Stephanie's Vision

I just love being a volunteer photographer at Sarah P. Duke Gardens — such joy and hope in all of these flowers. Here are a few images I’ve taken over the past several weeks.
1. Tulip of the gorgeous variety
2. Epimedium / fairy wings ‘orangekönigin’
3. Mountain bellwort (both 2 & 3 are teeeny tiny!)
4. Twisted trillium in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants
5. Greek Jerusalem sage with ladybug
6. Jack in the Pulpit, also in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants

A few from this week, plus some images from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley over Thanksgiving.
1. Sunrise overlooking Shenandoah National Park
2. Virginia cows at sunrise
3. Snow in central NC!
4. Neighbors' ornamental kale

It’s time to ! Check out my Etsy shop for calendars & postcards to voters. Pretty photos for every month to soothe during troubled times... & a few cats🐱... everything’s 25% off through Dec. 2! Http://stephaniesvision.etsy.com

Hi all!

I'm not posting much on Facebook, but I am sending out monthly-ish newsletters filled with photos. Check out the one I sent yesterday & join my list if you like.

This photo from atop Kuwohi (fka Clingman's Dome), in Cherokee / Qu'alla Boundary in the Great Smoky Mountains.

yesterday's mailing: https://mailchi.mp/98b0d228193f/flower-photos-duke-gardens-13879415

sign up: https://mailchi.mp/c12676754d07/stephanies-vision

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Mum festival was amazing. Another in the comments.
1. C. Lava
2. C. Apple Valley
3. C. Whiteout (aka buttercream frosting)
4. Firecracker plant
5. Russian Sage

Happy Halloween! Yellow Surprise Lily
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I spent a few days at on a photo retreat with Kurt Budliger and Ben Williamson last October … processed a bunch of photos, and then moved on to other adventures. Yesterday I had the time to sit down with the photos I’d marked as good but didn’t quite get to. WHOA, so happy. Photography is the gift that keeps on giving!
1. The Tarn
2. Jordan Pond
2. Duck Brook
4. Jesup Path
5. Ferns at Duck Brook

new calendar is ready: 2026 might be a rough year – make it better with pretty photos! is full of gorgeous full-color photos from several US National Parks plus a few images from France 🇫🇷.

Check them out at https://StephaniesVision.etsy.com/

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1. Toad lily
2. Eastern Coral Bean
3. Camellia in the white garden
4. Long-leaf purple aster
5. Magnolia fruit & one tiny red seed

Gorgeous flowers at !
1. Alstromeria leaves in Perennial Allée
2. Turtlehead in the Blomquist Native Garden
3. Teeny tiny frog on a (canna lily?) leaf in the new Carnivorous Plants garden - spotted by another volunteer photographer, but image by me
4. Bees all over some kind of sunflower / aster (couldn’t identify it!) in the Blomquist Native Garden
5. Daisy in Perennial Allée after a rain