![my new baby](https://photos.smugmug.com/Recent-Shots/Camera-Awesome-Archive/i-H438PTC/0/0fc550ae/M/IMG_7656-M.jpg)
There are no icy cold snowflakes to photograph right now, and that might be a good thing, being as the garden is in summer mode now. However, I am very happy to report I finally saved up enough to replace my retired macro (close-up) lens!
Everyone at work last Friday told me to take lots of good pictures last weekend!
I tried! I've got a bunch of garden work to get done before true summer hits, but I did give this magnificent baby a bit of a workout!
I could hardly wait to use the new lens, so the first picture I took with it was of the first thing I saw after mounting the lens...
![first shot with the new macro lens](https://photos.smugmug.com/Quilts-Plus/In-stitches-crochet/i-Kp5MPtc/0/cc9fdffb/M/DLA_123343-M.jpg)
The second shot with the new lens...
![trying out the new lens](https://photos.smugmug.com/Fun-Stuff/Birthday-Wishes/i-xzQRRbd/0/363e5d06/M/DLA123344-M.jpg)
That's one of my Mother's Day snowflake cakes from yesterday, and not even as close as the new lens gets. Pretty impressive!
I'm not going to wish the summer away, but I am looking forward to shooting genuine snowflakes with my new toy! (Maybe I'll just have to drive up to the mountains when it's storming up there...)
Photography is fun once again!!!
![first lupine of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Lovely-Lupine/i-RB4skfh/0/b6849a8a/M/DLA123360-M.jpg)
![first iris of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-S4dzCpz/0/db2b45b0/M/DLA123367-M.jpg)
![first columbine of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-XBfz4cZ/0/2742b236/M/DLA123436-M.jpg)
![first foxglove of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-H8WG99B/0/ba136206/M/DLA123434-M.jpg)
![first allium of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-ZLhh55p/0/6cad7024/M/DLA123413-M.jpg)
![first lilacs of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-VKrRsLs/0/523d531c/M/DLA123420-M.jpg)
![not the first poppy of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-DsRdS6b/0/288f352e/M/DLA_123432-M.jpg)
![not the first ladybug of 2018](https://photos.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Garden-Threepeat/i-X33x96N/0/c4b55bc2/M/DLA123410-M.jpg)
Sure giving your toy a grand workout indeed. If you can't wait, it is always good to have snowy mountains around.
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