In The Garden

In the spirit of continuing to be more creative every day, I attached the macro lens to my camera yesterday and headed out into the backyard.

The backyard at our old place had two of the most magnificent fruit trees that I've ever seen, and it was a joy to take photos of them as the seasons were reflected in their physical change. But the rest of the yard did pale in comparison, just being a pad of grass with a clothesline dotted off to the side like a rather skeletal mushroom.

Now, in our new place, the backyard is a puzzle of green. When we first moved in, the very last part of the yard was filled with old dead branches a neighbor had cheerfully cut off her trees and chucked over the side of the fence (Noice one!). Luckily for us the Green Waste collection was not far off. The slope above the retaining wall was a sea of bright green weeds, which were eventually raked out by The Mister and myself some weeks later.

But the flowers. They were everywhere. And we had a herb garden. And there was just so much potential!

Our pet rabbit Jojo was unequivocally a fan. After fretting that he might not move well, he had adapted within a week. (It took him a little longer to get used to the hardwood floors inside, having always been a carpet-raised bunny.) 

So. Yesterday I tried to capture some of the beauty of the garden on a small scale. As is usual when I use the macro lens, some photos I thought beautifully in focus turned out to be blurry and just off once uploaded to the computer. But some have come out well. 

I can't wait for spring...to start planting....

Lapin