LEM Photo Challenge: Spring

Spring is starting to bloom in our yard. Yesterday when Hubby went to the mailbox at the end of our long driveway he came back with a handful of daffodils. I told him I hoped he hadn't picked them all and he said we have LOTS more to bloom.
Since I shot them against a white background with not much natural light left in the gloomy day I decided to pop it up a notch by adding a texture and then erased the texture from just the center daffodil. This one is my entry for the challenge this week with the prompt of spring.

I've included this photo for the purist of you photographers out there who enjoy the original image.

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Mellow Yellow Oak Blossoms

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Dandelion: Macro Monday

One of many popping up in the yard now that the warmer temperatures are here. :(
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Macro Monday: Forsythia Bud

I was hoping to have some macros of my newly bloomed daffodils this week but I've been housebound with a knee injury that has been quite painful and doesn't allow for very much walking. Therefore, I haven't taken any new photos in over a week. I hope you won't mind a couple more shots of the forsythia I had brought in a couple of weeks ago and forced to bloom.

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Macro Monday: A Forsythia Bloom

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Last week I trimmed a couple of branches from my forsythia bush and brought them inside to force them to bloom. They have since blossomed and add a little touch of Spring to the center of my dining room table. I took quite a few shots that I really like and I'll be sharing more later this week.

I like the softness of this one taken in the natural light of the window. It is straight out of the camera with no cropping. All I did was add a small frame.

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Mellow Yellow Monday: Lily Stamen

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Gracious as sunshine, sweet as dew

Shut in a lily's golden core.

~Margaret Junkin Preston

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A Burst of Sunshine

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I found these little pops of yellow along the roadside Sunday afternoon. The wildflowers are blooming so it must be Spring! Enjoy!


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The Mellow Yellow Finches

These little guys began appearing in my yard last week. I have two of these feeders and they have been filled three times since last Tuesday! My feathered friends have been very hungry.

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Mellow Yellow Forsythia

These are a couple of shots of a small forsythia branch that I pinched off of the bush and brought inside and stuck down in a cup of water. That's all I did. About a week later - blooms.
Guess you could say I made spring come to me!

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Yellow Roses

I took these a couple of weeks ago. They were for my Mom and Stepdad's anniversary. They have been married for eight happy years!

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