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2012 I am going to finish up all my alvar plant photos, three or four years or so of photos. It's been a project of mine for a while, and I really want to finish at least one of my projects.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I use a Canon 5D mark ll, and my favourite lens is a 100mm 2.8 macro. I am retired, my kids are all grown, and I am free now to roam wild places. Photography is the most excellent excuse.

Handheld and natural light. Native plants before they disappear. Native plant gardener.

My photos are not downloadable. If you want one, just ask.

I don't map shots that are in places are not open to all. I am increasingly distressed by the sad shape of forests and swamps from invasives and human interaction.

I want to thank the people who put together these sites. They taught me a lot:

Walter Muma's www.ontariowildflowers.com/
Andy Fyon's www.ontariowildflower.com/ and now his facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Andys-Northern-Ontario-Wildflowers...
The Evergreen plant database nativeplants.evergreen.ca/
The Northern Ontario Database www.northernontarioflora.ca/index.cfm
Illinois Wildflowers www.illinoiswildflowers.info/index.htm
Missouriplants www.missouriplants.com/
Plants of Lanark County www.lanarkflora.com/index.html
Florelaurentienne www.florelaurentienne.com/index.html

I suggest Douglas Tallamy's book 'Bringing Nature Home'
www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/garden/06garden.html?_r=1