At a time when wild spaces are increasingly rare, our need to experience the wonder and regenerative power of the natural world takes on a certain urgency. Whether we find it through travel in distant lands, hiking trips across meadows and parks or a simple stroll along the banks of a river, the welcome sight of wildflowers is always part of that world. Sometimes subtle, sometimes extravagant, these common, uncultivated plants -- growing in the unlikeliest habitats -- come to us in a most uncommon range of shapes, sizes and colors. The 12 images in Wildflowers 2005 reflect this wonderful diversity all year long.
