Showing posts with label Gardenia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gardenia. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Wiltering, Withering, Blistering Heat


     I'm not sure that "wiltering" is even a word, but I could have sworn those three words began Diane Sawyer's ABC's News broadcast this evening. Then again with this heat wave, my hearing could be a bit off. :-) It's far too hot on the sunporch, so I have moved my gardenia back inside where it's cooler. It needs lower nightly temps to set blooms. About fifteen to twenty years ago, I had central air conditioning installed, and it's truly wonderful during these sweltering days.
     Yesterday, my cousin and her two little boys came for a visit and brought with them a "Goofy Gecko" sprinkler which kept them cool. They are two of the cutest little guys in the whole wide world, and it was great fun having them visit.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New Macro Lens


     I love macro photography and for the last few years I have been using a close focusing zoom with a Nikon 3T closeup filter. On Sunday, I bought a new lens, a Tamron 90mmF2.8 lens, to further explore this field of photography. Here are two of the first photos taken with this lens. I should have used a tripod, but I just braced myself to take these. The gardenia is on my sunporch, and the iris is in my garden. This lens will no doubt be great fun; expect many macro photos in the days ahead!