Well, we got the rain we were promised. Have good chances for Tuesday as well so hope we get some more. My pond is looking pretty good again right now but could use a bit more.
For today's image I went back to my Black & White roots with a subject I really thought worked well in it. I had this flower several years ago and then never found it again until this year. It's a type of Osteospermum called an African Daisy or Spoon Flower due to the petal shape. This is a white variety bloom of them.
Happy New Week! I am writing this post the day before so I hope the 90% chance of rain we had produced. I wanted to share some more beautiful Tulips. I had planted a whole group of them in one area by our sidewalk but most of them only produced the first year unfortunately. This variety must be more hearty as it still comes up and produces some lovely blooms.
It was a bit chilly out this morning but hopefully we are done with the cold weather. I hope we get some rain this week like predicted, there are some big cracks forming in the yard. My image today goes back to a day in spring last year while chasing the Cumbres & Toltec train. I took this shot as it was leaving Windy Point at Cumbres Pass after stopping for water after it climbed the steep grade to the point.
I don't get a chance to get out and photograph many sunsets but this is one I captured in very early spring before everything really started to bud out. I liked the reflection in the water. This was back when we were having good amounts of moisture. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case lately and the pond is much lower. Maybe this week.
The Redbuds have really been pretty this year. Last year they got a bit frozen out and didn't bloom well. I shared a shot early of what the buds look like and today is how they look while blooming. I loved the bokeh in this image and Fridays are still Bokehlicious to me.
I have a Fern Peony that is part of husband's grandmother's original plant. It has never gotten very large and doesn't always have producing buds but this year it had 2 blooms on it. This is a macro image of one of them. They don't last long but are beautiful.
I was able to capture this Goldfinch couple together this weekend. It's the first time I have captured a male and female together like this. It clearly shows how much more vibrant the male is. The female is duller for safety but still, kind of stinks that the females have to be the not as beautiful of the two. 😏
