Hi Ken and carolynn, I was here last night, wrote a nice long entry, just about to send it and we had a blackout. So I had to come back tonight to see if it got here and it doesn't look like it did does it? It's gorgeous mate loved every photo especially the soldiers in the rain, thanks so much for sharing it. Wish I could find something nice to take pics of lately. Love and Hugs and Happy birthday Chris Charlie and Jay

said chrismary105 2006.04.09 at 06:22:58 PDT

Hi Ken! It likes like the Aussies are here. LOL. You have done a great job here mate. It smells like a feature to me. I love every shot in here but I jotted down four that really tickled my fancy. They are numbers 6,11,53 and 64. Then you have the tulips and the lillies which are special as well. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the invite young feller. Cheers Al

said shortshooter 2006.04.09 at 03:02:12 PDT

Hi Ken, and thanks for the invitation to view these beautiful photos. As for your final photo, it gave me the best laught I'm likely to get today; a graet way to end an album. May your spring be bountiful and your summer hot. Autumn has really started to bite here, it's down to 22C today and everything is dying from the cold. Best wishes from Keith.

said magikeith 2006.04.08 at 20:55:41 PDT

Hi Ken, beautiful just beautiful. I love this album, such gorgeous color and i love the Macro's. I wish i had flowers growing like that, but instead we are just getting rid of the rest of the snow. This album really gets me excited for the warm weather. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for sharing it....Hugs Claudette

said mamabear250 2006.04.08 at 20:20:12 PDT

Thanks for your words Ken, you know I'm a big fan of flowers and insects, especially if well captured as these, but every so and so I enjoy to shoot wide rather than macro :o) Ciao! Roberto

said rodemicheli 2006.04.08 at 17:17:09 PDT

Hi Ken,,,, I am glad to finally see your macro flowers. They are so bright and cheerful to see while I am waiting for our spring flowers to bloom here. The cow on the other hand is ,well he better not touch my flowers,,,,lol. Thank you for sharing such a nice colorful album. Hugsssss,,,Christy

said savage_gardener 2006.04.08 at 15:26:37 PDT

Hi Ken,what a wonderful album of floral macros and close-ups,vibrant colours and the detail is superb on them,really gives me that Spring coming into Summer feeling,just beautiful my friend. I did have a good laugh at the last one of the cow and caption,I bet it would eat the lot and come back for more,keep them coming my friend,a superb album,Regards,Rod.

said chrisrod100 2006.04.08 at 13:49:01 PDT

Hekko again Ken.This is a beautiful album and if this is from your garden, it must be a blaze of colour. Snowdrops and crocuses..memories of Spring ! This album is another work of art ! Thanks for sharing your world. Kindest regards, Ella in NZ

said ggranny104 2006.04.08 at 11:31:58 PDT

Hi Ken! GREAT album, my friend. I really enjoyed all the beautiful colors of the flowers. So many lovely shots in one album. Thanks for sharing! HUGS! Kris :)

said KrisApplegate 2006.04.08 at 11:25:56 PDT

Hi Ken, Your flower photos are indeed beautiful. The colors in your macros are marvelous. So much beauty in one album. I wish those gorgeous flowers were in front of our house! Ha! The buds on the trees are just now starting to show. Hugs and love, Sharon

said sharwils1 2006.04.08 at 11:05:42 PDT

Hi Ken, lovely set of flower photos, very colourfull. Gives us something to look forward to. I like the "sting in the tale" of the last shot. Eric

said ericy202 2006.04.08 at 10:18:55 PDT

Breathtaking album, Ken! Enjoy every single pic a lot! Thanks for sharing! Klaus

said klausdoell 2006.04.08 at 09:20:57 PDT

Hi Ken, Georgeous macro album, very colorful! I loved the ants eye view of the crocus, and the delicate white pansy picture. I don't recognize the broard bean flower. Is it blooming now in April? Very interesting. Nice album my friend. Hugs, Cynthia

said cayowza 2006.04.08 at 08:16:15 PDT

Hi Ken! What a gloriously beautiful album you have created! Such beautiful macro shots! The colors on these flowers are simply splendid! Fantastic job with these marcro shots my dear friend! Thans for sharing with us...take care...hugs galore...Darlene

said briansbabe2 2006.04.08 at 07:59:48 PDT

Hi Ken, thanks for creating such a beautiful album. The flowers are very colorful and your macro pictures are very good. I really enjoyed my visit here. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2006.04.08 at 07:34:45 PDT

