I'm spending some time reviewing my photos over the past few months for my Photo-A-Day project.  I truly enjoy taking pictures of flowers, gardens, and things associated with nature.  Nice weather in May took a long time coming so I was eager to capture as many early flowers as I could.  All of these were taken very close to where I live, sometimes only steps away.

The Trout Lily was an early visitor and gave new meaning to "spring ephemeral".  I took this shot right next to my yard.  I could look out the window and watch a number of these flowers bloom.  Two days after this, the flower was gone.  Again, I have a new respect for the word, "ephemeral".

PAD May 2 I am drooping

A few days later the neighborhood was vivid with all sorts of tulips.  I was walking up and down our street, with my camera in had, exclaiming that I was working on my Photo-A-Day project.  This image was taken next door.  I was interested in capturing a number of tulips all in one shot, in a different style than what I would normally do.

PAD May 10 Tulip 2 I am always interested when plants or trees intertwine.  I caught these two on the same day as the above picture and thought I just had to add it to my collection.

PAD May 10 Two I love capturing true white.  The next photo was taken next door, using manual exposure, in order to get the best possible white color.

PAD May 9 Trillium Right outside our front door is where I spied these two mirror image flowers.

PAD May 10 Doublet

A couple of times I walked around with my 180mm Macro.  I am a sucker for Reddish flowers so I thought I would grab an up close and personal view of a Red-Orange tipped Tulip.
PAD May 14 Up Close Lilies of the Valley always remind me of my birthday so I couldn't help but round out my birthday month of May with a shot of them from my backyard.PAD May 31 Lillies of the Valley Original Hope you liked the little tour of my yard and surrounding neighborhood as I enjoyed my May exploration of Photo-A-Day