Didn't have time before the last post to do much with the scan that I did. Here's some fiddling around ...

It's been a busy spring, evidenced by Elly's bike being overrun by the clematis on the back porch. She hasn't had time to tune it up. I haven't had time to tie it up. I did have a chance to do a quick scan over the weekend using a new scanner that will take some getting used to. (I say new, it was a hand-me-down but works with Windows 7. If anyone needs a scanner that will only work with Windows XP, I've got half a dozen that are headed to the electronics recycling bin very soon.) And only time for one 4-square Giselle. And shot a few pix with lousy light last night. Yeah. Bishops weed is a pain in the ass. It's also lovely. Honeybells (Nectaroscordum siculum), not a great display this year, but still a favorite. Always love the goatsbeard glow. One of the many irises blooming now.

So my old scanner is unusable because our last Windows XP laptop bit the dust and you can't get drives for this circa Y2K scanner for Windows 7. But I scored a cast-off scanner at work that will run with 7, but spent all morning trying to clean the platen glass (every household spray, mineral spirits, acetone, plutonium) and the glass is still streaky. Oh well. Don't have $2,500 for the scanner I want. Too cheap to spend $60 for something that would work OK. Guess I'll have to start doing more camera work. Despite all that, this one didn't turn out too bad: A selection of spring ephemerals that I'd have gotten really muddy trying to shoot in situ: And some fuzzy hellebores, which are much more attractive in person.

Yes. I know it's March already. (Though you wouldn't know it by looking outside.) I had these scans ready to go a couple days after bloom day, but never found time to get them online until now. Maybe a change in the weather will bring on some ephemerals for March bloom day. But I'm not holding my breath.