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Flowers have been a favorite subject of mine for years. I've photographed every one that grows in our yard -- as well as any whose lives are shortened by being welcomed inside.

These are the first to pop up and greet the spring this year. They're both brave and timid -- brave to be the first to venture up, timid in choosing to not stretch more than three or four inches upward. Hopefully it won't be long and their kin will decide to pop up and greet the spring, too!

Camera: Canon Rebel DSLR, 60mm macro lens. 1/200s, f/5.6, ISO 200. Natural light at about 6:00 p.m.