Flowers
Tail of the Dragon
This is an emerging fern found near one of our flowerbeds. This one escaped the flowerbed border and was sprouting up through the grass.
The roughness and the curl – not to mention the green color – reminded me of a dragon’s tail.
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Deptford Pink
I’m having daydreams about spring things…in the middle of a Wisconsin winter.
The name of this wildflower is Deptford Pink. It get’s its name from an area of England where this species was once common.
I snapped this one last summer in central Wisconsin.
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Floral Prose
Every now and then I try something different. These flowers brightened up one of the flowerbeds in our yard last summer. I took the photo and added a texture for a different effect.
I think I need to work more on textures. Stay tuned.
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Phlox in Bloom
This is an image I had stored in the archives. I believe these are Phlox. The white accents caught my eye. This was taken a couple of years ago on a trip to Missouri.
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Blind Side Attack
While working over a purple thistle, this bumble bee was attacked from behind by another competitor. The skirmish was short and seemed pretty insignificant. After bouncing off the backside of the busy bee, the aggressor simply flew away. I’m guessing, it flew off to look for someone more its own size to pick on.
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A Lovely Bunch
The beauty of Autumn’s colors are not limited to the trees. I found these gorgeous mums blooming at the entrance of the Public Library in Algoma, Wisconsin.
Hats off to whoever tended the their small flower bed. It was a continual source of blooming beauty all season.
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Gentle Reminder
Temperatures are cooling and summer flowers are fading as autumn moves in. This image of a zinnia can serve as a reminder of the beauty that will return.
A little post-processing fiddling gave this image its soft feel.
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Cosmos in the Weeds
Among a patch of tall grasses, this purple cosmos makes a bold stand.
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Cosmos Dreamscape
This purple cosmos bloom makes a final stretch upward before settling down for the night.
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Honey Bee on Sedum
Near sunset last night, I stepped outside for a moment…with my camera. I paused to watch and snap this honey bee. It was meticulously moving from blossom to blossom on a sedum plant in the flowerbed near our house.
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