Nature Tuesday in the rain. Take time out to go outside in your yard if you can and just breath.

It’s been raining since Sunday evening. It seems the sky is crying. Or is it mother nature’s way of cleansing the world in small doses. I will take the later!

Be positive, stay safe.

The rain can be a blessing, for nature and taking photos…

Enjoy.

#1 The rim in focus.

While the big drop is slightly out of focus. Not everything is as clear as it should be...

At first. They say there is a reason for everything.

Tiny silver droplets.. The leaves on this plant have tiny hairs making it fuzzy. The droplets bead very well on it.

And asked if anyone could ID this. I put the bud in focus but left the leaves out of focus to make it a bit more challenging.

While writing this post, I decided to share a picture a day of this bud until it fully blooms.

But today, you have the leaves for reference. Any guesses now?

Are you ready for today's photograph of this bud?

Ileana Calotescu says:

April 8, 2020 at 9:46 am

We call it “căldărușă” in romanian language. European columbine in english, but I’m not sure !

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- Kim_Johnson says:
  
  April 8, 2020 at 1:29 pm
  
  You are correct Ileana, it is called the Columbine here too.
  
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DocAndersen says:

April 8, 2020 at 12:54 pm

Aliens in your back yard? how long have you been hiding these aliens?

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- Kim_Johnson says:
  
  April 8, 2020 at 1:30 pm
  
  His name is Predatiny. He does look like the one in Predator vs Alien with the long head.
  
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  - DocAndersen says:
    
    April 8, 2020 at 3:29 pm
    
    so you admit you are harboring aliens~
    
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    - Kim_Johnson says:
      
      April 8, 2020 at 4:27 pm
      
      Nickle and Lily HEARD you. They said no, it’s nap time.
      
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      - DocAndersen says:
        
        April 8, 2020 at 4:31 pm
        
        once the cat is out of the bag, all heck breaks loose.
        
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    - Kim_Johnson says:
      
      April 8, 2020 at 4:15 pm
      
      Yes. Cats out of the bag. That is why I like these flowers so much. They are so exotic looking and still easy to grow.
      
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      - DocAndersen says:
        
        April 8, 2020 at 4:23 pm
        
        well put the cat back in the bag!
        
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#5 It is still tightly closed.

But look at the color difference between yesterday's photo and today's.

The purple tones are getting much deeper, and we had no sun today, but it did get very light out and it quit raining around 1pm, and didn't start again until 3pm!