First Flowers

I looked out my window this morning and saw this huge burst of red flowering in the dinky stone circle in my front yard. The last owners must have planted it, but until this morning I'd thought the scrubby stalk was just some overgrown weed. The flower looked so out of place and beautiful among my moss-yard that I got my digital camera out to capture it. I was able to get some really neat shots of the "privates" after accidentally pushing a button and finally discovering the manual focus. The one above is my favorite.