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Photo Notes
It's taken (and is continuing to take), quite a lot of effort to get this web site (plus my others) fully up and running. It's taking hours, and hours, and hours. Eventually I'll get there (that presumes I know where I'm going).
I took more pictures than ever before (almost 10,000!) with the Olympus 2500L digital camera I bought 3 years ago for just this purpose. As you can appreciate though, I needed to put a lot of effort into hybridizing so my picture taking has to be balanced with other things. Looking back at my pictures I wish I had taken even more! It's not surprising I was only able to get the 2002 Retic pictures posted during bloom season. I haven't yet gotten any others from 2002 up, but will do so over the remaining winter months.
The camera takes pictures that are 1712 x 1368 pixels (2.5 Mega pixels - leading edge digital SLR technology at the time it was purchased). With an 8:1 compression, images take up about 500K. In order to save space on the web server, as well as provide pictures most people could handle without graphics software I "cut them down" to ~1024 x 768. At this size they typically take under 150K of storage space.
With my expanded web site starting early 2002 I was able to offer full-sized pictures. You can now download the large picture (1027 x 821), or the full-size picture (1027 x 821) [the picture that comes up when you click the "medium" picture], by right mouse clicking, then selecting 'Save Image As' (Netscape) or 'Save Picture As' (MS Explorer).
In the "Faster" version of the web site you can download the small picture (274 x 219), or the larger picture (1027 x 821) [the picture that comes up when you click the "mini" picture], by right mouse clicking, then selecting 'Save Image As' (Netscape) or 'Save Picture As' (MS Explorer).
Photo Index
Click a photo in the list below to jump to the page where it is. Return by clicking your browser's "Back" button; now you're ready to click another photo.
| 1992 & 93 Hybrids In Bed 2 |
1993 Junos |
1994 & 95 Hybrids; More Still To Bloom |
1994 Juno Hybrids |
1996 @ Left; 1991 @ Right |
| 60+ Jars Of Pollen |
89-AX Leaves |
93-BA Hybrids, Bed 3 |
A Damp Spring Day |
A Late Snow Fall |
| A Lite Late Snow Fall |
A Moderate Amount Of Snow |
Allium 'Globe Master' |
Back of House |
Backyard |
| Backyard Bursting Into Bloom |
Bearded Iris & Alliums |
Bearded Iris & Alliums, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris & Alliums, Bed 2 |
Bearded Iris Bed 3 |
| Bearded Iris In Full Bloom, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris Starting, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris Starting, Bed 2 |
Bearded Iris Starting, Bed 4 |
Bearded Iris, Bed 1 |
| Bearded Iris, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris, Bed 1 |
Bearded Iris, Bed 2 |
| Bearded Iris, Bed 3 |
Bearded Iris, Bed 4 |
Bearded Iris, Beds 3 & 4 |
Bed 1 |
Bed 1 |
| Bed 1 |
Bed 1 |
Bed 1 Bloom |
Bed 1 Bloom |
Bed 1 Bursting into Bloom |
| Bed 10 |
Bed 10 & 11 |
Bed 10 Mature Retic Leaves |
Bed 11 Retic Leaves |
Bed 11; Note Bloom on 89-AX Clones |
| Bed 2 |
Bed 2 |
Bed 2: Retic Leaves, Junos, etc. |
Bed 3 |
Bed 4 |
| Bed 6 |
Bed 6 |
Bed 6 |
Bed 6 |
Bed 6 In Fall |
| Bed 6 Tulips |
Bed 6J |
Bed 6J |
Bed 7 |
Bed 8 |
| Bed 9 |
Bed Zero |
Bed Zero Layed Out |
Before Bed Zero |
Bloom Bed 6 |
| Bulb Order From Hoog & Dix |
Bulbs Along Edge Of Bed 1 |
Bulbs in Bed 1 |
Bulbs, Bed 1 |
Clematis, Bed 5 |
| Colchicums In Bed 1 |
Crocus & Scilla |
Crocus In Bed 1 |
Daffodils |
Daffodils |
| Daffodils Starting |
Daffodils Starting In Bed 6G |
Daffodils, etc |
Dishpans Protecting Retics Under The Snow |
Dwarf Bearded Iris Starting |
| Early Peoniae |
Flowers, Backyard |
Front of House |
How Many Blooms Do You See? |
Iris & Alliums, Bed 1 |
| Iris To Be Transplanted |
Is This How Tall The Bed Will Be? |
Juno Hybrids Getting Bigger, Bed 1 |
Junos In Bloom, Bed 1 |
Junos, etc. Starting To Bloom |
| Junos, etc., Bed 11 |
Kiwi, etc., Bed 11 |
Kiwi, Paeonia, etc. |
Mature Retic Leaves |
Miniature Tall Bearded Iris In Bloom |
| Moving Bulbs In Bed 1 Ready For Replanting Retics |
Nearly Ready To Replant Retics & Junos Into Cleared Space |
Net to Keep Squirrels From Poking Around |
Nets Are Now Put Down In The Fall |
Note: Protecting Junos Requires Height |
| Ooops, One Dishpan Fell Over |
Paeonias, Bed 6 |
Paeonies & Iris, Bed 6 |
Planting Retic Seed |
Planting Retic Seed |
| Preventing Root Growth From Fall Rains |
Primula & Erythroniums |
Prior to Planting Front Edge of Bed Zero |
Protected From the Snow |
Protecting Blooming Retics, Bed 11 |
| Protection For Replanting, Bed 11 |
Pseudocorus & Bearded Iris, Bed 10 |
Ready For Edging |
Ready For Load Of Soil |
Ready For Planting |
| Removing The Sod |
Replanting Retics |
Replanting Reticulata Iris |
Retic & Juno Hybrids As A Result Of "Double Planting" |
Retic Leaves Coming Up, Bed 10 |
| Retic Leaves Ripening, Bed 10 |
Retic Leaves, Bed 11 |
Retics Had Been Pushing Against Icy Snow |
Retics In Bed 3 |
Retics Protected From Snow |
| Retics Starting As Snow Disappears |
Sand Beds At Side Of House |
Scolla & Corydalis |
Siberians & Interspecies Hybrids |
Snow Falling On Bed 1 |
| Snow on Bed 6 |
Snow on Bed 6 |
The "Hut" |
Tulips & Daffodils Starting |
Tulips Bed 6 |
| Unprotected Retics |
Various Bulbs, Bed 1 |
Various Juno Species & Hyacinths |
Winter Aconite (Eranthis), Bed 5 |
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