Mid Summer Blooms

[AlanLichty]

Some mid summer colors from backyard garden blooms.

Butterfly Weed (Asclepius tuberosa) in an early stage of bloom:

A simple Day Lily:

Cone flowers:

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

These are all cool looking, what a great backyard. My favorite is the bottom one.

 

[IainGFoulds]

… #3 is a lovely composition. Harmonious subjects with supporting elements in natural depths.

 

[AlanLichty]

These are all cool looking, what a great backyard. My favorite is the bottom one.

Thanks Jim - I spotted these shots this morning while I was out picking blueberries. I always look forward to the cone flower blooms.

… #3 is a lovely composition. Harmonious subjects with supporting elements in natural depths.

Thanks Iain - I tried a couple different ways of framing these blooms and this one looked the best even through the viewfinder. I like catching them with several of the unopened blooms in the frame as they add neat contrasts to the full color of the prime blooms.

 

[MonikaC]

Very nice, Alan. The cone flower are my favorite.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very nice, Alan. The cone flower are my favorite.

Thanks Monika - all of these cone flowers are in full bloom now with more to come

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful images, Alan. I love butterfly weed. It is one of the most spectacular flowers in Midwestern and plains prairies.

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful images, Alan. I love butterfly weed. It is one of the most spectacular flowers in Midwestern and plains prairies.

Thanks Doug - we just have the one plant which now has most of the little blooms open but this must look nice with a large group of them in a prairie locale.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

That's quite a collection you have. I like the cone flowers best of the three.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's quite a collection you have. I like the cone flowers best of the three.

Thanks Kurt - I should grab another shot of the cone flowers tomorrow morning with lots more of them in full bloom now.