I’m a huge flower fan. In fact, my retirement goals are to be the flower lady at the farmer’s market. For my wedding I tried to grow all my own flowers (with moderate success), and fresh blooms in my yard put a pep in my step.
One of my favorite parts of my weekend is visiting the flower vendors at the Iowa City Farmers Market and discovering native and domestic plants I can’t live without. This spring we got especially lucky in Iowa to witness lilacs and peonies blooming together. What a treat! Here’s a collection of photographs from farmers market bouquets and flowers from my own yard. I loved these images so much that I ordered my own large format prints as well.
I am absolutely in love with the set of black and white images. When I brought them home and saw how the sunlight hit them against my plasterboard I knew they demanded more than just a cellphone photo to remember them. While the images are gorgeous in color as well, I love how a simple black and white can show so much texture and beauty in delicate things.