I took many photos of these yellow flowers last weekend. Partly it was because these were the first flowers I saw upon arriving at the botanical gardens... and hence the first flowers I have photographed in spring 2010. Partly it was because I liked the way the sun was shining through the petals... but I'm afraid I mostly took these shots out of stubbornness, pure and plain... the wind was whipping the flowers around, and I was determined to get a non-blurry shot. I ended up with a couple of keepers.