Memorial Day 2025.  Flags are flying everywhere and flowers lay on the graves or headstones of those who died fighting for this country and democracy.  I will see those later today at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe. But the flowers highlighted in this blog have their own role in bringing smiles to people's faces just because of their complicated beauty.  They are McKana Giant Columbines.  They are also like flags, dancing in the breeze.  Each bloom is slightly different in color, but all have distinctive and graceful spurs.  Light, shadow, and background also impact what the human eye sees and how it reacts to them.  The photographs were taken over a period of three days both in morning and afternoon light.  Since this is a day to remember and ponder, I will say no more but let the columbine speak for themselves.  
 

Columbine - McKana Giant 1 2025 Columbine - McKana Giant 2 2025 Columbine - McKana Giant 3 2025 Columbine - McKana Giant 4 2025 Columbine - McKana Giant 5 2025 Columbine - McKana Giant 6 2025

Thanks to TTT, Steve, Catherine S., Jean & Sam, Marilyn G., Dave O., Barbara F. R., and Louise Watkins for writing about last week's blog.  

I hope your week is full of many good and inspiring things that are ready for a closeup!

until next Monday,

DB

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