Fatsia Japonica - Day 33

Fatsia japonica and its umbel of small white flowers blooming in my front yard.

Early Hyacinth

- Yep, this hyacinth is in full bloom in my backyard at least 4 weeks early. Sure smelled like Spring while getting close to take this picture. It has been an amazingly (fingers crossed - knock on wood) mild winter here in the southeast corner of Virginia. I still have oregano and basil going strong in the planters on the deck. Hopefully we can go another 4 to 6 weeks without a major cold snap. I bet I just jinxed that by staying it - stay tuned for the coming snow pictures. Canon 7D, 1/160 sec @ f/4.0, ISO 400, 100mm macro with two LED litepanels.

Rubber Duckie

- Rubber Duckie, you're the one,
You make hot tubbing lots of fun,
Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;
Canon G11, 1/80 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 400 in macro mode.