Though the weeds are threatening to overtake their distinctly more welcomed counterparts - I managed to get a few shots of some flowers now blooming in my garden.
Ever seen a silver Iris?
Me neither.
I shot this at dusk. It's actually a white iris but look how silvery it came out.
(Makes my knees go weak, it does.)
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I'll post more flowers in a few days but I thought I'd lay a little color from my garden on you 'cause that's where color comes to play in my world.
Happy June!!!
Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!)
We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home.
This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God.
My (growing) family.
Hangin' out with my girlies.
My wonderful friends (you know who you are!).
To laugh (out loud and a lot!).
Music.
Painting. Hugs.
Long chats with my buds.
My garden.
To read (ha...when I can!).
Sunshine.
Spring, Spring and more Spring.
Building things.
Cooking.
Decorating.
Parties (ahem).
The internet.
Life.
Movies. A.I.
Dancing with the stars.
So you think you can dance.
Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off.
Oh Gee...everything actually!!
31 comments:
Beautiful....
just gorgeous!!! That iris is amazing!!!! Love all of these!! You did great girl!!
You beat to the #1 spot!! hehe
Very pretty Wanda : ) I love that the flowers are now blooming!!!! You have a very pretty garden.
Oh, man you CRACK ME UP with the silver iris. I was thinking it before you said it!
Those shots are really gorgeous of the flowers. What kind of lens are you using? They are so crystal clear...so pretty!
I never imagineed that there were any colors other than black, white, silver or pink on the premises in the yard....but you proved me wrong.
xoxoxo
Dita
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I have never seen a silver iris...way cool how it turned out in b/w! Happy Wednesday!
Amazing in B&W!
Wow, I like the b&w version better! love your blog!
Beautiful! Isn't spring just amazing? You have such a gorgeous garden to look forward to this time of the year. Love how they turned out in B&W!
Beautiful images! I just love the iris shot. I wish that they could bloom all summer as they are one of my fave flowers.
Gorgeous blooms!
I love the last b&W of the rose in bloom! Stunning!
Dita,
I used my regular lens (18-200 mm)with a-priority/opened wide. But my 50 mm fixed does take much better close-ups - I was just too lazy to run in and change it.
:)
They're all so pretty but I love that simple little daisy. It's gorgeous! (I always feel really old saying "gorgeous" but can't think of a better word to describe it)
:)
Donna
Our Blog: Double Happiness!
Those black and white flower shots are so crisp and clean.
No! I have never seen a silver iris. That is beyond pretty. Love it! : )
Whenever I think about your pretty new kitchen I smile. Hope you are having the happiest end to spring and start of summer sweet Wanda : )
Oh! WOW! These are just beautiful! Is there anything you can't do???
I think it`s only fitting that YOU would get `silver`irises. :)
Oh this feel SOOOOO SOOOO good to be leaving a howdy-do once again!!
And I almost gasped at your silver iris and I would not have been at all surprised to discover you had nutured a rare gem such as that!! :)
Gorgeous in any color but those pale pink roses took my breath away!! AND OH, last weeks B&W's are beyond beautiful too!!!!
Hugs and thanks for the sweet welcome back!!
Gosh! Your B&W pictures are beautiful like crazy!!
I'm your newest fan and follower:)
Keep up the good job!
they are so beautiful you want to reach right out and touch them
Somehow I'm not surprised in the least that you were able to capture a silver iris! beautiful.
The black and white of the rose is absolutely my fav...you should frame that one!
And I took a gazillion pics of my flowers in our yard over the weekend, just have to get them processed and I'll do a post.
Take care my gardening friend,
Gail :)
So pretty! The flowers are gorgeous! Happy June to you!!!
GORGEOUS!!! I do love the full and vibrant colors in your garden, but these black and whites have so much drama and they are so crisp and clean......VERY BEAUTIFUL Wanda....SPECTACULAR!!!
Sorry we missed each other today!! I will try again tomorrow.....I will be doing some serious driving.....again:(
Enjoy your evening~
xoxo,
Lisa
So beautiful!
Happy June Wanda! I love your photos! Flowers are such a wonderful subject to take pictures of. Thank you for your warm comment about my daughter and empathy. When I taught fourth grade I did a lot of vocabulary with my students. Empathy was always the first word I taught them. It is something so important and unfortunatley the world lacks a lot of it! Have a wonderful night!
Mama Hen
You know, I have no idea why my pretty face isn't showing up. Will look into that
But, I do know I'm a follower!!
Oh I LOVE flowers in black and white!! Those irises are amazing!
Have a great weekend!!
Hi again!!
Just stopped by to tell you that I have passed you a blog award!!
Check out my blog for details. You deserve this award and I hope you enjoy it:)
Beautiful photos as always Wanda!! I love the black and white ones! We would like to take a trip up North. Any ideas of great places to go if we take a drive to Canada?
Have a great weekend!
Mama Hen
These are beautiful! You takes such lovely photos!
Visiting from The Mommy. Congrats on your award
What a beautiful family you have. Gives me hope.
Happy, beautiful Sunday to you!
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