Aquilegia by auntietk

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Apr 19, 2008

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Description

This is aquilegia, commonly known as columbine. I took this picture in my very own garden last year. (No sneak factor!) It's a good thing I've got pretty flower pictures left over from last year, because yesterday we got about five inches of SNOW at my house! I've lived here all my life, and I don't remember ever having snow like that this late in the year. The temperature was hovering just a degree above freezing, so we got loads of snow, but it was melting off the roads pretty quickly. I took a picture of the snow last night and was going to post it, but I'm tired of dreary weather, and I'm just going to live in denial for a while here, if nobody minds. If I don't look out the window, I can imagine my garden is full of flowers!

Comments (46)

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durleybeachbum

3:40AM | Sun, 20 April 2008

Snow! Mind you now I realise where you live it seems possible at least! Fabulous pic, Tara, lovely against the dark background. This is one of my favourite garden flowers, we've got quite a few different sorts just coming into bud now.

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NekhbetSun

5:51AM | Sun, 20 April 2008

Snow?!!! what in the world ! ...of course, here just a few days ago we were in the upper 30's...crazy weather ! ....this is a lovely shot and hope you get your warmth n flowers soon !

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fredster66

6:30AM | Sun, 20 April 2008

Always interesting angles. Great work with this, Tara!

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JeffG7BRJ

7:42AM | Sun, 20 April 2008

It looks like two birds in some sort of mating ritual to me, lovely coloured ones though. Excellent capture Tara, sorry to hear about the snow, we didn't get any but the chill factor is damn cold when you go outside. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

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sharky_

8:19AM | Sun, 20 April 2008

Beautiful colors... Aloha

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Issemissen

12:38PM | Sun, 20 April 2008

I do not mind. Have been doing quite a bit of denial myself to get through this long winter. Beautiful shot!

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ShadowsNTime

12:48PM | Sun, 20 April 2008

Ah, love the color of this one! All they had here was pink when I bought mine:-( and blue is my fav color! Splendid capture as always! I heard about the snow, so sorry! In 1996 or 1997 it snowed on the first of June in Seattle...very weird that! I remember because my mom and I just finished transplanting iris plants...she was miffed to say the least:-)

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mickuk50

2:26PM | Sun, 20 April 2008

i dont whether we just fail to remember what the was like or whether the weather really is all to pot .i keep saying to myself i dont remember the weather being as unpredictable as it has been this year .the other name for these is grannys bonnet :o)..i just love aquilegia and your capture of this beauty is stunning tara mick

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Mad-Mike

5:33PM | Sun, 20 April 2008

Very pretty!

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Cosine

8:37PM | Sun, 20 April 2008

This is really pretty, Tara. Who needs reality? We got some snow, but nothing ever stuck. I don't think the temperature went below 40.

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babuci

4:58AM | Mon, 21 April 2008

This is gorgeous, just about to "fly" away.

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moochagoo

7:09AM | Mon, 21 April 2008

Excellent composition !

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cmolsen2002

12:04PM | Mon, 21 April 2008

This gorgeous blue pops right out of the quiet greens behind! I love this! Snow? LOL, I had to wait for the snow plough and sanding trucks on the mountain on my way to work yesterday........because my cherry tree is in full bloom, I guess I won't be getting any cherries this year!

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