May 12, 2008 Blooms

Here are my blooms from today with the early morning dew still on them. I took these pictures as the sun rose over my garden.

Carol

Pink Perfection Lily

Pink Perfection Lily
First Bloom


Carol

Pink Perfection Lily
Bloom one, another view

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Pink Perfection Lily
Bloom two

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Unknown Lily
Just about to open


Carol

Love the morning dew on 'Pink Perfection'.

Very nice. :)

Lovely! I almost bought Pink Perfection this year.

I am so happy that I bought Pink Perfection. I can hardly wait each morning to get outside and see what it is doing today.

Carol

Pretty - I got that one last fall, can't wait to see it bloom!

gorgeous. My lilies are so close to opening I can almost taste it!

That's so hard... the waiting. With the rain we've had here this week, I can't check on any of them. I can't wait to see yours.

Carol

Seven years ago we added a small apartment to our house for my mother-in-law (now 87). She and I love flowers and I've been having such fun putting pots and tubs on her front porch. This year, we did a couple of lily coops and planted soooo many. She and I have a bet going as to which blooms first.. the dwarf yellow asiatic or the pink dwarf oriental. They're both so very close. She's betting on the asiatic - my money is on the oriental. Either way, we both win!
jo

I love that! My money is on the Asiatic too. Those were my first to open. My mom and my grandfather compete to see who can grow the largest and the most tomatos. It makes it so much fun to help them shop for what may be the best plants.

Carol

carol - with any luck, I'll have a picture or two to post tomorrow.... and I'll even try to find the time to look up in my records and remember what varieties they are! Yours are beautiful!
jo

Why ty. I'll be watching for yours.

Carol

Yep- the asiatics opened first. Pixie Orange. They're really stunning. Will have to locate the camera and take a picture or two!
jo

Sounds so vibrant! Can't wait to see.

Carol

Here's one of the orange pixies. I also posted a different picture on another thread. I can't remember what I'm doing these days ;-)
jo

Petite Brigitte...

Ooh, love that orange! Very striking!

Look what I found today.

Carol

Cancun Lily

Cappucino Lily


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Cecil Lily


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Pink Perfection Lily


Carol

Pink Perfection Lily, another view


Carol

NOID Lily


Carol

oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ... can anything be more bautiful than a lily? (don't answer that... I'm also partial to tulips and daffs and daphne and iris and canna and hosta and........)

I am so jealous!! Those are just beautiful! :) Keep the pictures coming!

So beautiful you guys. That NOID is great too.

I will surely keep the pictures coming, as long as the blooms keep appearing. Thank you so much for looking and enjoying my garden with me. Hugs.

Carol

Wow, all very lovely!

Oh. My first orientals are opening. Pictures soon!
jo

Ooh can't wait to see them! Please share with us.

Carol

Ok, I can't resist a tiny bit of bragging. The second picture on this forum, my Pink Perfection First Bloom (Post #4940844), just jumped out to me and said that it was a very special picture. So, I entered it in every online photo contest that I could find. This is the email I recieved today!

Dear Carol,

The editorial team of Photography Laureates has conducted a detailed examination of the best photographs submitted to us in the last months. We have decided to publish in an Anthology the very best photographers and the most exceptional pictures we have encountered.

We would like to congratulate you for being selected for publication as part of our highly acclaimed Photography Anthology. As such, you are a finalist for the $6500 prize. As a Laureate and talented photographer, you now have access to several networking opportunities aimed at exposing you to the photography community.

Your photograph was selected out of hundreds of competing entries and you will be published along with other talented photographers.

Your photograph, Early Morning 'Pink Perfection Lily', was selected for its composition, structure and illusion of depth...



.. and will be published in our acclaimed "Best Of 2008 Photography", Deluxe, 8.5" X 11", Hard bound, 300 pages Special Edition anthology.

BEST OF 2008 PHOTOGRAPHY ANTHOLOGY:



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Our Hard Bound Deluxe Anthologies have over 300 pages of leading photographs from Selected Laureates as well as several sections on photography techniques written by leading experts. They make terrific coffee table books and treasured gifts to friends and family! Your photograph will be published in this anthology along with your name and biography.

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Carol, all editors congratulate you on your accomplishment. A very small minority of the photographs we examined were selected to join our Society and considered for publication in our exclusive Anthology.

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Senior Editor, Photography Laureates

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Carol Click Here, http://www.photolaureates.org/payment/shopping_cart.php?ContestPhotoID=162078&linkFrom=01_selected.html, to receive your Deluxe, Hard Bound, 300 pages, Best of 2008 anthology. You are Published in it. Congratulations.

Wow Carol! Congratulations! That is a beautiful photo and so are all the other lilies. I can't wait for mine to start blooming.

susan

Congratulations - how exciting! Just think how many lillies you could buy with the prize money!

Hmmm..... I am not going there. Lol. I already have over 200 plants on my porch that are waiting for my flowerbeds to expand and for their new home to be dug. I won't need anymore for quite some time, unless they just happen to fall in my lap and hitch a ride home.

Carol

Here's the lilies today. ;)


Carol


Cancun Lily Cluster

Ooooh, those are so pretty! They look just like fireworks going off! :) Cool!

Noid Lily Cluster


Carol