Sunday, July 11, 2010

Macro Monday Remembering Spring

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Remember my miniature rose that survived the winter? It didn't survive the bunny. *sigh*

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Last year we planted a little bit of ground cover in the flower bed to fill in. It came back nicely and even. . .

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bloomed!

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I had fun pointing the camera at the blooms, not looking through, not knowing what I captured until I saw it on my computer. :)

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Just a day or two later they were opened.

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The tulips actually put some buds on this year, but they did not bloom.

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Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign the Linky. MM started on Sept 29, 2008 - Thanx to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week! :)



35 comments:

  1. Great detail and out of focus background = macro, yes?!

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  2. What a beautiful bloom...I love all of the fine details in these!

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  3. Nice Lisa. I like the first shot and the blue one best.

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  4. Those darn rabbits...we have so many of them around here and they love eating my petunias. Love that ground cover with the blue flowers, so pretty. I wonder why you tulips did not bloom. Great shots.

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  5. Love the first shot!
    We've been putting out a little corn in hopes the bunnies leave everything else alone. HA!

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  6. Sorry about the loss to the bunny. We lost a lot of our roses to deer. Hope your lovely photos provide some consolation.

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  7. Wow, Lisa...that truly is some macro you have here! Those are tiny purple flowers.

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  8. I had the same problem with my tulips. Idon't even think I will add more this year, they have been very disappointing.

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  9. The closer you get, the groovier the shot gets!

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  10. Lovely purple blossoms on that ground cover!

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  11. The purple flowers are so beautiful and unique! Your garden must be really lovely right now, Lisa.

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  12. It looks so nice when everything is blooming and it smells so good !

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  13. The little ajuga blooms are like little minature orchids - I grow these too Lisa and I never realised how pretty the flowers were until I took a few macros - I was pleasantly surprised when I saw them on the screen too. BTW I loved those orange daisies in you sooc yesterday. Have a good week :) Rosie

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  14. That's why I am having a lot of fun with macro shots! I snapped on unexpected things or creatures that goes with my subject, like the purple flowers!

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  15. So nice and fresh, I had similar tulipbuds this spring but the bambis eat them all before they bloom. I will plant some in a pot to have on my terrace next year, as it's fenced they have to jump there and I hope they wont.......

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  16. Wonderful ! even without blooms .

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  17. Beautiful. Those little purple/blue blossoms do look like tiny orchids.

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  19. I have a post today that also reminded me of Spring. It is such a fresh season, and in CA it's very beautiful. Your macro are gorgeous as always.

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  20. The blue flower picture is so beautiful - I love the colour tones in this shot :)

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  21. Lovely spring photos !
    Here in Sweden it´s have been really hot this past week and today as well = PUH !
    Just now it´s 84,2 F in the shade and I soon have to get on my Harley to drive 62 miles to the workshop to get a Service done.

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  22. Me again :)
    Hope I got the miles right ?
    I´m going to drive about 100 kilometers , that I know :)

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  23. Those really are beautiful - well shot!

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  24. I love the budding stage. Yours are beautiful, with those tiny little purple flowers!

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  25. The leaves of your blue/violet-flowered plant look furry and strokeable - a good choice for a sensory garden. Our tulips were very disappointing this year - just one or two pitiful blooms.

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  26. Spring is always beautiful and so is your photos too!

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  27. beautiful....love the color of the bloom.
    it is fun to shoot without looking sometimes isn't it?
    such a surprise to find out what you got.

    have a wonderful day!

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  28. Darn those wascally wabbits! Something is eating my roses from underneath. Grrrr!

    Lovely shot of the rose leaves. At least you have a memory.

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  29. I miss all of the pretty flowers from Spring. I'm also missing doing MM, but I guess I just haven't been feeling the macro shots lately. Don't know why... Hopefully, I'll get back to it for next week.

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  30. Wow, that ground cover is gorgeous ... love the colors!

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  31. Love the variegated groundcover with the blue blossoms. Do you know the name of it? It looks like a mint of some sort.

    I know that tulips emerge with a warm spell, but if it is followed by a cold snap, the stems will stop growing. Could that be what happened? They could also have been planted too deep.

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  32. How do I join your Macro Monday challenge? lists are closed? Love to be a part of and had a hard time finding how to link to you. THanks for input

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