Some of my favorite photos have been shots taken of my neighbors’ small flower gardens.  They probably think I’m crazy out there laying flat-out on the sidewalk taking close up shots of what looks like dead flowers.  But sometimes they result in shots like this (one of my favorites):

I took a few more this week, I’ll share a couple:

I have a small patch of flowers myself, and I’ve taken lots of pictures of them as well, but I love having a bit more variety just steps away from my own front door.