Garden flowers 1

This bright flower looks wonderful today - our temperature has soared this afternoon to a balmy -21C! This flower was growing at the Fort Calgary garden.

Couldn't resist removing some of the petals to get a glance at the insides.

An opening Sunflower at the Fort Calgary garden.

This sunflower was at the Fort Calgary garden. I rather like these paler, more delicate looking sunflowers, though who can resist the more typical, brilliant yellow flower heads? I needed some bright colour, as my photostream has turned into a definite dull, brownish collection the last little while!

Saw this plant in the gardens at Canmore Golf Club (no, I don't play golf - went with friends to Canmore for a lunch). Not sure what this flower is called, but it looks rather like some kind of Everlasting.

Saw this insect on a Dill plant at the Canmore Golf Club in mid September 2004, when I went for a meal with friends.

Really digging deeper into my old photos after a bit more snow today and grey skies! Can't remember where I saw these Irises (?) in June 2005, but I know it wasn't MY garden!

These lilies grow in my garden and hopefully will appear once again in four or five months' time. What a contrast with my next photo!

OK, this is known as sheer desperation! The sun was supposed to finally shine today after days and days of grey, snowy weather - but, nothing! So, I went to Safeway and bought myself a bunch of flowers (yellowy white - the brightly coloured bunches were twice as expensive!) along with the milk, bread and chocolate bar (for sure, comfort food!). Lots to learn about photographing flowers indoors! Had some problem getting enough light on these pale blooms and ended up holding one over a table lamp (I now have one singed flower!). They shine on my computer screen - hope they do on yours, otherwise they will be rather lifeless. And now I am going to go for yet another cold, dull, grey walk. Did buy half a dozen Hot Cross buns the other day so, in theory, Easter and spring are not far away. Yeah!