Macro photography excites my imagination. My desire to capture the beauty of usually unseen parts of flowers in an intimate way invites me to see the infinite colors, textures and patterns that nature has to offer. To photograph flowers and plants in this way is to be in prayer, to be in communion with the beauty of mother nature. I find it nurturing and peaceful as I sit with a plant for a period of time and look for the way it wants to express itself. Each of the resulting images feels like a gift to me.