Week 20: Take Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers

a flower

It's too bad that this topic follows so closely on the heels of last week's flowers for monochromatic but I love flowers and flowers are one of my favourite subjects to photograph so it's really not a problem for me (maybe just for my sister).  

Our tulips came up at Bellevue Park but I was so busy again this week that I only managed to squeeze in a half hour there on Tuesday evening.  I wasn't able to get to Whitefish Island to see if the forget-me-nots are out and I didn't get a change to check out Maxine's yard to see what is blooming there.  Fortunately we came to Windsor for a couple of days and Jackson Park is a beautiful space not too far from Anne's place.  This morning after my necessary trip to Chapters, I stopped at the park and despite the light drizzle, I managed to track down a flower or two.  I was hoping the apple blossoms would be out but they are only just starting.

Tomorrow we head up to Rich's place for my niece's grade 12 graduation.  She is one smart cookie:  she has a full scholarship for her four year undergrad and she has already been accepted at Wayne State for the pharmacy program.  I imagine that has to be dependent on doing well in her undergrad, but still, way to go, Morgan!

 We begin with tulips.  This was taken at Bellevue Park.  Dad, notice all the pretty yellow flowers in the grass.

The tulip beds were much thinner than in previous years and one of the beds looks like it was abandoned altogether.  The half hour I had available ended up being enough time.

Need a rest anyone?

There were also a couple of trillium in bloom at Bellevue.  I plan to head to St. Joe's Island Monday to do some serious photography with them (along with some serious bug spraying).

There was one group of tulips still in perfect bloom at Jackson Park and they had such an interesting shape and lovely colours.

I don't know what these will be but they look interesting.

These flowers were scattered throughout the gardens.  I don't know what they are.

I also don't know what these are.

Here are a couple of views of a lilac on my sister's front yard.

This next photo is kind of what I had in mind for the green monochromatic photo for last week.  It's not quite right, partly because there are coloured flowers in the foreground and partly because the greens are so close in colour now that everything is almost mature, but you get the idea.