Lavender Harvest Wood Print

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At Los Poblanos Farms near Albuquerque, New Mexico, workers harvest lavender by hand. Cutting of the lavender starts early in the morning before the sun becomes too intense. When I see this image, I am reminded of a quote by William Bryant: "The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and with the brightest roses blushing in tufts all over the meadows..."

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.