Something exciting is happening to me and my photography. I’m just recognizing it and figuring it out.

Maria has awakened me to the extraordinary beauty of wildflowers, flowers out in nature, gorgeous in their own right. I’m zeroing in on them in the Spring, when most of them appear, at least for a while, before my raised garden beds are in action.

She alerted me to the Blue Flag Irises out in the field; I have rarely even noticed them.

They have an almost hypnotic effect on me; they are so pure, individualistic, and natural.

Maria walks in the woods almost daily, soaking up and observing natural beauty. This is turning things upside down for me in a good and creative way and expanding my understanding of the real meaning of the flowers and of the farm.

Maria sees things other people do not see, things I don’t see. I can take it from there.

I find the wildflowers unique, simple, natural, and full of feeding and the artistic sensibilities of Mother Nature, from which I learn something every day. This beauty and Maria’s sensibilities now flow through my work and are a part of it, a true inspiration.

In a way, these stories are the story of the farm, why we came here, and why we love it here. This is also the first time Maria and I have worked together to support my flower photography by widening my horizons.

The farm is a spiritual entity, it is always growing and changing and growing and changing us.

It was inevitable. Although we separate our art, our support for one another is unwavering.

Maria is closer to nature than anyone I have ever met. She sees things I don’t see and understands how my artworks, being an artist herself. She is happy when she brings me something beautiful. I am grateful and excited.

This makes it even more beautiful and satisfying for me.

This is an excellent step forward in my photography art, and I am working on figuring out the messages of the flowers and why they impact me and so many others.

It is time to go even deeper in my head and work hard on my photos. The photos are about much more than flowers; they also depict the stages of life. Many of you following this have sensed this before me, as usual.

Like stepping into a dream or a meditation.

Twists and turns, just like life.