Photographs made during neighbourhood walks throughout the first three weeks of May and presented in sequence of blooming.
Lilacs (Syringa)
Camellia (Camellia japonica)
Atlas Poppy (Papaver atlanticum)
Pink Lilac (Syringa ‘Pink Perfume’)
Hawthorne tree (Crataegus)
White Iris (Iris germanica)
Peony (Paeonia)
Rose (Rosa)
Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale)
After sowing, thinning, and transplanting…
after supporting, protecting, and pruning…
after watering, weeding, and waiting…
after releasing expectations and gratefully receiving nature’s abundant, sublime gifts…
this…
a series of still life moments created and captured during recent gardening days at my mom’s home.
Papaver rhoeas (common poppy)
‘Parisian Pink’ larkspur
A mixed bouquet of zinnias, lavender, larkspur, and one long-lived hydrangea
Lathyrus odoratus ‘April in Paris’
Lathyrus odoratus ‘Jilly’
A mixed bouquet of ‘April in Paris’, ‘Jilly’, and ‘Mollie Rilstone’ sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus)