What…no dog image?  No!  I thought I would change things up for today and post some images that I took in my garden this afternoon.  My Bleeding Hearts, Columbine, and some yet unidentified purple flowers that are actually weeds are in full bloom, so I brought out the Lensbaby and macro lenses and had some fun in less than ideal conditions.  What do you try to avoid when photographing flowers outside?  Well, nighttime would be one thing….but WIND is the other!  Unless you are going for a purposely blurred look created by moving flowers, that is.  Today there was a bit of wind and the bleeding hearts were on the move.  They grow on fine stems that wiggle at the slightest breeze, so it’s best to photograph them on a really calm day…which rarely happens.  Also rare is finding bleeding hearts that are perfectly aligned in a row.  So today I concentrated on the “heart” portion of the flowers!  A couple more images from the garden are below….  Notice the little critter hitching a ride on the bottom flower.

…it’s Spring!  Whoo hoo!  Yesterday they had potted hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, and bluebells!  It’s a good thing they don’t charge for sniffing the plants because I would be in trouble [and have a very large grocery bill because I was loving the fragrance!].  I guess it’s also a good thing they don’t charge for squeezing fruits and vegetables because I’d be in trouble for that, too!   I just had to bring home a little bit of springtime to put on my windowsill. I took a few photos with the Lensbaby while it was still bright enough.  Love these soft pastel colors!  Happy Spring a couple months early!  Spring officially begins on March 20th…..only 57 more days!  Time to start my countdown!  🙂