The Cormorant, the Dragonfly, and the Bee: flower

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Sunday, June 7, 2020

Color in the Sun

Mother nature sure knows how to put on a display. In bright sun, spring flowers impress and entrance. They pull me in to get a closer look, to enjoy their intricate and elegant design.

Here's a sample of some of my recent favorites of flowers that burst with color, especially when graced with warm sun.

All but one of these irises are bearded irises. Photos are taken with my 12-40mm and my 60mm lenses.

Enjoy!

Inviting Iris

These next two photos were taken indoors, on our windowsill, with the morning sun streaming in:

Cilia on Fire

Awash with Light

Back outside, this iris shows a pleasing color combination:

Two Tone

Profile Wave

On Golden Flower

The only non-iris in this post, this is an allium, not yet fully bloomed:

Purple Risers

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Bleeding Hearts

This post shows some views of a very healthy bleeding heart plant in our garden. This year it is more productive than ever. All the bleeding hearts seem happy:)

Enjoy!

Bleeding Heart 1

Bleeding Heart 2

Bleeding Heart 3

Bleeding Heart 4

Saturday, October 5, 2019

More Crocosmia

Here are several more crocosmia photos. What an alive colorful plant this is!

When lit up in the sun, I'm drawn to photograph it.

All photos taken handheld with my macro lens using natural light.

Enjoy!

Alternating

Against the Green

Three Skis to the Wind

Hot Hues

Singing in the Red

Backbone

Vantage Point

Friday, October 4, 2019

Beautiful Crocosmia

Crocosmia is a flowering plant in the iris family. That said, it doesn't look like any other kind of iris I've ever seen. We have some crocosmia that delightfully, and somewhat unexpectedly, manages to bloom in our garden year after year. I always call it our "tropical" plant. It does not look like the type of plant which will survive in our northeast coast climate, but ours does quite well.

It is a really fun name to pronounce too!

I plan to blog more pictures of crocosmia in future posts. This particular capture should give you the basic idea of why I call it "tropical", and, perhaps, why I like it so much.

Warm Gesture

Sunday, June 3, 2018

One Poppy

This poppy just decided to "pop" in our garden this morning. Though not in the sun when I ventured out to photograph it, I decided to grab several shots nevertheless. Being cloudy or shady is not necessarily a detriment, and can help even the tone. These are taken, handheld, with my 60mm macro lens, and they are all photos of the exact same flower.

Poppy in the Garden

Poppy Center

Poppy Pedals

Sometimes taking away (color) gives more:

Ivory Poppy

Peeking Through Poppy

Shy Poppy

Friday, May 19, 2017

Local Sightings

For today's post I have some garden photos as well as a few neighborhood captures acquired during a walk around the block.

This first photo is Euphorbia, not to be confused with Euphoria.

Talking Plant

Leafing Out

Red Lineup

Red Shades

Tippy

Hanging Grapes

Painted Lines

Dogwood Setting

Composition in Green

Recent Neighborhood Addition

Spray Blast

Trillium Cocktail