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The Blues

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The blues are blooming in my garden right now.  The first flowers to bloom this spring.  Bluebells that came from the property my grandfather farmed back in the 1960’s.

Virginia Bluebells

Before they open they have a pinkish purple hue to them.

Virginia Bluebells waiting to open

Last year when adding flora and fauna to my shade gardens, I came across a plant with the tiniest of blue flowers, only a quarter-inch in diameter.  They have a similar look to Forget-Me-Nots, but do not have any yellow in the center.  Unfortunately, I have misplaced the tag and do not recall the name of this plant.

The leaves are just as eye-catching as the tiny blue flowers.  I had planted two, one did not survive and I plan on replacing it in a few weeks.  The blues are blooming and after a day at the office it’s nice to come home and spending some time in my garden.  Macro photography and flowers to clear the mind at the end of the day.

Inspiration

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The stunning Echinopsis candican night blooming cactus flower.
The stunning Echinopsis candican night blooming cactus flower.

Recently the finalists were announced in the Arizona Highways Magazine Photo Contest.  There was a monochrome image of night blooming cactus that caught my attention as I was perusing the images.  The image inspired me to take a look back at images I made while living in Arizona of the beautiful night blooming cacti.  I recalled this image and decided to see how it would look in black and white.  I actually prefer this image over the color version which you can see here and read about the night the image was made.

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