Photo of the week: Dwarf Iris at Oudolf Garden Detroit

Multiple spiky blue-with-white flowers in bloom, surrounded by brown mulch.

With a cold breeze off the Detroit River and temperatures at the freezing mark, it’s no surprise I found the Frozen Planet variety of dwarf iris in bloom this weekend at Oudolf Garden Detroit. The blooms have white standards with a slight hue of blue. The blue falls have white and yellow markings. Located in… Continue reading Photo of the week: Dwarf Iris at Oudolf Garden Detroit

Photo of the Week: Red-Shouldered Shield Bug

A wooden frame of a lime green insect with red-shoulders against a black background. In the background are blurred cattails.

You wouldn’t think you’d see many insects in winter around Detroit.

Given the cold, below freezing, temperatures, most insects have hunkered down for the winter months.

But you can’t miss the lime green insect with long multi-colored antennae and red shoulders on the edge of the Belle Isle Nature Center parking lot.

Part of the Overlooked outdoor macro photography installation at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, the photograph is one of many massive insect photographs by photographer Joseph Ferraro.

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Photo of the Week: One World…Under Michigan Stars

Round copper-colored sculpture with insets of blue glass and multiple cutouts sits on a concrete slab, surrounded by grass, silhouetted by bare trees.

You can’t miss the large steel sculpture as you complete the curve on Lakeshore Drive from the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the Detroit River at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan.

The copper-colored sculpture with blue glass stands out on a raised slope on the east side of the park, where the lighthouse trail starts.

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