In the garden on a sunny day

After several days of rain and cold, it was nice to get out into the garden again.  Lots of weeds have invaded many of the gardens.  The war on weeds begins!  Here are some early day photos of some of the blooming flowers.

Many plants have not been robust in their flowering. the iris produced on bloom and the peonies are pretty sparse this year. The early heat and then the frost might have had an impact.

peony

campanula

foxglove

garden on a hill

daisies

poppies

poppies

fox glove

pink peony

Flower portraits from the garden

I set up the black background in an area to take advantage of the afternoon soft light.  Here are some photos of flowers presently growing in my garden.  Hated to cut them, but I wanted to use the black technique with the macro lens.  Hope you enjoy this series.

poppy in the garden

iris

poppy

poppy

poppy

white peony

Pink peony

pink peony

Iris

White peony

White peony

Pink peony

New blooms!

Each day brings new and different blooms! The poppy unfolded to show its unique center, the Clematis wound its way to the top of the supporting pole and opened its lovely flower, and the single peony is in full bloom. Single peonies last through the spring rains in better condition than do the thicker ones.