Photography — Page 31 — You are in My World Now

Birds at the feeder

July 5, 2007 by Tricia

This is a photo of some of the birds that are always in our back yard. We have two big feeders side by side that are quite large and these birds can eat them clean within two days. Or less!

Piggy birds!

Aren’t they pretty though? They don’t look like much from a distance but when you get a close up photo you can see all the different colors in the feathers on their bodies and heads.

I like the bird on the right who’s head is just poking around the corner. He or she seems to be saying – I see you, I know what you are up to!

Cardinals and butterflies

June 25, 2007 by Tricia

I can’t believe it. You know what I saw in my garden yesterday afternoon? A cardinal!

I saw one once before, maybe two years ago, but not since then.

It’s so nice to know that my lovely garden is attracting all kinds of wildlife that we don’t normally see in the middle of such a big city.

Looking out at the garden today I’ve seen at least three different monarch butterflies buzzing around all the flowers. They are so pretty!

Now, I must get some photos of these creatures if I can. Last year I hunted down a butterfly for days that was hanging out around my Rose of Sharon tree. Every time I brought out the camera the butterfly flew away as if it knew I was trying to take it’s photo. I did eventually get a few great shots of it though.

Now to do it again.

Head hung low

June 22, 2007 by Tricia

This isn’t the best photo that I’ve ever taken but I do love this flower. It’s a columbine or Aquilegia. Sometimes this flower is also called a honeysuckle but that’s a misnomer.

Isn’t it pretty? I love the pale mauve and the way the flower hangs it’s head.

I grow this beautiful flower in my garden. It’s a spring bloomer. Here in Toronto it blooms usually by mid May or so, and by this time of June it’s foliage is dying down and disappearing. In a little while you’d almost never know the plant was there.

Growing lilies

June 19, 2007 by Tricia

Don’t you just love the way lilies look when they are growing? I think they have sort of a pineapple look to them.

I grow several types of lilies. Tiger lilies, oriental lilies, hybrid lilies … you name it, I must have a couple hundred!

I took this photo about three weeks ago. Most of the lilies are now three to four feet tall and covered in flower buds. I’m sure they’ll bloom before the week is over.

Late spring bulbs blooming early

May 9, 2007 by Tricia

My garden is full of spring blooms! Since I started the garden in 2001, I think I’ve planted more than 3000 spring blooming bulbs.

I choose some that bloomed early – as in late March Crocus’, and others are early iris’ and tulips. Some like the Daffodil above, and other tulips are said to be late bloomers and often don’t bloom for me until Mid to Late May, but many of the late blooming bulbs that I planted already have buds or are already blooming.

Everything is early this year! I’m sure that’s because we had such a mild winter here in Toronto.

It’s starting to get quite warm here now too. The spring blooms won’t last much longer if it continues to be so warm so I’d better get out into that garden and enjoy the flowers.