[best appreciated at full size against black]

If you've been enjoying my Flowers of Spring show, you'll know that I am taking pictures of flowers as I find them emerging on our property. Sometimes I catch them early enough that they are just buds, like this one. I never know when I'll find the next one, and as it was, I was heading up our hill to the ridge line so I could check on the Henderson's Fawn Lily bud I'd photographed, in hopes that it had opened. However, at the base of the hill, this lovely stranger showed itself to me! I'm so excited because I have no idea what it will look like when it blossoms!! Another Spritngtime present to watch open!

This image was taken in March, 2012.