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Day 135/365: Violets in The Lawn

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Spring Violets

The west side of my yard has a large patch of violets blooming, they are so pretty, so tiny that I don’t want to mow them over. So I’m using them as an excuse for why I haven’t mowed yet. Most were a purple violet in color, but these were the only white violets in the yard. A mutation? Don’t know, but I thought they were special.

BTW: For regular followers I decided to change my header yesterday, with my theme of flowers lately it only seemed an appropriate header for spring,…I’m already thinking of my summer header…

Day 133/365: Macro View of a Daffodil

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Day 133: A Macro View of a Flower

I’m taking more pictures of daffodils that I intended, but this macro was just too good for me not to post. I only have a Fuji S1500 camera, sometimes  the macro sometimes decides to work,  other times not. I haven’t figured out why yet. I did change the focus setting to continuous rather than digital and I am getting better results.

Photoshop editing: Pretty much straight out of camera (SOOC), I looked at the before and after and there isn’t much difference. I sharpened the flower stamens and edges of the bloom, placed a drop shadow and that was all I did.

Day 132/365: Riding a Motorcycle, a Bucket List Item

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Day 132: I rode a Harley

I rode a Harley! Now I can check that off my bucket list. My daughter and I went over a friends house in Omaha this past weekend and had some girl time, some girl chat, and some laughs. Then Kelley’s husband took Jen and I for a ride on his Harley.  I’ve always wanted to ride a motorcycle, thought it would be cool, and it was simply AWESOME!!

Day 131/365: Magnolia Tree Blooms in Spring

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My spring flowers continue, I’m so happy it’s spring, color is starting to peak out from their buds and this magnolia tree was just starting to bloom. Five out of the next seven days will be of flowers and blooms. Every year I venture out to this tree to take photographs of the buds in full bloom, but magnolia trees are persnickety. The petals fall off so fast and if we get a strong wind, which in Nebraska we often do, they blow off before I get a chance. But this year it’s going to happen. I will have my camera at the ready.

Magnolia tree flowers in spring
Day 131: Flowering trees

So glad I started this 365 Project, gives me a reason, or an excuse some may say to take pictures without guilt every day. If you have a favorite Magnolia tree I’d love to see the photos. I love spring, flowering trees give me such hope for the future and the season ahead. I’m really a warm weather person and when the Magnolia trees start blooming then I know summer isn’t far behind.

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