"Nature In My Backyard"

OK, so I cheated.  Our HW assignment was "Nature In My Backyard".  I went to mom and dad's, and used nature from their backyard. You should have seen it...pouring down rain on Sunday afternoon,  me wearing dad's knee boots, laying on my stomach on the muddy hill, all to get these shots of the flowers that line their driveway.  My instructor summed it up best...he said, "Someone should have taken a picture of you!"

It really was my intention to blur the background...I'm still amazed that it actually worked.  :~)  I wanted to emphasize the water dripping from the petals, and focus on the softness of the flowers.  The focus could have been a little better, but I kinda like the ethereal look.