First flowers 2010-Blackheath, London
Image by Julie70
Spring in St. James Park - London
Image by bortescristian
London's nature - Daffodils
Flower and Little Bee -2
Image by Matthew Straubmuller
Spring Flowers Mosaic
Image by Tanya Dawn
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
I took most of these in a public garden, and in my friend's garden.
(all my own photos)
Enjoy :)
Flowers of Spring~
Image by vikisuzan
Critique?
Leonardslee Gardens, West Sussex, UK | Kaleidoscopic colors of flowering azaleas near lake (17 of 19)
Image by ukgardenphotos
Leonardslee Gardens: Landscape Garden and lake views
For a few weeks in May of each year, Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex, UK, erupt into a spectacular display of the most amazing color combinations of flowering rhododendrons and azaleas. The green, wooded valley gardens then turn into a place of vibrant colors and outstanding natural beauty. Filled with the scent of the massed azalea plantings the whole area becomes a forest paradise. Visitors have often described its awesome natural colors, beauty and tranquility as being like ‘heaven on earth’.
This photograph, taken around midday near to the wallaby lake shows the exuberant and kaleidoscopic colors from the dazzling display of flowering azaleas.
For many years, tens of thousands of visitors have enjoyed the ‘picture postcard’ qualities of this Grade 1 historic garden. Unfortunately, the gardens are now closed to the public as they have been sold to an international businessman.
Details: Leonardslee Gardens is a truly outstanding English landscape garden having a Grade 1 Historic Garden status (English Heritage Register). It covers about 240 acres (97 Hectares) in a wooded valley, contains seven lakes and is extensively planted with azaleas, ancient rhododendrons (some well over 100 years old), acers and camellias - all with a delightful under planting of bluebells in spring.
The great Victorian plant collector, Sir Edmund Loder (who gave his name to the large flowered and scented Loderi Rhododendron Hybrids) purchased the estate in 1889 and planted large numbers of Rhododendrons there. Sir Giles Loder later planted an extensive collection of camellias at Leonardslee. The estate remained in the hands of five generations of the Loder family until 2010 when it was sold to an international businessman. However, the Loder Rhododendron nursery was not sold and is still in business.
Location: Leonardslee Gardens, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 6PP, UK. UK Map references: OSGB36 Grid ref:: TQ220259: Map tile ref: TQ22NW40
Links: A more detailed history of Leonardslee Gardens is available on Wikipedia. Leonardslee nursery is still run by Chris Loder and his website contains useful information on Rhododendron Loderi, its varieties and hybrids.
© 2011 ukgardenphotos
Leonardslee Gardens, West Sussex, England | View through woodland with flowering azaleas and rhododendrons in May (11 of 19)
Image by ukgardenphotos
Leonardslee Gardens: Landscape Garden and lake views
For a few weeks in May of each year, Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex, UK, erupt into a spectacular display of the most amazing color combinations of flowering rhododendrons and azaleas. The green, wooded valley gardens then turn into a place of vibrant colors and outstanding natural beauty. Filled with the scent of the massed azalea plantings the whole area becomes a forest paradise. Visitors have often described its beauty and tranquility as being like ‘heaven on earth’.
This photograph shows a view from the top path over azaleas looking into the distant valley.
For many years, tens of thousands of visitors have enjoyed the ‘picture postcard’ qualities of this Grade 1 historic garden. Unfortunately, the gardens are now closed to the public as they have been sold to an international businessman.
Details: Leonardslee Gardens is a truly outstanding English landscape garden having a Grade 1 Historic Garden status (English Heritage Register). It covers about 240 acres (97 Hectares) in a wooded valley, contains seven lakes and is extensively planted with azaleas, ancient rhododendrons (some well over 100 years old), acers and camellias - all with a delightful under planting of bluebells in spring.
The great Victorian plant collector, Sir Edmund Loder (who gave his name to the large flowered and scented Loderi Rhododendron Hybrids) purchased the estate in 1889 and planted large numbers of Rhododendrons there. Sir Giles Loder later planted an extensive collection of camellias at Leonardslee. The estate remained in the hands of five generations of the Loder family until 2010 when it was sold to an international businessman. However, the Loder Rhododendron nursery was not sold and is still in business.
