"id":1939,"date":"2013-12-31T10:51:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T17:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ellishollow.remarc.com\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2013-12-31T10:51:33","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T17:51:33","slug":"10-favorite-photos-and-scans-and-videos-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellishollow.remarc.com\/?p=1939","title":{"rendered":"10 favorite photos (and scans and videos) of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have I really neglected this blog since Labor Day?<\/p>\n

Apologies. Life has been hectic. Plus I’ve been able to scratch my blogging itch some at work through the Cornell Horticulture<\/a> blog. The little vacation from blogging here has made me start yearning for spring already and getting back to shooting photos and creating scans.<\/p>\n

Following Les’s lead at A Tidewater Garden<\/a>, I figured I’d pull together a quick collection of favorites from the past year, drawing from both blogs. In most cases, you can click on images for a larger view<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

New Year’s cyclamen<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a corm nearly the size of my fist, this cyclamen reliably pumps out blossoms on the kitchen windowsill this time of year. \u00a0More manipulations of this scan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Valentine’s Day scan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyclamen and begonia kaleidoscope.\u00a0More manipulations here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ephemerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is why I long for spring: The chance to get my knees muddy shooting little things. Hard to chose just one.<\/p>\n

Below, an Eranthis —<\/em>\u00a0a special variety though I don’t know its name.<\/p>\n

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Iris histrioides<\/em>\u00a0‘Katharine Hodgkin’<\/p>\n

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Ephemerals scan nicely, too.<\/p>\n

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More ephemerals.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Daffodil season<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scan of daffodils,\u00a0Leucojum and tulips the deer missed.<\/p>\n

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Pulmonaria<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one pumps out the prettiest flowers. Good thing. It’s leaves are butt-ugly.<\/p>\n

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June scan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaleidoscope mosaic with Aruncus, among others. \u00a0Original scan<\/a>. More manipulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Allium bulgaricum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

At least that’s what John Scheepers is calling it these days. One of my favorites.<\/p>\n

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Tools of the trade<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot this at a weed control workshop at a field day for gardeners at Cornell’s Thompson Vegetable Researcg Farm. \u00a0Read more.<\/a>
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Sod sofa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every fall, students in the Art of Horticulture class build a sod sofa on campus. \u00a0It’s one of my favorite afternoons, as I get to shoot stills and usually make a time-lapse video.<\/p>\n

View photo gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

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View time lapse video:<\/a><\/p>\n