Walk Shots - Dark Red Cone Flowers

Don't know if they plant these on purpose, but there's a lot of them on our daily route...think they're called cone flowers but not sure.  This particular pic was taken at 29.896328N @ -95.559449.

It's sure been a pleasure working on these guys.  I've been making bookmarks lately (499 so far) from pictures taken in 2008 with my old Fujifilm 7000 and 3800 cameras, and switching from them to pics taken with the Bigger Cahoona is like driving a Maserati after getting out of a Ford Focus.

Walk Shots - White Fence Flowers

Lots of flower-type pics from our walks, as this was a wet late spring in Houston.

Walk Shots - Rustic Bird House

Walked by this one another hundred times.  Well, here it is...

And we were lucky to get it; a month later it was taken down by the homeowner.

Walk Shots - Curvy Pine Limb

 Walked by this one a hundred times wishing I had the camera.  Well, here it is...

Walk Shots - Indian Blanket Flowers (centered)

Think I see a bookmark in the future of this guy...

Similar variation below:

Walk Shots - Indian Blanket Flowers

Many, many times we've been on a walk when I've lamented not having brought a camera.  So finally I started lugging the Bigger Cahoona around, but it lasted only a few days.  Even so, during that short time I was able to capture a few keepers, including these guys.

Yard Shots - White Hibiscus with Promotional Card

A lucky shot!  This is exactly where the rose was positioned; all I had to do was move a green leaf out of the way and here we go.

Made a promotional card out of this photo, one of my all-time favorites:

Yard Shots - White Hibiscus Straight-On

 

Yard Shots - White Hibiscus with Foliage

Having these hibiscus was the most serendipitous discovery of our garden life this summer.  We didn't even do anything on purpose...they just sprang up there beside the driveway.  One day on our way out for the morning walk I carried the Bigger Cahoona to capture these guys.  It's a good thing; just a few days later they upped and died on us.

Yard Shots - Peach Flower Against Fence

It's been stated before that I can't sit in one place for very long without seeing an opportunity for a good pic.  Chenjean and I were on the back porch eating lunch when I saw the contrast of this flower against the fence in the background.  No choice...had to take it.