A purple Columbine flower whose petals had not full spread thereby making it look more like a Granny's Bonnet than a Columbine. This flower had also been dusted with the filaments from a neighborhood cottonwood tree.

Two purple Columbine with their folded heads rose high atop thin, delicate stems.

Four purple Columbine flowers illustrated the various stages of unfolding from a bud into a full flower.

A fully bloomed Columbine flower with it four radially symmetric petals. One of the petals showed signs of damage.

Some species of the Columbine flower show long nectar spurs.

This species of Columbine had purple outer petals and white inner petals.

A pure white Columbine flower grew where direct sunlight could highlight it for great effect.

The pure white Columbine flower was not pure after all. Its trailing spurs were a pale pink tint.

A pair of Columbine flowers with the inside of their spurs and their surrounding outer petals set off in a bright rose-pink.

Two of the pale pink backed white Columbine flowers were arranged in poses that reminded one of a celebration.