Hosta, Spring shoots of a mature plant sprouting up among cut off spent stems of the previous year.

Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, A winter seedhead topped with melting snow turning into an icicle.

Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Verbena bonariensis skeleton covered with snow.

Sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Close view of a twig with backlit autumn leaves covered in spider strands with early morning dew.

Ferns overhanging a small pool or stream which is reflecting the blue sky above in its rippled surface.

Mesembryanthemum, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, Daisy like pink flowers and fleshy leaves of the Livingstone daisy, A small bee in the stamens is covered with pollen.

Star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum, flowers and buds on a single plant.

Osteospernum, African daisy, Osteospermum jucundum, Masses of pink tinged white flowers in sunlight.

Osteospurnum, African daisy, Osteospermum jucundum, Masses of pink tinged white flowers growing along the base of a stone wall.

Orchid, Loose flowered orchid, Anacamptis laxiflora, single spire in a meadow of buttercups, Halkidiki, Greece.

Goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis seedhead, similar to Dandelion clock, Dramatic close view against blue sky.

Goat's beard, Tragopogon pratensis seedhead, similar to Dandelion clock, Dramatic close view against blue sky with unopened buds either side.