A Gesture of Grace
Species: Galisteo Sand Verbena (Abronia biglovii)
Habitat: Hills and ridges restricted to white gypsum soils
Location: San Ysidro, New Mexico
Public Land: Ojito Wilderness Area
Description: After the storm has passed and the world holds its breath, a single flower lifts its face toward the sky, reaching for the arc of color stretched across the clearing clouds. Raindrops still cling to its petals, glinting like tiny jewels in the returning light. Drawn by the soft glow of the rainbow, the flower seems to lean with hope and quiet triumph, a living testament to resilience and renewal. In that moment, earth and sky meet in a gesture of grace.
A day spent looking for rare and endangered plant, especially wildflower, is a good day for me. On a warm spring day I set off into the Ojito Wilderness Area to look for two species of wildflowers that my partner organization Institute for Applied Ecology wanted photographed for a fundraising calendar we were putting together that year. I found the ridge and the flowers in bloom from the paper map with x marks that I was carrying. I sat for several hours watching the sky morph in the distance as an early storm moved closer. I covered myself and my camera gear with my rain coat and waited as the storm passed hoping for what often comes next…rainbows. And thankfully, I was granted one. I love the way this flower, in its otherwise barren landscape, reaches towards the rainbow. A gesture of hope from the desert.
Fine art print on acid free, 100% cotton, bright or warm white, textured surface, archival quality paper. For more about papers I use click here.
LIMITED EDITION PRINT OF 25
Species: Galisteo Sand Verbena (Abronia biglovii)
Habitat: Hills and ridges restricted to white gypsum soils
Location: San Ysidro, New Mexico
Public Land: Ojito Wilderness Area
Description: After the storm has passed and the world holds its breath, a single flower lifts its face toward the sky, reaching for the arc of color stretched across the clearing clouds. Raindrops still cling to its petals, glinting like tiny jewels in the returning light. Drawn by the soft glow of the rainbow, the flower seems to lean with hope and quiet triumph, a living testament to resilience and renewal. In that moment, earth and sky meet in a gesture of grace.
A day spent looking for rare and endangered plant, especially wildflower, is a good day for me. On a warm spring day I set off into the Ojito Wilderness Area to look for two species of wildflowers that my partner organization Institute for Applied Ecology wanted photographed for a fundraising calendar we were putting together that year. I found the ridge and the flowers in bloom from the paper map with x marks that I was carrying. I sat for several hours watching the sky morph in the distance as an early storm moved closer. I covered myself and my camera gear with my rain coat and waited as the storm passed hoping for what often comes next…rainbows. And thankfully, I was granted one. I love the way this flower, in its otherwise barren landscape, reaches towards the rainbow. A gesture of hope from the desert.
Fine art print on acid free, 100% cotton, bright or warm white, textured surface, archival quality paper. For more about papers I use click here.
LIMITED EDITION PRINT OF 25
Species: Galisteo Sand Verbena (Abronia biglovii)
Habitat: Hills and ridges restricted to white gypsum soils
Location: San Ysidro, New Mexico
Public Land: Ojito Wilderness Area
Description: After the storm has passed and the world holds its breath, a single flower lifts its face toward the sky, reaching for the arc of color stretched across the clearing clouds. Raindrops still cling to its petals, glinting like tiny jewels in the returning light. Drawn by the soft glow of the rainbow, the flower seems to lean with hope and quiet triumph, a living testament to resilience and renewal. In that moment, earth and sky meet in a gesture of grace.
A day spent looking for rare and endangered plant, especially wildflower, is a good day for me. On a warm spring day I set off into the Ojito Wilderness Area to look for two species of wildflowers that my partner organization Institute for Applied Ecology wanted photographed for a fundraising calendar we were putting together that year. I found the ridge and the flowers in bloom from the paper map with x marks that I was carrying. I sat for several hours watching the sky morph in the distance as an early storm moved closer. I covered myself and my camera gear with my rain coat and waited as the storm passed hoping for what often comes next…rainbows. And thankfully, I was granted one. I love the way this flower, in its otherwise barren landscape, reaches towards the rainbow. A gesture of hope from the desert.
Fine art print on acid free, 100% cotton, bright or warm white, textured surface, archival quality paper. For more about papers I use click here.
LIMITED EDITION PRINT OF 25