GREEN!

Finally some green!  We had to go all the way to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to see it but it was well worth it!

Purple

After the flower

We have some vines out front that produce beautiful purple flowers.  After those have passed, we get a bunch of these little tentacle things.

All Green

Close to Home

I finally found some motivation to go out and shoot - it's amazing what you can find just by checking out your own backyard. 

Pink, pink & more pink

 

from the minnesota arboretum

Delicate pollen

summer 2009 at the minnesota arboretum

can't believe I've never posted this picture.  it's one of my favorites.

Pedal shadows

 

love the shadows from the inner pedals

Full Bloom

Before the Bloom

May Flowers

This weekend Dana, my husband, graduated from Concordia University!  We went to St Paul Grill for lunch afterward where I had fun checking out their garden.

Pre-Bloom

From the other tree in our front yard.

Pesky Dandelions

They might be pesky, but they make a cool view from this vantage point.

I love how just that one closed one is in focus here.  One of those accidentally on purpose moments...

A tree of pink

We have two flowering trees in our yard - one full of pink, the other white. 

April Flowers

E

Everything's a bit early this year, but no one's complaining.

Pollen

Pink

Cobwebby Cactus

I love how the cobwebs pulled through on the photo.

Red

This blog might start to look a little more like a tropical blog over the coming days as I have a lot of Puerto Vallarta pictures to share.  Plus I can't get motivated to go out and shoot in MN.  I know it's warm and the sun is shining, but things still look so dirty!