Two bees

I love the shadows from the bee and the flower stamens (?) -- they were a bonus!

Shadow Shot Sunday

Sunflower reflection

Weekend Reflections.  This is a processed reflection, which may be cheating a bit for this meme, but I love it so much I had to post it!  The sunflower and sky are unprocessed, though.

Flora

April showers and all that....

Underside of chives in the rain

Oriental poppy

One of my favorite flowers to photograph - ornamental allium (onion family)

Clematis - with macro lens

Oriental poppy - another view

Lady's Mantle with drops

Spring Fleurs

Suddenly spring is busting out all over!
Click on photos for a larger view.

Tulip Peeking

Early morning, the tulips aren't open yet for the day, but I get a peek inside with my macro lens. (For a larger view, click on the photos.)

Spring Vacation

Some miscellaneous photos from our trip up to Washington State - Anacortes and Skagit Valley. If you click on the photos, you can see a larger version.

Skagit Valley daffodil farm

Fidalgo Bay (Puget Sound) and Mount Baker

My attempt at a funny photo - crane picking up Mount Baker.  FAIL

Boat hull

Old pier on Fidalgo Bay

Hello, Spring? You missed your cue!

 I'll say one thing about having late snow and lots of rain this spring: it's feeding my water droplet photo addiction! We had a smattering of snow again late last night; it's almost melted by 9 am, but left behind some wonderful shiny gifts on leaves and flowers.

Chives

Poor confused daffodils keep trying to stand tall.

Daphne

This tulip is staying sealed with a kiss until it's sure spring has arrived!

This and That

Even our indoor plants are confused this year - this Christmas cactus usually blooms in the late fall. This is its third time to bloom since October. 

I've always loved this wall of purple in our neighborhood. Not sure what the plant is. 

On a downtown building.

Some of my favorite photos are water droplet macros. I love seeing the little worlds encapsulated in them. 

Odds and Ends

The last couple of weeks in photos.
For Weekly Winners, hosted by Lotus.

Clematis in full glory in our courtyard. 

Gooseberries.

Lanzho lily - at One Green World Nursery

Lanzho lily - at One Green World Nursery

Passion flower - at One Green World Nursery

Pineapple guave - at One Green World Nursery

Laurelhurst Park

Laurelhurst Park

Poppy

Laurelhurst Park

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Banks-Vernonia Rail to Trail

Green teasel weed

Amber waves of grain

Tiger lily

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