Bamboo segment at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2012 Kenneth R. Sheide

Spiky edge of succulent at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Weeping cherry tree in bloom, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Old tree at Grandview, Hampton, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Evening mist at West Geyser Basin, Yellowstone, WY. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

A plant struggles to survive next to thermal runoff. Yellowstone National Park, WY. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Flowers in the lava rock at Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Green tree frog at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Succulent detail, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Succulent detail, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Leaf detail, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Green tree frog at Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Lotus seeds, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Green Tree Frog, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Green Tree Frog, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Sunset through trees, Hampton, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Leaf detail. Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Colorful maple leaves, Williamsburg, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Colorful maple leaves, Williamsburg, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Red maple leaves with trees laden with yellow leaves in distance. Williamsburg, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Trees in afternoon sunlight, Newport News, VA. © 2013 Kenneth R. Sheide

Leaf detail, Norfolk Botanical Garden, VA. © 2014 Kenneth R. Sheide

Tree bark detail, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA. © 2014 Kenneth R. Sheide

Leaf detail, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA. © 2014 Kenneth R. Sheide