OT: need help with ID

I got a few shots before and during the storm yesterday. Didn't go very far, actually I just run out into my backyard in my slippers. So I am trying to figure out what is that thing that grows in my yard and looks pretty darn cute. Anyway, the first shot is of the mystery plant. I gave up on google image search after the first 2 minutes and figured someone here will definitely be able to shine some light on this.

Thanks in advance for any help!

P.S. Any idea what happened to our monthly theme?

And here is an even more lazy attempt at taking advantage of the lovely wet snow we had... from my bedroom window

The first one looks like some kind of saxigrage, but I'm not sure. That plant image is excellent. I really like your dof and pof as well as the great development of the color and light. The second one was from your window??? That's just pure art, Ms. A!

Hi Aleksandra.

I think the first one is commonly called 'Hen and Chicks'. They have very pretty and interesting blooms once they start flowering.

Here is a link.

Very pretty shots!

Nathan

Hens & chicks & saxigrace...oh, my!

I sure like that b&w image you captured. On the fence about the OOF foreground.
You using a Lensbaby to get the interesting blurs?

Hens and chicks it is! Thanks Nathan!

John, only using my regular glass. The first one was shot with a 50mm at f/1.4 and the second was with the 70-200mm at f/2.8.

Unfortunately, I don't think it is hens and chicks. Your plant looks like myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites), an extremely invasive noxious weed that can wreak havoc in the wild, especially on dry hillsides in the lower montane. It looks attractive, which is why people planted it as an ornamental. Then it got away....

You can go to this website to get more info:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1184920449268

Ignoring the noxious weed part, nice photo!

Ha! Invasive and noxious weed, that sounds much more like my backyard