Afternoon In The Park

 
When I got up on Sunday, it was pretty miserable outside.  I thought we were in for a really dreary day.  At around 11:30, it unexpectedly cleared up.  I was so happy, I grabbed my camera and headed for Poole Forge.  What a lovely afternoon it turned out to be.   There were beautiful flowers to be photographed.  Of course, having Lyme disease, I kept imagining there were things crawling on me, but I did my best to ignore it.

 

When I walked down the path, the first thing I saw was a huge bed of irises in bloom.  I never knew there were so many varieties.  The white ones were my favorite.

 

 

I was really glad I brought my telephoto lens, because there was no way that I  was going to crawl around in the flower bed!  You never know what's crawling around with you.

 

 

I didn't know where to point my camera first!

 

 

The light kept shifting as the sun passed in and out of the clouds.  It was a challenge trying to get the shot before it changed.

 

 

I love that deep shade of purple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The honeysuckles smelled wonderful.

 

 

These delicate things were growing all along the creek bank.

 

 

 

I think these are coral bells, but I wouldn't swear to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 Another mystery flower...I'm sure some of you out there may recognize them.

 

 

I have always admired this tree, and I've photographed it in all seasons.  This was the first time I saw it in full bloom.  I didn't know that it was a flowering tree.

 

 

When I got home, I pulled out the Audubon guide to North American trees.  There were a number of species of flowering chestnut trees.  This one is the horsechestnut.

 

 

There is so much out there to discover!  We often miss things.  I almost forgot to look up.  If I didn't, I would never have noticed the magnificent flowers on this tree.

 

Life's like that.  Don't forget to look up.

 

Until next time,

 

 

 

Comments

[Marie @ Sally Lee by the Sea]

Fabulous photographs. I use to have a huge Iris garden and miss it still so much. Thank you for sharing this delightful garden post with us...it really made my day!

[Lynn@thevintagenest]

Love them allllll......but that deep royal purple in one of the iris's was stunning and I loved the white flowers too.