112-366 dogwood

112-366 dogwood, originally uploaded by saralonde.

109-366 Lily

109-366 Lily, originally uploaded by saralonde.

107-366 butterfly

107-366 butterfly, originally uploaded by saralonde.

I went outside early in the morning to get a pic of my blooming dogwood for my picture of the day. I was astounded to see about a dozen butterflies all over my flowering shrubs. I had no idea they had been doing that!

I guess it pays to get out a bit earlier, LOL!

106-366 hyacinth

106-366 hyacinth, originally uploaded by saralonde.

Another attempt at playing with HDR in a slightly more realistic way than before. Just looks a little to unrealistically sharp to me.

59-366 Pink Tulip

59-366 Pink Tulip, originally uploaded by saralonde.

In another day or two this will droop and drop it's petals, so I'll get the most out of it with my macro lens :).

56-366 Hydrangea

56-366 Hydrangea, originally uploaded by saralonde.

55-366 I have to buy some Spring along with my groceries

55-366 I have to buy some Spring along with my groceries, originally uploaded by saralonde.

'cause it's not popping out of the ground yet.

54-366

54-366, originally uploaded by saralonde.

Playing with macro lens and extension rings

I manage to take a pic everyday for this 365+1, but it seems to take me awhile to get them off my camera.

53-366 quiet afternoon

53-366 quiet afternoon, originally uploaded by saralonde.

February is turning into all about still life month

46-366 a bit of bloom in February

46-366 a bit of bloom in February, originally uploaded by saralonde.

I love buying an amaryllis bulb every year just after Christmas. They are inexpensive (this one was $3.00 and included the soil and pot) and provide a little cheerful color, as well as a photo opportunity, when they bloom in a cold wintery month.

What more can you ask of 3 bucks:)

Black and White Daisy

Black and White Daisy, originally uploaded by saralonde.

Guess it's in keeping with the weather outside!

Sunshine Daisy

Sunshine Daisy, originally uploaded by saralonde.

In the grayest days of winter, we dream of spring

"A Little Bit of Spring"

"A Little Bit of Spring", originally uploaded by saralonde.

For all you snow weary people, of which I am one, a taste of what's to come...

eventually.

I think.

Day 331-365 "Yellow Flowers"

Day 331-365 "Yellow Flowers", originally uploaded by saralonde.

Someone gifted us with a huge floral display for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was lovely, but not quite my thing, so I separated out the flowers into individual groups. So for the next few days, it's flower photography in November ;-)!

I'm going to try and treat each one differently, depending on how I'm feeling them at the moment. This one seemed to need some texture to go with the delicate flowers.