I get heartbreaking messages daily from people all over the country who have lost their flowers and gardens to floods, drought, fire, or even tornadoes. They thank me for my photos, and that touches me; it motivates me to keep taking them.

I went out to the garden today thinking I would dedicate two photographs to those people in the hopes these pictures will give them some comfort. This photo is of one of my begonias, taken with an Iphone 13 Pro Max. I don’t process the flower photos; what you see is what is there.

We are experiencing extreme heat here, but so far, no drought or fires. We consider ourselves very fortunate. Climate change is very real, the people who deny it are flower killers, among other things, as well as animal and people killers.

They are sacrificing our future for ignorance and greed.