Spring seems to finally be arriving here in the
northern Midwest, so I thought I’d share a few more photos from our recent
visit to the historic Gene Stratton Porter home in Rome City, Indiana.
Gene’s beloved wildflowers began blooming only a
couple of days before our visit, according to our tour guide, so we spent a
couple of hours just wandering the grounds to shoot photos and enjoy the
gardens.
Tulips, adder’s tongue (or trout lily) and an early
trillium were among the flowers we photographed that day.
Welcome spring!
Thanks
to Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby for creating and coordinating Photo Friday
to link travel photos and blog posts across the Web.
© Dominique King 2009
Love these flowers! Spring in the Midwest must be a very exciting time. More rewarding because Mother Nature makes you wait for it :)
Posted by: Bridget Smith | May 08, 2009 at 05:07 PM
Wow, the red tulip (?) with the yellow center is striking! It kind of jumps out of the page at you in 3D!
Posted by: Lorraine | May 08, 2009 at 09:19 PM
Bridget-It was pretty exciting that we managed to visit the home and grounds just as the wildflowers started to bloom!
Lorraine-I liked the tulip photo so much that I had to include it, even if tulips aren't what you'd normally call wildflowers.
The flowers in the gardens are a mix of wildflowers common to the area and some of the types of flowers that Gene added to the gardens.
Posted by: Dominique | May 11, 2009 at 04:19 PM