Spring Flowers

I took this photo some time ago - back in Septembar, but with one thing and another, didn't do anything about it. I have no idea what kind of flower it is, just that it was pretty, and caught my eye with it's delicate petals.

Not-a-Camellia

There is a bush beside our front steps. When we first moved in, I decided it was a Camellia - reasonable bushy shape, with nice, glossy leaves. Well, it doesn't have the standard camellia-type flowers, so I'm not so sure, now, what it is.

Bottlebrushes

Well, the bottlebrushes in front of our house have come into bloom, and so I tried out my new camera with its Macro setting, and got this.

And now, because I've just found out that I can do this, I present my EXIF data:

Exposure - 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture - f/4.4
Focal Length - 61.5mm
ISO Speed - 64
Exposure Bias - 0 EV
Flash - off, did not fire

Rose Red and Snow White

Growing up, I had a book of fairy tales from various European countries. There were some very interesting ones, including one which featured a grown son being fed by flesh cut from an underarm (huh?) Also included was the tale of Rose Red and Snow White and the Bear. I thought of the girls when I saw the bushes across the road. I think they are camellias, but I haven't gone to take a look.