I've been enjoying the wonderful colors during the emerging spring in Wisconsin this year.  I have so many different shots over the past month that I actually have two galleries devoted to May:  my Photo-A-Day gallery and my April-May 2014 Spring Flowers.

One of the flowers that signals May to me is the Trillium.  This year I've been fortunate since there is a couple of Trillium patches in the neighboring yards.  I don't have to walk far to get some great shots.

The first image was taken earlier in May.  I literally can see this patch from my Family Room Windows.  I waited for late afternoon sun and a mainly cloudy day before I picked up my Macro lens to take this shot. PAD May 10 Trillium Study Three When I step outside I usually take a number of compositions.  I really liked the way this particular trillium look and was quite pleased with the composition.

PAD May 13 Trillium Three

On another occasion, I waited for after the rain to take a couple of raindrops on the trillium.  This time I ran outside between rain showers with a plastic bag around my camera just in case there would be a sudden cloudburst.  I took the shot below, ran back into the house, and the rain really started to come down.  Lucky timing!

PAD May 11 Trillium in the light rain My next door neighbor has a wonderful sign in her garden that just happened to have a trillium pop up next to it.

PAD May 14 Secret Garden Later in the month, I was able to capture the Trilliums as they changed to a pinkish shade.

PAD May 28 Pink Trillium One

It's near the end of their bloom cycle and it looks like the shot above is the last time I will be able to capture a beautiful bloom in the neighborhood. Hopefully, these trilliums will be blooming again next year, with even a bigger and more beautiful set of blooms.  Trilliums are just one of the flowers that I look forward to in May and are a great signal that Spring is finally here, especially after a long winter.