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Blooms Galore - Purples, Pinks And Yellows, Oh My!
Birds & Blooms
|April/May 2019
Flowers are the true stars of the growing season, and they shine in these reader snapshots.
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With my trusty Nikon D5100 in hand, I headed out to photograph flowers early one morning while the dew still dotted the petals. I thought this purple iris bloom was absolutely breathtaking.
Lynn Erdely
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
A short afternoon stop at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate resulted in this lucky shot of cherry blossoms. The vivid color of the blue sky provided the perfect background for the delicate petals. I happily continued on my way to the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Shannon Anderson
ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY
This story is from the April/May 2019 edition of Birds & Blooms.
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