“Photography Is the Beauty of Life, Captured”

What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce. This is especially true of flower blossoms. The images presented in this book capture an ephemeral moment in the life of a variety of blossoms. From the very early spring blooms of the Crocuses to the blossoms of summer and the delicate conservatory grown flowers, they all have brief moments of glory that I have caught in this collection of naturally beautiful and colorful images.

All of these beautiful flowers are found in the parks around Vancouver, Canada. I had wonderful little field trips to the various parks around town, enjoying every minute. I was immersed in seeing, feeling, smelling and recording these fantastic creations of the natural world.

Flower Power is a phrase rooted in the 1960s The expression was coined by American poet, Allen Ginsberg in 1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful demonstrations. Ginsberg advocated that protesters should be provided with "masses of flowers" to hand out to policemen, press, politicians and spectators.

This book is my mass of flowers and a reminder that love, peace and Flower Power protests can stop wars. 50 years ago millions of people came together to end the United States involvement the Vietnam War. Perhaps it’s time once again to call up Flower Power to end the war(s) in the Middle East.