In Saskatoon, my house was steps away from the river. I'm fairly close to the river in Ottawa too, only now "close" means about 5km. Last weekend Graem and I endeavoured to walk there. On the way, we stumbled into a botanical garden. This is where we found almost every kind of columbine imaginable. Columbines are among my favorite flowers. I was disappointed that I only had the 50mm lens and the wide angle with me, but I still managed to get a few shots. If it wasn't such a long walk, and if I wasn't lazy, I would have gone back home for the macro lens.

I had a dream a few months ago where I was taking photos with a tilt-shift lens in a field of red tulips. Ever since then, I've been eager to take (or attempt) such a shot. Graem says we'll have to go to Holland one day for me to do that. I don't have a tilt-shift lens, and the tulips are finished blooming. I do, however, have a lensbaby, and there is a nice patch of foxgloves at the garden that might allow for improvisation.

I should be studying for my exams right now, but it will take a lot of willpower to keep me away from the botanical garden on my next sunny day off!