i love flowahs

shoot. I applied a treatment to my cat tonight & didn't do a good job of keeping the stuff in an area on her back that she can't reach, so I am spending the wee hours of the morning on kitty watch. Oh well, it helped me get caught up on some pics!

Earlier this month, dma and I headed over to the Bellevue Botanical gardens for a nice, mid-week photo shoot. I always find something interesting there, and this was no exception. The sun was setting, creating some dramatic lighting opportunities.

The Japanese structure is a signature structure of the Botan. When I visit the garden on my own I usually stop here for a bit for a bit of quiet tranquility.

I took sooo many pictures! I loved it! Flowers are some of my favorite subjects; I love the lines of the petals, the detailed lines and combination of soft and vivid colors. I have posted quite a few of them below. I used my lens baby for some of them. I did some editing, too!

These two are minimally processed...

And this last one is a prelude to an upcoming trip to the Skagit Valley tulip fields... glorious backlighting!

Well, I think Sweet Pea is going to be fine; she has walked across my keyboard twice while I have drafted this post and is quite curious about things moving on my laptop screen. phew! Thanks for checking out this round of pics (and for appeasing me with yet another round of flowers. beware, though, more flowers to come!)