More Backyard Flowers

Blue flax (Linum perenne) and visitor, 2010

Once again, a visitor I didn't see while shooting this picture emerges during Photoshopping. These blue flax blooms are tiny -- 3/4 inch across at most -- and don't look so striped or swirly at first glance; although they are lovely en masse, they are quite amazing close up, too.

Today is a gardening day, so off I go. I'll be headed to a native trees arboretum tomorrow and hope to get good pictures there... now every trip can be a photo trip! *Happy dance*