049 : Rhododendron on blue

Nothing like having a crisp blue sky to shoot against! Love the little bright white stamen poking out.

048: Sunlit closed tulip

Wish I could catch one of these tulips when it was actually open, but I think the pale exteriors are pretty interesting nonetheless... especially from this angle when you can see a hint of the colored interior.

047 : Downward "Donald Duck" tulip

I call these the 'Donald Duck' tulips... white face, yellow bill. Shot a handful of them around the stepping stones (which make fora great steely blue backdrop. Wish there had been a bit more light, but love how the petals turned out.

046 : White petal on pink tulip

Thought it was interesting that this petal of this pink tulip was pretty much white. I'll have to investigate further to see if the inside is white or pink... just thought it was strange.

045 : White daffodil half

Looks like the daffodils are on their way out, so thought I'd grab a few more shots of them before they do. Just really love the orange, white, and green of these daffodils.

044 : Tulip against lily blades

I know I got a shot of this tulip just a couple days ago, but I really loved how the green leafy backdrop turned out with the soft pink. Plus raindrops always help!

043 : Rhododendron buds

Another pink flower ready to bloom... but lucky for me this one is easy enough to get against a bright blue sky! This rhododendron was from the one out back... not sure why it blooms before the one out front, so I was surprised to see pink blips when I went onto the back deck.