A Purple Aster at Maryland's Brookside Gardens Metal Print

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These Stoke's asters have a stunning purple color. Brookside Gardens, in Maryland, just outside Washington DC is a hidden gem. I believe it is the loveliest garden in the metropolitan area. There is something blooming here all the time as they even have a small greenhouse. Part of the year they have an indoor butterfly garden.

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...