Spring flowers part 2 ~

April 3, 2017 / Marilyn Davis / 2 Comments

Continuing with some Sunday photos from the Denver Botanic Gardens. Clockwise from top right: Some type of fruit tree, unidentified, tulip interior, unidentified, hellebore, unidentified, unidentified, tulip interior, poppy (I think) against a background of purple pansies, orchid (probably some type of phalaenopsis), fritillaria (checkered lily). If anyone can help with identification, please comment. My knowledge of flowers is pretty limited, and the signage was spotty. I didn’t saturate any of these photos; in fact, I frequently knocked the saturation down a bit.

Spring flowers part 1 ~

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 / Marilyn Davis / Leave a comment

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Here’s some of what is blooming right now at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Clockwise from top right: Some variety of daffodil, pasque flower, parrot tulip unfurling, tulip magnolia. More to come. These were taken with my Olympus 4:3 camera with 30mm and 60mm macro lenses.

Crocuses ~

February 28, 2016 / Marilyn Davis / 2 Comments

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Crocuses in the blowing wind.
Frogs trilling in the muddy ditch.
Three turkey vultures
On the roadside hill.
A pile of torn, outdated hopes;
Rake up a load, take ’em for fill.

Some spring wildflowers ~

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 / Marilyn Davis / 3 Comments

All of these were photographed at Giant City State Park, southern Illinois. Two were taken with a Pentax K-50 DSLR and three were taken with a compact Olympus SZ-12. Is the difference apparent? The images are definitely on the soft side, some more than others. It was much too windy a day to be photographing flowers, but you take what you can get. The important thing is…spring!