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As any good rain follower knows...

April showers bring May flowers.

Here are some of my fave. plant photos from 2007.

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The tall grain silos at Texoma Ag. Products in Burkburnett rise in the distance above a wheat field ready for harvest Tuesday. The recent rains have left the fields too wet for harvesters to navigate through and the moisture content in the grains too high to process.

This shot, from May 29, 2007, shows a wheat field ready for harvest. The bosses had one of those random assignment days where they needed a shot that showed a wheat field not being harvested because it was too wet.

I was like: "Huh?"

So, it was my job to find a field and somehow tell that story. This shot doesn't quite tell the entire story, but that is why there is a caption to read. Everybody knows that time of year is harvesting season, but a field of pretty wheat doesn't really say a whole lot.

I used a flash on this shot so I could get the exposure right on the grain elevators in the distance and light the wheat in the foreground. It kinda makes a spooky effect.

Jason Palmer/Times Record News
A honey bee hovers near a pink peach blossom on a tree near Seymour Highway Wednesday afternoon in Wichita Falls.

I was on my way back from an assignment on March 14, 2007, when I drove by a peach tree that was blossoming. I couldn't resist stopping and getting a shot for my mom. She's a big fan of my flower photos (as is my sister).

Plus, I never miss a chance to take a shot of something like this in case I need a quick gift for the girlfriend.

The bee was an added bonus. I wasn't planning on getting him in the shot, but once he showed up, he stayed in the same cluster of flowers for a while.

Jason Palmer/Times Record News A purple and white flower blooms alongside Seymour Highway Wednesday afternoon.

This little guy was from the same day as the peach blossoms. The side of the road was covered with them, but they were very very small.

I love the depth of field in this shot, the entire thing is just kinda dreamy-looking. I'm sure I looked like an idiot crouched over this flower on the side of the road... but it's not the first time people have looked at me funny.

That's just part of the job.

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