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Just Some Capitol Hill Flowers

I seem to be posting a lot of flower pictures from around Capitol Hill, especially now that it's spring, so decided to set aside a sub-gallery for them rather than cluttering up the main gallery.

NOTE: Newest pictures are at the beginning of the gallery.
Lights out on the dahlias
Lights out on the dahlias		 Parting shot
Parting shot		 The pink dahlia
The pink dahlia		 Flash of November color
Flash of November color
Needed calm
Needed calm		 Dahlia bonanza
Dahlia bonanza		 October delight
October delight		 Sunlit
Sunlit
Brilliant
Brilliant		 Late bloomers
Late bloomers		 Behind bars
Behind bars		 Last one standing
Last one standing
One of the few
One of the few		 Still insect-less
Still insect-less		 A most unusual crape myrtle
A most unusual crape myrtle		 Where have all the insects gone?
Where have all the insects gone?
Crape myrtle bonanza (2)
Crape myrtle bonanza (2)		 Crape myrtle bonanza (1)
Crape myrtle bonanza (1)		 Still going strong
Still going strong		 Budding crape myrtle
Budding crape myrtle
The real last lily
The real last lily		 Lily explosion
Lily explosion		 Getting to the end of the line
Getting to the end of the line		 Salmon lily
Salmon lily
Competing blooms
Competing blooms		 Carport daylily
Carport daylily		 Here one day, gone the next
Here one day, gone the next		 In its prime
In its prime
Neighborly lily
Neighborly lily		 Last of the season
Last of the season		 Next-door lilies
Next-door lilies		 Winding down
Winding down
Snap and run
Snap and run		 'Protest' lilies
'Protest' lilies		 Hot pink
Hot pink		 The tiniest clematis
The tiniest clematis
The very red rose
The very red rose		 Speckled
Speckled		 My favorite
My favorite		 Round two
Round two
Three shades of rose
Three shades of rose		 Three stages of a peony
Three stages of a peony		 Peony in sunlight, for a change
Peony in sunlight, for a change		 Poised
Poised
The graceful rose
The graceful rose		 The volunteer has bloomed!
The volunteer has bloomed!		 The iris that keeps on giving
The iris that keeps on giving		 Iris bouquet
Iris bouquet
Still going strong
Still going strong		 The miracle bush
The miracle bush		 Odd rose out
Odd rose out		 Rose among roses
Rose among roses
Droopy iris
Droopy iris		 The makings of a peony
The makings of a peony		 Me and my shadow
Me and my shadow		 Rainy day clematis
Rainy day clematis
An iris not quite too far
An iris not quite too far		 indestructible
indestructible		 Gone crazy
Gone crazy		 Yet another clematis is blooming
Yet another clematis is blooming
Heart of the iris
Heart of the iris		 The surprise iris
The surprise iris		 Sahraa-proof
Sahraa-proof		 Borrowed flowers
Borrowed flowers
Coming along
Coming along		 New bloom
New bloom		 Memories
Memories		 Shady iris
Shady iris
Unfolding
Unfolding		 Unusual way of blooming
Unusual way of blooming		 The elusive dogwood
The elusive dogwood		 Little magnifying glass
Little magnifying glass
After the rain
After the rain		 Tulip quartet
Tulip quartet		 White dogwood
White dogwood		 Return of the dogwoods
Return of the dogwoods
The volunteer
The volunteer		 Coming back
Coming back		 Vivid azaleas
Vivid azaleas		 A sad Easter in our garden
A sad Easter in our garden
Rainy day tulips
Rainy day tulips		 No match for the azaleas
No match for the azaleas		 The surprise tulip
The surprise tulip		 The obliging bee
The obliging bee
The demure tulip
The demure tulip		 Oldies but goodies
Oldies but goodies		 It may be tiny, but it's colorful!
It may be tiny, but it's colorful!		 Stages
Stages
Welcome sight
Welcome sight		 Limited ops
Limited ops		 Tulip in a treebox
Tulip in a treebox		 Front garden surprise
Front garden surprise
Full bloom
Full bloom		 From brighter days
From brighter days		 Backyard surprise
Backyard surprise		 This time it’s really the last magnolia!
This time it’s really the last magnolia!
In place of the famous cherry blossoms...
In place of the famous cherry blossoms...		 A bright spot in this worrisome time
A bright spot in this worrisome time		 Our one day of spring
Our one day of spring		 Tim and Sahraa enjoying the magnolias
Tim and Sahraa enjoying the magnolias
Magnolias on magnolias
Magnolias on magnolias		 Sunset magnolia
Sunset magnolia		 In full bloom
In full bloom		 The last magnolia
The last magnolia
Lone bloom
Lone bloom		 Magnolia blossom
Magnolia blossom		 Blooming
Blooming		 First daffodil (of winter!)
First daffodil (of winter!)
