Today is the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere.  The beginning of spring.  Some of you are still dealing with mountains of snow while others are seeing a very toasty summer in their future.  Here on the mesa, much of the snow has disappeared, while grass is beginning to appear as are some very early wildflowers.  But I thought featuring spring's bounty with flowers, even if from another part of the world, would be appropriate.

Most of you know that when someone brings flowers to our mesa abode, I am thrilled for two reasons.  Their beauty, and the excuse to photograph that beauty and showcase it online.  So my thanks to Cristina and Ben for bringing a lovely batch of Alstroemeria (Peruvian lilies), in purple no less.  A gift like this challenges me to try to create images worthy of the flowers themselves.  I did three sessions with these in different locations and both morning and afternoon light.

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Peruvian lily purple 1

In this detail, you can see the stamens, loaded with pollen, which also dots the petal in the upper right hand corner.

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May today be a wonderful opening to spring for you!

until next Monday,

DB

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