The lupines in my yard are flowering more each day. Â They are such a pretty purple. Maralee
Spring is Busting Out All Over
We had an early spring this year. Â Or, we had no winter this year. Â Either way, our flowers have bloomed earlier than usual. Â We usually don't get flowers on our lupines until mid to late June. These are just a couple of the plants from my garden. Maralee
Day 216 – Macro Lupines
I have one lupine plant that is blooming right now. Â It had the perfect shades of lavender and purple - my favorite colors. Â I've done lupines previously but this time I thought I would get up very close and use different apertures. Â I was going for a narrow depth of field and throwing the background …
Day 175 – A Summer’s Day
Today I woke to pouring rain. Â But as is typical for this part of Oregon, it can be raining one minute and the sun will be shining the next. Â Today was no exception. By mid afternoon the sun was shining and the big, black storm clouds were receding into the distance. Â I went down to …
Day 162 – Lupines
Last year I discovered a small field of lupines next to the parking lot of a local shopping center. Â What really struck me were the multi-colors. Â We have a lot of blue/purple lupines here, but this small field had blue, purple, pink, and white. I went back there today and the lupines were there, but …
