Beautiful tiny rosebuds and roses!

The recent rainy weather was a great opportunity to capture macro images of our red knockout rosebush in our front yard.  The first image is a tiny rosebud taken from overhead.  These images were taken over a course of several days under different lighting; hence, the different look of each rose.  Enjoy!

Fabian and Andrea ride the buckboard

In case you are wondering what a buckboard is, it is a four-wheeled wagon meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal. The "buckboard" is the front-most board on the wagon that acts as both a footrest for the driver and protection for the driver from the horses' rear hooves in case of a "buck."

Our neighbors had the buckboard set out near the road a couple years ago with a "Free" sign on it.  We used it for a display then my hubby recently remodeled it and enjoys hauling folks around by pulling the buckboard with the lawn tractor!

Fabian and Andrea were the second folks privileged to ride on it.  We fitted them both with cowboy hats and boots to match the theme.  Here are both of their favorites from their "buckboard" excursion!  Enjoy!

Macro images taken at the Smith Ranch

These are the first macro images taken with our Sony mirrorless camera.  The first image is a lilac bush bloom taken from above.  See comments below for the remaining images.

This looks like dried baby's breath.  We had a lot of this on our ranch.

Not sure what this dried wildflower is but this is the actual color of it and I think it looks antique!

Easter red cedars have these blue berries on them and they are real small but look big here because of the macro lens.  By the way, this is not a cedar tree but a juniper.

These blue wild-indigo are the first plants to bloom in the spring.  As I was taking these two photos, I didn't realize a bug was peeking out at me which you can see in the image after this one.

Just discovered this early spring plant as the Fringed Puccoon.  Native Americans used the roots, stems, and leaves to treat coughs, cold, delirium, and paralysis, and obtained a bluish-violet dye from the roots. "Puccoon" is a Native American word.

This Roundleaf Groundsel wildflower belongs to the Sunflower family. These wildflowers/flowers were all pretty much tiny flowers, but the macro lens makes them look large.  It was fun photographing these flowers and I hope you enjoyed them too!