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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Flower

Graceful Spring Twins

Daffodil, Daffodils, White, Flowers, Spring

I like taking walks with my camera.  I was by myself, strolling along a rural backroad in central Ohio when I came upon a very small and very old cemetery.  There were a lot of interesting old tombstones.  I read and photographed a few. Then, off to the side of the plot, among some trees, there were these two daffodils. It was early spring and I saw not other flowers – wild or otherwise. I was very happy to find these two standing tall in the shadows.

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Royal Throne

Butterfly, Monarch, Macro

This monarch butterfly took a moment to rest and feed on the flowers provided by West of the Lake Gardens in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

These favorite photo subjects will be departing for central Mexico soon.  I was able to grab a few butterfly and flower photos on a recent Saturday.  Hopefully I’ll get a chance to share a few more of these in the near future.

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Over Purple Clover

Purple Clover, Wildflower, Flower

Even the very simple and common can be a work of beauty. While walking through the woods in NW Missouri I came upon this solitary stalk of purple clover blooming. It was early spring and about the only thing blooming in the woods.

Purple Clover is also commonly called Red Clover.  According to North Carolina State Extension

The common name for Trifolium pratense, Red Clover, can be confusing as the flowers are more a pink to pink/purplish, not a true red.  It is grown as a forage crop for pasturage and hay for livestock. It is a nitrogen-fixing plant and is often grown as a cover crop to improve soil fertility.  Its native habitat includes fields, pastures, meadows, waste areas, and along roadsides. It can be found in grassy locations that are not regularly mowed.

 

It can be easily distinguished from other varieties of clover by the large pink flower heads as well as the chevrons that appear on the leaflets.

 

Its flowers have a honey-like fragrance.  The foliage can produce a pleasant clover-like scent.  The flowering heads and foliage are both edible, both raw or cooked.  Its young leaves should be harvested before the plant flowers.  They can be used in salads or soups or cooked similar to spinach.  The flowering heads as well as the seed pods can be dried and used as a flour substitute.  The young flower are also eaten raw in salads.

 

It has also been widely used for athlete’s foot, constipation, ulcers, corms, and menopause. Red clover contains isoflavones. The edible flowers taste sweet or like hay but they are not easily digestible.  Do not eat the flowers if pregnant or nursing.

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The Chosen One

Rainbow, Sunflower, Field, Sky

Some may stumble into notoriety others seem chosen. Though out of it’s element, this sunflower found growing amidst a field of oats, seems to be have been selected from above for some special honor.

This was taken a few weeks ago in the farm field behind our rural Kewaunee home. It’s not a great photo, technically speaking, due to the lack of light present when this early evening rainbow appeared. This was just a quick shot, without much thought.  Given a second chance I’m sure I could have improved it. Of course, that exact moment has long past; the opportunity lost forever.

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The Wild Bunch

Daisy, Wildflower, Daisies

An abundance of these daisies spring up in our back yard every year. They are a welcome, cheery sight; at least for the short season they bloom.

One of the aspects of this photo that I love are all the perfect imperfections of these wildflowers.

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The Color Poppy

Flower, Poppy, Red, Blooming

The poppy is one of the most vibrant, delicate and interesting blossoms of spring. Sadly, it is a short lived beauty. Our small supply of poppies have been brutalized by the strong winds we’ve had lately. This photo was taken a week ago.

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Flowing Focus

Poppy, Flower, Mono, Monochrome, MacroAfter a light spring rain, I photographed the back side of a freshly bloomed poppy.  The water droplets were the point of interest to me.

When I opened the image up on my computer for processing, I thought a monochrome version held more promise.  The full-color version was nice, but this one seemed to draw me in more.

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Another Day at Work

Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Cone Flower, BeeI found these purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) blooming in the meadow of an area park last summer. The bees were busy;  hard at work…doing what bees do.

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Columbine Collective

Flowers, Wildflowers, Columbine, RedI enjoy finding and photographing wildflowers. These columbines were blooming along a trail in a wooded area not far from our home in northeast Wisconsin.

Columbines are of the Aquilegia genus; a name derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because of the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle’s claw. The common name “columbine” comes from the Latin for “dove”, due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together.  They are perennial plants found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

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Stumbled Upon a Slipper

Lady Slipper Orchid, Lady SlipperOn an early spring day hike we discovered this Lady Slipper Orchid blooming among the ferns at Potawatomi State Park on the shore of Sturgeon Bay in southern Door County, Wisconsin.

These flowers show up for a short time in the early spring.  Of course, to catch them during their short blooming cycle, you first have to find them.  When visiting the park, I asked one of the rangers if they had spotted any and they mentioned a couple of possible locations. Unfortunately, we didn’t find many but we were pleased to, at least, find a few.

This morning I got up early to see if I could catch a sunrise image but the sky would not cooperate. So, since I had a little time, I looked at some of the images I’d captured earlier and hadn’t taken the time to process. This is one of those shots from June of 2019.

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