New Blooms

This was taken a couple weeks ago at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, WA. For those of you in the local area, this is really a hidden gem of a Garden just crammed with floral goodness. It's well worth the modest entry fee, especially during these months of Spring. There are Rhodies from around the world, azaleas, lots of other Spring wildflowers, several areas dedicated to ferns, lots of tree specimens such as magnolia, maple, and … Oh, just go!

I added a color fill background and blended the transparency. I suppose that technically it's photo art… The bg was unavoidably messy, but I just loved the grouping of flowers, newly blooming in their fresh white frills and still with a blush on them.

Thanks for looking and for your comments. And now I'm off to catch up with what look like some terrific posts. You've all been busy!