PAW 17

This is the first time in my PAW series that I had a pre-conceived selection.  I’ve been anxiously awaiting the first Easter Lily blossom.  Actually, I thought the first blossom would pop out last week and perhaps even on Easter Sunday but no such luck.  Taken with my G12, on closer inspection, this uncropped image includes a “bonus” bug.

First Easter Lily

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This is the first Easter Lily of the season for my house. Traditionally, the Easter Lily is supposed to blossom at Easter; however, this is largely controlled by commercial growers who use greenhouses to match the variations of the Easter schedule. This particular Easter Lily was transplanted last year from three potted plants placed in our garden three years ago. Those three plants produced lots of bulbs and I moved many of them to other places. Surprisingly (I don't have a green thumb, to say the least), every bit of a bulb that I transplanted has survived. The original site is probably overpopulated but we'll soon have many more Easter Lilies.

This picture was taken with the Canon G9 and converted from the raw file using Adobe Camera Raw in a rather straightforward process.

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