Churchyard flowers
Churchyard flowers		 Neighboring flower
Neighboring flower		 Perfect summer flower
Perfect summer flower		 Last gasp of summer
Last gasp of summer
Late bloomers
Late bloomers		 Fading beauty
Fading beauty		 Lone flower
Lone flower		 The end of the day lilies
The end of the day lilies
Just opening
Just opening		 Celosia
Celosia		 Rerun
Rerun		 Our first
Our first
In their stead
In their stead		 The new lens lily
The new lens lily		 Outdone
Outdone		 Yellow lilies
Yellow lilies
Crape and Myrtle
Crape and Myrtle		 Neighboring sunflower
Neighboring sunflower		 Found lily
Found lily		 Carport day lilies
Carport day lilies
Standout color
Standout color		 Sunlit lily
Sunlit lily		 Protected
Protected		 Delicately tinged
Delicately tinged
Summer has arrived
Summer has arrived		 First bloom
First bloom		 Lone rose
Lone rose		 Six days later
Six days later
Fiery lilies
Fiery lilies		 New blooms and old
New blooms and old		 Pride and joy
Pride and joy		 The rose
The rose
Rescued
Rescued		 The Many Colors of Capitol Hill Irises
:: The Many Colors of Capitol Hill Irises :: 		Courtesy of our neighbor
Courtesy of our neighbor		 Ablaze
Ablaze
One dogwood petal
One dogwood petal		 Southeast Neighborhood Library, Capitol Hill
Southeast Neighborhood Library, Capitol Hill		 Azaleas gone crazy
Azaleas gone crazy		 Twins
Twins
All shades of pink
All shades of pink		 Magnolia in bloom
Magnolia in bloom		 Spring!
Spring!		 The wrought iron fence
The wrought iron fence
Some of the few
Some of the few		 Buds in Lincoln Park
Buds in Lincoln Park		 Spring, finally
Spring, finally		 The survivor
The survivor
How funny is this
How funny is this		 Vividly magenta
Vividly magenta		 The miracle plant
The miracle plant		 Work in progress
Work in progress
Surprise blossom
Surprise blossom		 Really red
Really red		 Hyacinth bean plant
Hyacinth bean plant		 Our poor, waterlogged crape myrtle
Our poor, waterlogged crape myrtle
Vivid rose
Vivid rose		 Lily field
Lily field		 Glistening
Glistening		 A blaze of lilies
A blaze of lilies
My last lily
My last lily		 The lonely blossoms
The lonely blossoms		 105 degree F lily
105 degree F lily		 A few roses
A few roses
My lily
My lily		 Late afternoon lilies
Late afternoon lilies		 My neighbor's lily
My neighbor's lily		 Ant on a lily
Ant on a lily
Lily and visitor
Lily and visitor		 One final survivor of Sahraa's excavations
One final survivor of Sahraa's excavations		 Clematis gone crazy
Clematis gone crazy		 Trampling survivors
Trampling survivors
Survivor of Sahraa's landscaping efforts
Survivor of Sahraa's landscaping efforts		 Dogwood diagonal
Dogwood diagonal		 Pretty in red, too
Pretty in red, too		 Dogwood lit up
Dogwood lit up
White dogwood and Victorian
White dogwood and Victorian		 Tulip field
Tulip field		 Better late than never
Better late than never		 Rainy day tulips
Rainy day tulips
The arrival of spring
The arrival of spring		 At least my azaleas survived the snow
At least my azaleas survived the snow		 So much for my azaleas
So much for my azaleas		 Survivor
Survivor
The end of fall and beginning of winter
The end of fall and beginning of winter		 Garden surprise
Garden surprise
Dwight Rankine07-Dec-2020 15:37
Very beautiful work, Helen! BBV
A.G. Arao / noyphoto07-Dec-2020 10:33
Beautiful flowers, superbly photographed. Lovely gallery. -V-
larose forest photos22-May-2020 19:24
What a fabulous gallery. Like visiting a virtual botanical garden. The colours just leap out in this wonderful feast for the senses. VV
joseantonio17-May-2020 18:34
you have a great collection here. Very nice work.V
photoginette30-Mar-2020 19:30
Superbes photos. Bravo !
Pierre20-Mar-2020 14:55
Une très belle galerie de ces magnifiques fleurs, des photos de grande qualité! V
Sue Anne19-Mar-2020 00:23
nice v
Nestor Derkach08-Mar-2020 15:33
Very nice floral gallery well seen with nice compositions.
Very nice resolution as well.
Vote
Gervan10-Nov-2019 18:01
Lovely floral shots. V.
Industrial Heritage17-Aug-2019 09:15
Great set of wonderful flowers
Don06-Aug-2019 19:26
Can't help but to comment again: what a wonderful kaleidoscope of colour and forms. The lilies are something quite special.
Jean D01-Jul-2019 04:15
An exemplary collection of floral images, superbly captured. ~V
barbarajoy27-Jun-2019 23:11
Summer has certainly arrived there Helen, and your captures of flowers are delightful. V
Dave Berry23-Jun-2019 16:11
Stunning photography, Helen. V
Bart Aldrich03-May-2019 19:46
A beautiful collection! V
Don23-Apr-2019 22:10
There's much beauty on Capitol Hill notwithstanding ....
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)21-Apr-2019 12:29
Superb work Helen,lovely floral images! V
Paolo
danad29-Mar-2019 14:50
A gallery full of colors and exquisite flowers ! V.
Alexander Kazakov10-Nov-2018 10:47
Very pretty collection! V
KAI-WING LEUNG23-Aug-2018 03:03
Beautiful gallery of floral images! V
exzim02-Aug-2018 21:02
A really nice gallery
Jeff Real08-Jul-2018 13:09
I really love your beautiful work in this gallery!
V
Tom LeRoy06-Jul-2018 15:05
Very pretty flower images in this colorful gallery! V
victorswan05-Jul-2018 07:44
A lovely flower gallery with fantastic images nice to visit BV
carol j. phipps04-Jul-2018 03:49
Such a pretty gallery!
exzim03-Jul-2018 02:32
Some very pretty pics here. Voted
Zoltán Balogh30-Jun-2018 14:22
Magnificent and colourful collection, I like these captures Helen. V
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