The Photography of Dr. Jeff Harper

Out n the farm, just north of Keizer, Oregon, a storm approaches.

Western Oregon in mid-Spring . . . breathtaking beauty.

I am staying with a friend who keeps bees on his 'hobby' filbert farm.

A large puff of flowers being pollinated . . .

Busy bees from the farm's bee hives.

Bees are not the only  insects that carry out pollination duties . . . flies do to.

Wild clover growing at the fringes of the orchard and gardens.

Late in the afternoon . . . one small shaft of light found it's way through the bushes to find this one hidden flower.  WOW!

Such a lovely variety of magnificent flowers all around the farm.

A whole world in one flower . . .

Ravishingly beautiful . . .

So many flowers . . . I wish I knew the names of all of them.

Many flowers showed signs of flowering for a long time . . . as there were many stages of development all on the same stalk.

Deep red . . .

And a salmon rose . . .

A yellow marvel hidden deep in the reeds . . .

Oh my!  The patterns!!!

I have to always keep an eye open for this mean, aggressive rooster.  He will attack without eating!

Nature's flower arrangements . . .

Busy bees all across the many flowers in the garden . . .

I love these bursts of life . . .

A never-ending landscape of flowery bouquets . . .

It is hard to believe these waxy flowers are real . . .

Tiny flowers in the deep grasses.

While some plants throw out many, many blossoms, others offer only a few brilliant targets for pollination.

The back garden . . .

Busy bees . . .

A busy bee getting lost in the white folds . . .

Lovely green . . .

Lovely berry blossoms . . .

It has been lovely staying out in the Oregon countryside.

Flowers everywhere . . . down in the bottom of the garden's ground cover too.

A tiny world of flowers.

Afternoon . . . .

Late afternoon puffs of white . . .

Oregon is known for its rhododendrons . . . 

The farmhouse.

A nutty farmer . . . er . . . a farmer of nuts.

Some of the filbert orchards.

Specialized filbert harvesting equipment: sweeper (left) and harvester (right)

The last of this kind of early-blossoming flower . . .

I was completely infatuated with these purple beauties!

There were so many of these on one bush.

Fantastic!

So green . . . it becomes purple!!!

The last of these messy orange flowers.

Astonishing beauty!

Ready to burst.

Morning opening . . .

Opening in morning's  first light . . . fully open by afternoon!

In all phases . . .

The center exposed.

 . . . and fully open!

More pink wonders.

I LOVE these happy little things . . .

A magnificent purple Iris!

Remarkable variety of flowers in the garden.

Many different kinds of rhododendrons all over the garden.

Gorgeous rhodies!

The rhododendron must be the most 'flower-full' of all bushes!

The variety of colors of the rhodies is amazing.

Red rhododendrons too.

Bright salmon-colored rhodies . . . 

I sometimes took photos of the same flower at different times of the day . . . in different light.

Small delicate little sprites of color!

A spray of pretty pink flowers.

I was sometimes surprised by new bursts of blossoms . . . where there had been none only a few days before!

These beautiful 'ornamental cherry' flowers came right out of the trunk only a foot off the ground . . . not on the limbs and branches!

I LOVE flowers and am always happy when I am in a garden . . .