I am so pumped about the end of spring and the beginning of summer I can hardly stand it. Our Colorado spring season exhibited the usual schizophrenic tendencies with the tease of warm, beautiful weather, to rainy days and a big snow drop in late April. I believe all of this is past us and now we can re-focus on the bright, sunny, colorful days ahead.
I took a spin around our yard yesterday and noticed the vibrant blooms we long for in the dead of winter, are starting to surface.
“I must have flowers, always and always”
~Claude Monet~
I am not sure I would categorize these as true Macro shots since they were taken with my iPhone – but they are pretty close. Perhaps I’ll get the big lens out for the next round.
Thanks, Irene at Heaven’s Sunshine, for challenging us every week to seek beauty in photography and nature.
Columbine is popping up all over the yard – I love this flower for many reasons, but it is the state flower for Colorado.

I had no clue flowering onions were a thing – I thought Sean was out of his ever-loving mind. He wanted to pull them out of the ground, but I am sooo glad we didn’t. The bees sure do love them – not too many of those around these days.

Tulips are sooo wonderful – always sad to see them go….

These Bluish flowers are new to me this year. Not a clue what these are – they are so tiny (a quarter of the size of a dime) and delicate.

I hope this kick-started a good week for some of you stuck indoors. Hang in there if you are.
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
~ Lady Bird Johnson~
….i choose this…
Pam
The flowering onions look like chives
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Yes Carol! You are right! They are. Do you think we could still eat em even though they have bolted like this?
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Yes, I would eat them like that
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Love the spring flowers. Great photos.
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Thanks! I love them too. I wish the yard was loaded with em like my neighbors.
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Beautiful, enjoy! Tomorrow is forecast to be triple digits in Austin. Eeep!
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UGH! Already?? Jeez, I hope you all get some rain too.
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We got a lot this weekend thank goodness 🙂
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Good!!! I always worry about drought in my home state 💕
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I love the quotes and the photos; and not only am I stoked for you but stoked that the bees found the flowering onions! So much to enjoy daily and much to look forward to!
Susan Grace
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Thanks Susan Grace! Definitely lots to enjoy every day. Sooo happy about the bee. I have not seen too many around 😢
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Thanks for a flowery Monday. Wish I could help you identify the blue flowers, but I’m clueless! Wishing you a good week ahead.
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Thank ya! Hope you have some good things on the horizon 🌸
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A little bit out of focus did some research for me: Brunnera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunnera
Hope you all are doing great! Weather has to be outstanding where you are!
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Flowers are such a gift aren’t they, enjoy! Great photos too.
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You nailed it Glenys – they are such a gift. Have a great day lady!
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You said it best, Monet! What a great quote to go with these pictures. Also, I love the Columbines – they were the theme flower of our wedding in Estes Park! 🙂
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Monet is the bomb!! I bet they were – were they wildly growing near your venue? Super cool flowers 🙂 Cheers M.B. – I see you posted another story – can’t wait to read with my weekend coffee 🙂
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We got there a bit early in the year for the wild blooms, but we put some very pretty fake ones on the cake, drew some on our invitations, and also had a general color scheme to match them 🙂
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💗🌸🌷
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🙂
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Great pics. The one with the bee is brilliant!
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Thanks! You know, I used to be deathly afraid of bees – I had never been stung so I had this crazy fear of them. Now I rejoice when I see them doing their thing. :-). Cheers to you all!
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I adore the flowering onions – they scream Spring.
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They dooo!! Sean still wants to dig em up – I think they are beautiful!! Thanks for commenting – have a great day Jo!
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You sure have a wide variety of colorful flowers in your yard. I love the pics.
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Thanks sooo much for taking the time to comment – we do have some cool stuff in the yard – thanks to the previous owners of our house. Have a wonderful day!!
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Your vibrant colorful flowers are refreshing. We have none of that, yet. Lovely photos.
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They are coming AB! We have some other cool things popping up – can’t wait to see what they are. This is the first time I have been home enough to enjoy the yard. Hope all is well – I am assuming the wine delivery has helped ;-).
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As usual, your photos are amazing! Thanks for sharing
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Aw,,, you are sweet to say that – I am glad they bring a little joy!
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Looks great!! I am so ready for the summer warmup!! Another cold, rainy and dreary day here!!!
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UGH to cold, rainy weather. I do think we are past it, but I feel like we have had blizzards blow through in years past. I hope we bypass that event this year. Hope you all are doing alright!!
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Doing fine!!! Missing travels to see my son, but I’m not the only one!! Hope you are well too!!
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We are good! We are taking our first Covid vacation this weekend to Salida – I’ll post about it next week. Renting a little airstream at one of our favorite hotels 🙂
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That sounds awesome!!! We are doing nothing yet!!! Hoping to go to Boulder in June but it’s a wait and see!!
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I think you’ll be ok to be here – but thats my personal opinion 🙂
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I just plan on seeing my son and hiking!!!
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and me if we can swing it! Maybe a hike!
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That would be great!!!
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Gorgeous shots. I need to get an iPhone! 🙂 Happy almost summer!
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Thanks Laurie! The iphones really take amazing photos – it’s crazy how good they are sometimes. SUMMER IS COMING! WHOOP! Have a great day lady!
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Gorgeous. Nature is a stunner! Thanks for brightening my day. Mel
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Love the term to describe nature – it is a STUNNER. Can’t wait to spend more time in it this summer. Are you ready for winter??
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So far we have been very lucky with a very mild Autumn. I prefer the cold to the heat so love the Winter. Our Winter though ranges from -3C to 11C with beautiful blue sky days – so nothing in comparison to you!! 😉
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I bet it’s lovely!!
