Early morning photo.

Tulips open when sunshine hits them.

An old time, three-foot tall snapdragon flower but with a blend of colors.

Brand new! Bred right here in our garden for 2012.

This one was bred in our garden and turned out to have extremely sheer pedals as we could nearly see right through them.

This one came up under the bird feeder.

Another "Fine Art" photograph.

More blossoms from yellow cactus plants as we are nearing Christmas time.

Ah, my favorite smelling flower after Irises.

After the evening rain.

Burnt the white center out of this photo, but still like the color.

Taken during the daytime using my Canon EOS 30D, tripod and a small handheld flashlight.

Note: This wild sunflower measured 22 inches, nearly two-foot, across it's diameter.

This sundflower is only about three foot tall and the flower diameter was about seven inches across. We always have several of the sunflowers grow as they are sown by the birds.

The actual diameter of this Prayer Plants blossom is 11 mm across the entire blossom. A blossom is very delicate and only last for approximately six hours; mid-mornings is the best time view.

They are nicknamed Prayer Plants because the over-sized (5 or 6-inches long) ladder back leaves fold up when in darkness and open slowly with the morning light.

Most all the Prayer Plants we have had were of a smaller leave variety and had a strong symmetrical blossom of three pedals.

Since I don't have a true macro lens, it is very hard to get a great close-up of blossoms.

Only first layer of blossom is open, the second and third layers are still in bud stage.

Hand-Held

Hand-Held

Hand-Held

A new Bearded Iris named "Baltic Star" that has a glowing white in the center of the falls.

An ever-bloomer iris.

First rose bloom of the season.

Three Black Irises stacked together on a rainy day.

All grown in our fenced in flower garden.

Still green or Not ripe to eat.