Ken, Just stopped by for a moment to take in this beautiful album. Your macros are superb - I am on my way to Filoli Gardens this morning but am anxious to return and make sure I really did see a cow. Great sense of humor, by the way. Enjoy the weekend. Best regards to you and the family, Stan

said srapada 2006.04.08 at 06:31:01 PDT

Ken, how beautiful! The flowers are grogeous, the bugs bees and butterflies are among my favorites too and I loved "ant's eye view" that was a great angle to take the picture from! Thanks for letting me know about this terrific album! It was beautiful and moooooooving (grin, didnt think I would let THAT pass, did you?) - tons o' hugs from claudia

said gardenlady110 2006.04.08 at 06:03:39 PDT

Such a lovely Colorful Macro Flowers album. A perfect Easter edition to your W/S collection. I especially love the last photo of the CowFlower...ha Happy Easter to you both. Lorrie

said sodapop90 2006.04.08 at 05:45:41 PDT

Hi Ken! I have been trying to find an answer to your question about the King Billy Pines, and why the stump did not Rot... King Billy Pines are found in the more mountainous wetter areas of Tasmania. They are slow growing with maximum growth rates in the vicinity of 200 mm per year. The sapwood is yellow, but the heartwood is pink to reddish- brown with distinct growth rings. It is a very soft, fine textured timber with a straight grain. It has good bending properties, works easily and seasons well with little shrinkage. The oils present in the timber preserve it very well. Present use is restricted by availability... So it seems that the oils in the wood have preserved it.. Hope that helps.. Gladys.

said gladysclancy2 2006.04.08 at 05:28:57 PDT

Hi Ken! Great work! A wonderful album capturing the Colour of Spring.. well done! Won't try to pick favourites because I love all flowers and you have captured wonderful close-up detail here. The Carnations really took my eye though because it is a flower that I have always liked, but seldom see in photographs. Thanks for sharing and I hope you did not have as many hassles uploading as I did with my new album last night (photos arrived as white squares, no picture, just writing. Waited till today, still not there, so deleted and uploaded again. One photo had to be uploaded 3 times).. Perhaps College Live was using all Webshots resources?? Best wishes and keep up the good work.. Gladys, Western Australia.

said gladysclancy2 2006.04.08 at 05:22:32 PDT

<font color="navy"> Thank you, Ken, for the invitation to view your beautiful and "colourful Macro Flowers." Like Peter, I have to say your lilies are absolutely gorgeous as are the others. You're giving your eye and your finger a workout and the results are magnificent! ... I have a question for you Ken, about shooting red flowers. Why is it that the details (for so many of us) are not as good; why doesn't the lens 'capture' what our eye sees? Is there an art to working w/reds? Your rose is beautiful, but it doesn't have the tack-sharpness of the lilies or the Blue Viola. ... Keep exercising that new Olympus and posting new shots for us to see. Thanks again, and a Happy Easter to you too! ... "What?" </font><br> <center><font color="red"> Warm hugs, Judy aka L@dybug, Florida </font></center>

said ladybug591 2006.04.08 at 05:08:08 PDT

Hi Ken and Carolynn, thanks so much for the invite, I love these gorgeous blooms. The soldiers in the rain looked cute, are they Crocuses? Red, Red Rose is absolutely brilliant. I have many favourites here, too many to mention. The cow looks like she'd really have a feast LOL. What a lovely album for Easter, wouldn't be surprised if you have a feature here mate. Thanks again for sharing Love and Many hugs Chris and Jay

said chrismary105 2006.04.08 at 04:24:05 PDT

Hi buddy and this is one of those "Nice" albums that I enjoy so much. Your lilies are gorgeous aren't they and you've done very well with all of these. Using the new Olympus I imagine? You are certainly getting the hang of it very well now anyway. Have missed seeing you of late due to a sudden rush of activity in the garden clearing some old beds and getting the ground ready for laying some new areas of lawn - due to arrive on Monday morning! Am working on the principle that it's easier to mow lawn than it is to pull weeds out! Thanks for letting me know about this album and hopefully I'll catch up with you again before very long. Cheers now, Peter

said georgieboy05 2006.04.08 at 04:18:27 PDT

Hello ken, All the Flowers in your album are Beautiful, a wonderful display of crisp and coulerful album. It has been a pleasure to look at, this Beautiful album. Thanks so much Ken. best wishes. Ray and Eileen.

said viking153 2006.04.08 at 04:11:12 PDT

The lovely cow flower is my favorite!! LOL. Actually all the flowers are gorgeous. The moths/butterflys are excellent captures. Very crisp and clear. I just love the colors and you did a great job with the details. Thanks for the invite! xoxo Eti

said etiswinford 2006.04.08 at 04:03:35 PDT