Violets

There are three main types of violets growing in my yard. If I was a better blogger (or at least one with more time on her hands), I would look up their Latin names.

Instead, though, I think I'll just post their portraits.

Here's the yellow Canada violet. It's native to woodlands. This is, I think, my best violet photograph.



Here's the regular purple violet that everyone knows and loves.



The most populous violet in our yard is the white violet shown below. I tried to capture it's essence in the photograph, but it didn't turn out right - the focus is poor on the top two petals. Oh well. You can still sort of see the beautiful purple lines and yellow center, which a casual observer can only see when getting right up close and personal with the plant. (The little purple flower in the background is a creeping charlie flower.)

Comments

[Joyce LaGow]

Don't beat yourself up about the white violet, Tracy. White flowers are notoriously hard to photograph. I've had problems with our lilies and coffee flowers, Mary's had problems with flowering trees and shrubs--it's hard.

[Tracy]

Joyce: Luckily for me, I have hundreds of flowers in the yard - there's nothing like trying again!