Hey, there’s a master gardener next door!

And Clare & I go home on Tuesday! So only today and tomorrow for more flower shots in a cooler climate.

A “quiet” Sunday. Clare’s brothers went home yesterday or this morning. After Mass, Clare & Mom went shopping. Clare texted at one point that she had just *saved* $330.73. I stayed at the house and worked on writing exam questions (for the upcoming Ph.D. comprehensive exam over microeconomic theory)…

This is “Clematis Sapphire Indigo™” (‘Cleminov51’ PP#17012) in some late-in-the-day lighting…

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Clematis&rank=genus

This image at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Ranunculaceae_Clematis_sp_88866.html

A year ago (“August abstract #2”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-08-05

[Joyce Wells]

Beautiful details and coloring - I like how you're not showing the whole flower! What did Clare buy that she saved $330.73? :)

[Lisa Pouncy]

Gorgeous colouring and focus xx

[elaine]

Love the detail. Great close-up!

[Thom Mitchell]

@sparkleplenty1 I think it was an armful of stuff that cost less than $125! Thanks for noticing that I didn't show the entire flower: that's definitely a 365-effect!!

@psychographer Thanks, Lisa! I'm just the spectator who uses his eyes better than he used to. :)

@xtech Thanks so much, Elaine!

[Mags]

Gorgeous shot! What a lovely clematis!

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam Alas, Clare's mom moved back to her hometown a few years ago, so she no longer lives next door to a master gardener. Here are my shots from the master gardener's yard: https://365project.org/tags/edies-garden :)

[Mags]

@rhoing Wow! Beautiful shots! I would be sad about that move if I were you.

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam It's a shorter drive now, by about 70ish miles, and no Detroit traffic, so I'm not entirely sad about it. The sad part, though, is there are few close family & friends in our hometown now…

[Mags]

@rhoing Time to move maybe?