4/29/2016 - flowers in our yard

I walked around our front and back yards recording what's started blooming since my last round.

The bush this yellow flower is on was here when we moved in 40 years ago. We still don't know what it is.
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yellow flower front yard P1050425
It's a good year for the onions (allium) in our front yard.Lots of plants with multiple flowers.
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allium with insect P1050438
Bugs too.
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allium with insect closer P1050438
We've had this red sage for only 20 years.
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red sage P1050435
These asters hung on through the drought and this year they are prospering and multiplying.
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aster P1050443
There are buds on our keckelia plants and the flowers are starting to open.
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keckelia P1050441
This one adopted a striking pose.
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keckelia P1050440
Our black sages keep getting bigger, year after year. I think that the deep purple stamens make a wonderful contrast again the white petals.
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black sage P1050412
We have hundreds or maybe thousands of elegant clarkia plants in the backyard. Elegant indeed.
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elegant clarkia P1050417
I didn't notice the white crab spider when I photographed this malacothamnus flower.
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malacothamnus with crab spider P1050402