Meanwhile back home
"O, Wind if winter comes, can spring be far behind"
Percy Shelley
I have been enjoying an increasing collection of Amaryllids, some of the tender varieties I bloom in the winter in the house and grow on the patio in the summer months. These sure do brighten the dreary winter days of January and February of which Western Oregon has so many.
Sprekelia formosissima This is a fun one to see bloom in the middle of winter, like a Whirling Dervish dressed in Red, The Aztec lily is a winter stunner |
I took a walk around the garden to see what was poking up this weekend, Some of the early crocus are up and in bloom now. |
Just playing around with the Macro lens and the F stop at 2.8 |
I know it's artistic and doesn't really capture the whole of the flower But I went looking for the Macro details and the only way to get this one was to focus on the Stamens. |
Narcissus willkommii Adds its heady perfume to the greeenhouse in the winter. |