Roses

They will be blooming soon.   The buds are almost as pretty as the open flowers.  It is early for roses.

Iris

I didn’t like the picture so I took the background out.  Easy enough to do but I still don’t like the picture.  I love Irises so I will challenge myself to take another.

wild Geranium

Nothing says spring in Minnesota like wild geraniums.  Actually they don’t say anything they are just plants.  The sun is out today.

lily of the valley

Like everything else this year the lily of the  valley are blooming early and they are almost done.  I have never been able to get a good photograph of the plant but that doesn’t mean I am going to give up.  I don’t usually publish my mistakes but I have to if I want to use a picture of lily of the valley.   The flowers are very small and white.  Maybe next year . .

Wild Columbine

Wild columbine grows in Minnesota.  I never planted any in my yard.  It plants it self every year where it wants to grow.  Mostly shade, part sun on the North side od the house.

Bleeding Heart

A sure sign of spring and a few weeks ahead of schedule.

Tulip

These are my favorites.  I grow several types of tulips in front of the the house.

lilacs in the wind

It was windy most every day last week.  Usually I can photographs of flowers if I take them at a high shutter speed which is what I did or this picture.  There was a lot of wind and I can of like the effect and I love lilacs.   My children gave me lilac bushes or mothers day many years ago and now the oldest of them is about 15 feet high.

Roses

I had to take a picture of these blooming in the park because roses don’t bloom in April in this part of Minnesota yet here they are.  beautiful but freaky.  We had some snow on Monday which is more normal for this time of year than a rose bush in full bloom.

Lilacs

It wouldn’t be spring without lilacs.  people who live in places where they do not grow don’t really have spring.