I find myself in need of some quiet. Some alone time. Alone time where I can take my time, not having to rush back right away. Alone time where I am not working. But lets face it… with 4 kids, one of which is a 9 month old baby this doesn’t happen. So I will take 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there.
This morning I took 5 minutes to take some pictures in the garden. I was more than excited to see that we have a couple lilac bushes. We have both purple and white. Love them! Can’t wait for them to be in full bloom.
I decided to take some pictures of the blue bells before I dig up this flower bed. They are pretty, but just don’t go with my plans for the flower bed. I may not take them out, but I am not really going to worry where they end up either.
Some of our rodendrons have bloomed. I was a bit disappointed that they are white. This is my least favorite color for these flowers. Mostly because when they start to die off they turn brown and are pretty ugly.
But I can live with it. They still add a nice pop of color to the garden. I can’t wait to see what color the other bushes are. And I also found this little guy in the flowers:
All these images are editied with Kim Klassens lightroom preset quite. I am LOVING her presets. I have a ton of presets and a ton of action, however I love these because she made them with still life photography in mind. These are going to be great for my flower photography.
So long as the 5 minutes are totally your and not spent, like I do, and think of things to do when I come back. Yes I make list of things to do while trying to get to sleep.
Gorgeous pics BTW!! Lilacs in bloom are nature’s perfume. They smell amazing!
Lovely pictures, I especially like the darkness of the first one.
Your lilacs are gorgeous! I love the depth of field and the raindrops. I am having a lot of fun with Kim’s presets too. 🙂
Your photos of the lilacs are so lovely, as are the ones of the rhododendrons! Glad you were able to snatch some time for yourself.
Your macro shots are terrific. I’m just beginning and finding it’s not that easy to take good ones. Practice, practice, practice! Right?
Yes, lots of practice. Take pictures as often as you can!