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Yep, but then every day is a good day, isn’t it?
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‘Tis!
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I love the columbine close up. We have very similar tulips. Cool.
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Thank ya! I’d like to plant some red and pink tulips next year – can’t seem to have enough of those! Have a great week!
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We’ve got the blue and onion flowers in common (we’ve got mini ones from chives). Very soon the hydrangeas will be in bloom. They’re like the regional emblem of Brittany.
Love the Monet quote 😉
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OMG – Hydrangeas – I drool over those. Ally Bean at the Spectacled Bean once posted about a guy at the flower shop who thought they were cabbage. LOL
Monet had it goin on 😉
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Defiitely awesome to see spring on it’s way..
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oh yes, beautiful flowers in your neck of the woods too! Hope all is well Lisa!
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Awesome, mostly great weather and loads of hiking.. 😉
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Nice post! Those little blue flowers look very much like Forget-me-nots but, after a little bit of research, I discovered that they are called Brunnera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunnera Enjoy the rest of your week. 😊
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All great shots of some beautiful flowers and perfect for this challenge. On about 3 of them, I’d have to look really close, enlarge them, and actually think to figure out whether they were true macro or not. Enjoyed them too much to do all that pondering. 😁
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Thanks Irene! I need to charge the battery on the big lens and get back out there. We are starting to see other things pop in the yard! Have a wonderful day!
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Oh RIGHT ON! Thanks for doing that! I was a friend’s house last night who also had them. She couldn’t remember the name. You must have some nice flowers around your place! You have a great week as well. 🙂
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The world is reluctantly coming back to life here, although not many blooms yet – besides the tulips, dandelions, and forget-me-nots. This is such a magical time of year, watching buds start to peak out, and a green haze slowly developing around the trees. If it wasn’t for allergies, this season would be perfect 😀
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Tulips are hearty! I do love them. Agreed on watching things bud and bloom – I look forward to the final product. We have Iris’s and Peonies coming up next – thank god for the previous owners of our home – they planted all kinds of cool stuff. Hope all is well Jo!!
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I think we’re likely behind you in terms of spring blossoms, but it’s all wonderful!
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Beautiful! My garden’s abloom, too! Flowering chives are great because they bloom for a while and the rabbits leave them alone. Even my house rabbit won’t eat onions.
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Ohhh, you have to post the garden pics! I LOVE gardens, though we seem to have a black thumb and can’t grow anything for very long. haha. Hope the bunny (and you all) are doing great!
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That’s funny because my thumb is green when I’m outside, but as soon as I get near houseplants it turns black. I’m not sure I have another gardening post in me, but the one I posted about this time last year is as apropos as ever: https://thetravelarchitect.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/blogging-vs-gardening-an-epic-battle-for-supremacy/
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You have beautifully captured nature at it’s best 😍🌸
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Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. Have a wonderful day!!
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You’ve had tons of good flower pics lately! Strangely, even though it’s steamy hot here, I haven’t really focused on flowers yet. Maybe because I haven’t had time nor the inclination to plant any (not too keen on nurseries these days; they are swarming with people!). You’ve given me a good kick in the pants to start looking for color here!
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Yes, I’d say you have been a little busy sister! I can’t remember what we used to grow down there – it’s been so long. We have some other things blooming in the yard that are pretty cool. Can’t wait for you to come over!
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Beautiful and colourful photos, Pam! Our garden is starting to blossom slowely and so is the surrounding landscape. Can’t wait to see feelds bursting with wildflowers. Thanks for sharing and have a good day 😀 Aiva
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Thank you!! Ohhh, I would love to see your landscape! I am sure it is amazing! Looking forward to some wildflower hikes this summer. Have a wonderful day Aiva!!!
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beautiful spring flowers! awesome captures, Pam! 🙂
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Thanks Lola!!
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floral delight 🙂
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love, love, love flowers 🙂
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🌺🌸🌷💕
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And this is why I love spring! These are such lovely pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for stopping by! Yes, flowers are definitely the best part of spring! I noticed we have some Irises about to bloom and peonies as well :-). Have a great day!!
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Oh my goodness I think they are amazing macro shots Love them all xoxo Cris
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Thanks Chris!!!!
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Your flower photos are gorgeous. I especially like those unidentified blue flowers (I’m terrible with flower names). I’m not spending money these days on restaurants, filling up my car, clothing but I’m sure making a dent at our local plant nursery.
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Right? I put a chunk in savings!
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Youre iPhone does wonders with its camera! and you always have a special eye for flowers anyway. Particularly enjoy the tulips…
(can’t comment on your next post about the 25 hikes to take in Colorado… I was about to ask you to remind me if Herman Gulch was the one we took together when we first met in 2013? I have fond memories and pictures of that day…)
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Ah thanks lady. I do love me some flowers. Yes! The hike we did was Herman Gulch. I need to get up there again soon. I-70 is not so much fun these days so I try to avoid it :-(. xoxo
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Beautiful springtime shots. I will sometimes use my iPhone for macro shots too. 😊
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Thanks Lisa! Glad you enjoyed em! The iPhone has a pretty good camera. Have a great day!
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Such beautiful blooms! I’m always a sucker for bright, happy flowers 😀
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Thanks girl! I hope you are alright!!
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Just beautiful! I love those flowering onions. I’m so happy that the blooms have arrived!
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Beautiful flowers Pam. I think the blue ones are Forget-me-nots.
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Oh thanks! They are so sweet and delicate.
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I echo Monet’s thoughts, I, too must have flowers, always and always. These are beautiful flowers, Pam. 🙂
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