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In Bloom

We like plants in bloom. We like to look at them, smell them & take loads of pictures of them. Here is a small collection of the hundreds of shots we've taken. We find flawless beauty even in blooming weeds, as you'll see. These pictures were taken using a Sony DCS F-707, a Hewlett Packard M307, a Hewlett Packard R967, a Nikon D40, and, a Nikon D40X. To view them in the original size, simply click on the picture you wish to view.

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This very same flower popped up in the exact same place, as a year prior. Again however, I'll mower the little monster right down.
A Year Later

This very same flower popped up in the exact same place, as a year prior. Again however, I'll mower the little monster right down.

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Up close ... very, very cool.
Gelba Flower

Up close ... very, very cool.

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Keeping from being stung was a real challenge that day.
Orange Up Close

Keeping from being stung was a real challenge that day.

Apricot in Bloom
Apricot in Bloom
With the new camera I was like a kid in a candy store, except I was a woman with her head in a flower case.
Purple Roses

With the new camera I was like a kid in a candy store, except I was a woman with her head in a flower case.

Who'd a thunk a dandelion could be so bloody beautiful?
Dandelion Blooms

Who'd a thunk a dandelion could be so bloody beautiful?

One of the 1st shots taken with the D40; at the grocery store 0330 Hrs.
Cantaloupe ala Nikon

One of the 1st shots taken with the D40; at the grocery store 0330 Hrs.

Berries In The Mist
Berries In The Mist
This little guy stayed still just long enough.
Pollination

This little guy stayed still just long enough.

Not yet ready to bloom
Shy In The Morning Dew

Not yet ready to bloom

Always reminded me of a beaten egg.
Gelba und Weiss

Always reminded me of a beaten egg.

I found beauty in a late night snack while working. Thanks for the lunch Richard Lee.
Midnight Snack for Hazelmarie

I found beauty in a late night snack while working. Thanks for the lunch Richard Lee.

One of my spring Tulips just after a morning rainshower.
I Do Have A Green Thumb!

One of my spring Tulips just after a morning rainshower.

A lovely addition to the array of dead leaves in the backyard.
Welcome Spring

A lovely addition to the array of dead leaves in the backyard.

In the garden of Cameron Regional Medical Center, sits this little pond.
Gelba und Ball

In the garden of Cameron Regional Medical Center, sits this little pond.

Purple Bloom
Purple Bloom
You could almost hear them work to soak up every ouce of sunshine.
Pink Sunshine

You could almost hear them work to soak up every ouce of sunshine.

Weiss am Wasser
Weiss am Wasser
Roses Are Pink
Roses Are Pink
We were under a tornado warning and I was out in the yard taking pictures.
Rain Storm

We were under a tornado warning and I was out in the yard taking pictures.

Even dead dandelions interest me.
Dandelion Weiss

Even dead dandelions interest me.

Staying away from the bees, that was the trick.
Crimson & Clover

Staying away from the bees, that was the trick.

Roses in Cream
Roses in Cream
I stuck the lense right in the flower & pulled the trigger.
Gelba up Close

I stuck the lense right in the flower & pulled the trigger.

I loved the weeds.
Blooming Weed

I loved the weeds.

Up close in my friend Nancy's flower garden.
Orange in Bloom

Up close in my friend Nancy's flower garden.

Dew on The Bloom
Dew on The Bloom
After I shot it ... I ate it.
Peaches at Dawn

After I shot it ... I ate it.

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I shot this around 0600, before it completely opened.
Purple Bloom

I shot this around 0600, before it completely opened.

I couldn't believe I was taking pictures of weeds. Yet, there I was.
Weeds This Morning

I couldn't believe I was taking pictures of weeds. Yet, there I was.

I got up around 0530 to catch this shot, before the rose actually opened.
Rot Morgen

I got up around 0530 to catch this shot, before the rose actually opened.

Just before it rained. Again. Nancy's front yard.
Pretty in Pink

Just before it rained. Again. Nancy's front yard.

Blooming in Nancy's yard.
Rot es ist sehr schon

Blooming in Nancy's yard.

This little guy kept trying to sting me. Go figure.
Pollination Again

This little guy kept trying to sting me. Go figure.

Ant Infested Cherry
Ant Infested Cherry
Weiss Flower
Weiss Flower
Bloom at Walmart
Bloom at Walmart
Red Rose
Red Rose
Some flowers I gave my wife recently.
Orange Salena

Some flowers I gave my wife recently.

Simple pink roses I bought for my wife.
Roses For Salena

Simple pink roses I bought for my wife.

I don't know why I'm so partial to these common red flowers, but I am. I've no idea what they're actually called, as I'm not a florist. I just know I like them.
Rote Flower

I don't know why I'm so partial to these common red flowers, but I am. I've no idea what they're actually called, as I'm not a florist. I just know I like them.

Different flower, same kind, same place.
Rote Flower, Swei

Different flower, same kind, same place.

These are another, extremely common flower you see around here. I couldn't care less. I dig them completely.
Gelba Flower

These are another, extremely common flower you see around here. I couldn't care less. I dig them completely.

Notice the water beads on the leaf behind the flower?
Gelba Flower

Notice the water beads on the leaf behind the flower?

Even closer. I loved this flower, although you probably couldn't tell.
Gelba Flower

Even closer. I loved this flower, although you probably couldn't tell.

Water Beading up on the leaf of a perepheral plant.
Wasserbeads

Water Beading up on the leaf of a perepheral plant.

This cropped up over night in my yard.
Backyard Weed

This cropped up over night in my yard.

I hated to mow it down ... yet that's exactly what I did.
Backyard Weed

I hated to mow it down ... yet that's exactly what I did.

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OCTOBER!
Still In Bloom

OCTOBER!

A simple flower from my mother inlaw's garden.
Orange Crush

A simple flower from my mother inlaw's garden.

Bugs in the Gaaden
Bugs in the Gaaden
Another gen from my mother inlaw's garden.
A Touch of Royalty

Another gen from my mother inlaw's garden.

From my own front yard!
Royal Red

From my own front yard!