The yellow plum tree was loaded with blossoms.
I hope it is wind pollinated as it is a bit early for the bees. This photo is
from March 6th. All the petals are now falling and the little leaves are coming
out. This was an experiment in using some of my new found Photoshop exercises.
I attempted to add more blur and desaturation to the background.
The hyacinths are pleasantly fragrant and do
last quite a while. I really should get more of them planted this autumn. They
are in bloom the same time as the daffodils. Photo from the 9th of March.
This little windflower was coming up in the
cutting garden which is a long reach for the SX60, past tree branches and
trees. I cropped off the shadows from the trees. I am happy with the focus on
the flower through all the stuff. It took a bit of photoshop exercise, too.
The more I do, the more I learn. This photo is from March 6th. The windflowers
are now making a good show around the garden. They seem to spread a bit, but so
far I like them to go about the garden. They do not seem too invasive.
The magnolia on a very foggy morning on March
8th. I do not know how to process for fog, or if I even want to learn how.
This magnolia has now lost most of the petals. Since the tree is next to the
driveway, the fallen petals are decorating the driveway. When I run the lawn
mower they will probably be easily picked up.
I shoot this lone bloom with the white door of
the garage behind it. Tweaked it some in photoshop and made it a square crop
using the crop tool with the dimensions set to the same amount for the height
and width. Not too exciting... rather like an illustration.
This lovely little hepatica is growing in the
woodland area. I moved it out of a patch of moss it was growing in under the
deck. Little did I know at the time, the plant was in the perfect conditions
that it likes. I am trying to establish moss around this one and another one
that is growing in shade under a shrub. I must get another one to put directly
into the moss garden. This one in the woodland does seem to be expanding a bit,
so perhaps I can get part of it moved back to the moss garden.
The fawn
lillies are showing leaves in the woodland. The nasty blue bells have sent some
of the sprouts up from under the cardboard and leaves I put over them. I must
get out and dig all of them out.... a bit at a time should do it, I hope. They
are so very invasive. So, too are the species crocus, variety Saxatalis. They
are very colorful, but need to be thinned out also.
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