{pink} 52 Photos yr2/wk5 - pink! ... perfect picture prompt!

Bella, over at 52 Photos Project, couldn't have chosen a better prompt for me this week!

Pretty much every pink flower I have in my garden bloomed this week...

they are all quite early for us at this time of year, but who is complaining!

We also had a gorgeous week weather-wise...though the gardens are going to need some rain very soon 

I have plans to play with some textures when it finally rains but
it is a very busy time for me in the gardens so these are all SOOC

Posting to
52 Photos Project - why not pop over and join in or view the other entries
and
this or that Thursday - check out Deb's awesome monarch caterpillar shots

and of course,

 being the indecisive person that I am, it was a little work narrowing down... 

Having already peonied all over the place, I decided to leave them out as well 

as the orchid and hibiscus,  as they are house plants that I can share another time.

So...straight out of my gardens and my camera this week...

Presenting  

PINK!!

:: creeping phlox by the mailbox ::

:: anemone ::

:: bleeding heart ::

These last two I took just this morning!

If my arms were long enough to reach all the way to Nebraska

I would be giving Nancy, from A Rural Journal,  the hugest hug for her tip 

about using a zoom lens for macro shots!

Thanks to everyone for their tips...still saving for the macro 

and feel more knowledgable about making a selection!

For now...

these were taken with my Nikon 55 -200 mm

:: columbine ::

:: armeria ::

Unfortunately the pinks haven't bloomed yet!!

Have a great day!

                

P.S. It looks like Nancy has some amazing recipes posted today at the Rural Thursday Blog Hop!