Red Tulip

Red Tulip
Tulipa
(TOO-li-pa)

This Tulip was blooming at work. Actually it kind of looked like it had exploded. The genus in general doesn’t seem to be dealing with our heat very well. I just heard that April has been averaging 17 degrees above normal, which is amazing. Usually when speaking of fluctuations in the average temperatures it is only a few degrees either way. March also was the warmest on record. No wonder the garden is blooming and growing at such an incredible rate. Today we are supposed to get a little rain and that will be good since no one even has their outdoor water faucets turned on let alone their irrigation systems.

I accidently turned on the auto bracketing feature of my camera and like it. It is providing some interesting dark backgrounds to the photos. To me it is the most amazing piece of machinery. Since I haven’t really been taking my camera to work it has been a slow spring as far as photography goes. Even when I have the camera there is a severe limit on how many photos get taken. I trying for more keepers and so far happy with the results. Since I have been going on and on about the Pink Dogwoods here is a little broader shot of some of the trees. Picture your whole backyard flanked by these blossoms.