Horror of horrors! I actually forgot about 12 of 12 today, until I saw Helen’s post. Oopsie.
(Aside: I adore Helen’s posts. Love them. Gorgeous photography. In London. J’adore. Or, more appropriately, I love. But I think I already said both.)
So, at about 5:15, I grabbed my camera and went on a tour of our yard. With the macro setting on. (Love that little tulip!)
(Note: WordPress is doing that weird “compress the photos and make them look blurry” thing again. If you click on them, you can see them full-sized and crisp. Thanks!)
You’ll find a recurring theme here, entitled “I don’t really know what this one is,” but I know several of you are gardeners and will happily fill me in! (Matt? Angelina? Dj? Pretty please?)
Don’t know…the buds sure are pretty, though!
Clover! And grass! Bow to my botanical prowess…
Dandelion, in the puffy stage. (The “parachute” stage, according to Wikipedia. Learn something new every day!)
C is for Conifer.
Tulip! I kind of expect it to start singing…
No clue, but I like the speckled leaves.
I admit it — this one’s not on macro setting. I’m also pretty sure of the genus. Nicolas Homeworkus, yes? Finest specimen I’ve ever seen.
More green leaves! (We have a few of ’em.)
Ooh, a succulent! I’d never noticed this before today. Funny how a camera leads you to new [in]sights.
And this, my dears, is what happens when you don’t get around to dead-heading or pruning your hydrangeas. Prettier in the picture than in real life. Trust me.
Moss on stick. Love the colors!
For more 12 of 12 action, check out Chad’s place.
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April 12, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Raina
lilac
peony.
🙂
April 13, 2010 at 6:44 pm
aimeewrites
Thank you, Raina!! I’m excited to have both. This is our first spring in this house, and it’s been an adventure to watch things come into bloom.
April 12, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Mom
Here’s a botanical name for you. My grandma Ella used to call the succulent you have “hens and chickens”, because little ones always sprouted off the big ones.
What a varied collection of species you have. Very cool. I especially like the Nicolas Homeworkum. The best!
April 13, 2010 at 3:52 am
Helen (Dogeared)
Aww, what a sweet thing to say! [hugs]
And hee, I love the Nicholas Homeworkus 😉 The tulip and dandelion are my favourite I think – it’s my favourite flower, and I love photographing puffy dandelions, so much fun! So nice to see how spring is coming along in your garden 😀
April 13, 2010 at 5:19 am
Pete
Always love to see flower photography and the opening tulip is just superb 🙂
April 13, 2010 at 9:12 am
Becca
The tulip photo is gorgeous! But I love the homework one too!
April 13, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Jill
HAPPY SPRING!!!
April 13, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Matt
Great pictures!!!! I wish I could ID that picture of the buds … almost looks like helebore, but it should be too late for those to not be blooming. Lovely post. 🙂
April 13, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Matt
Duh! I was reading the picture comments in the wrong order. Yes, I agree with Raina. Lilacs and peonies!
April 13, 2010 at 6:45 pm
aimeewrites
Thanks, Matt! Any idea on the one with the speckled leaves and the one after Nicolas?
April 14, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Tony
Great 12 of 12, I especially liked the dandelion, the pine cones and the deadhead hydrangeas. Well done. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to next months photos.
April 15, 2010 at 3:59 pm
angelina
I don’t know what the speckle leaved plant is but it’s one that I’ve seen a lot in my life. The one with the dried flower head is a hydrangea. And the other name for “hens and chicks” is houseleek.
I love peonies and lilacs!!