Location: Leonardslee Gardens, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 6PP, UK. UK Map references: OSGB36 Grid ref:: TQ220259: Map tile ref: TQ22NW40
Links: A more detailed history of Leonardslee Gardens is available on Wikipedia. Leonardslee nursery is still run by Chris Loder and his website contains useful information on Rhododendron Loderi, its varieties and hybrids.
© 2011 ukgardenphotos
Monorail Monday - Monorail Peach Flower & Garden 2012
Image by Express Monorail
This composition is probably overused... but I've never gotten a shot of this at Flower & Garden that I've been happy with. For once, the conditions were right, the sky was beautiful and I knew I didn't have to worry about the Tronorail this year LOL.
Leonardslee Gardens, West Sussex, UK | Tranquil walks through woodlands filled with flowering azaleas and rhododendrons in May (11 of 23)
Image by ukgardenphotos
Leonardslee Gardens: Woodland Walks
For a few weeks in May of each year, Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex, UK, erupt into a spectacular display of the most amazing color combinations of flowering rhododendrons and azaleas. The green, wooded valley gardens then turn into a place of vibrant colors and outstanding natural beauty. Filled with the scent of the massed azalea plantings the whole area becomes a forest paradise. Visitors have often described its beauty and tranquility as being like ‘heaven on earth’.
This photograph shows yellow and salmon pink azaleas lining a woodland path at Leonardslee - tastefully underplanted with flowering English Bluebells.
For many years, tens of thousands of visitors have enjoyed the ‘picture-postcard’ qualities of this Grade 1 historic garden. Unfortunately, the gardens are now closed to the public as they have been sold to an international businessman.
Details: Leonardslee Gardens is a truly outstanding English landscape garden having a Grade 1 Historic Garden status (English Heritage Register). It covers about 240 acres (97 Hectares) in a wooded valley, contains seven lakes and is extensively planted with azaleas, ancient rhododendrons (some well over 100 years old), acers and camellias - all with a delightful under planting of bluebells in spring.
The great Victorian plant collector, Sir Edmund Loder (who gave his name to the large flowered and scented Loderi Rhododendron Hybrids) purchased the estate in 1889 and planted large numbers of Rhododendrons there. Sir Giles Loder later planted an extensive collection of camellias at Leonardslee. The estate remained in the hands of five generations of the Loder family until 2010 when it was sold to an international businessman. However, the Loder Rhododendron nursery was not sold and is still in business.
Location: Leonardslee Gardens, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 6PP, UK. UK Map references: OSGB36 Grid ref:: TQ220259: Map tile ref: TQ22NW40
Links: A more detailed history of Leonardslee Gardens is available on Wikipedia. Leonardslee nursery is still run by Chris Loder and his website contains useful information on Rhododendron Loderi, its varieties and hybrids.
© 2011 ukgardenphotos
Leonardslee Gardens, West Sussex, UK | Landscape view with flowering azaleas and rhododendrons (15 of 19)
Image by ukgardenphotos
Leonardslee Gardens: Landscape Garden and lake views
For a few weeks in May of each year, Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex, UK, erupt into a spectacular display of the most amazing color combinations of flowering rhododendrons and azaleas. The green, wooded valley gardens then turn into a place of vibrant colors and outstanding natural beauty. Filled with the scent of the massed azalea plantings the whole area becomes a forest paradise. Visitors have often described its beauty and tranquility as being like ‘heaven on earth’.
This photograph is a view in spring time over the Leonardslee landscape.
For many years, tens of thousands of visitors have enjoyed the picture-postcard qualities of this Grade 1 historic garden. Unfortunately, the gardens are now closed to the public as they have been sold to an international businessman.
Details: Leonardslee Gardens is a truly outstanding English landscape garden having a Grade 1 Historic Garden status (English Heritage Register). It covers about 240 acres (97 Hectares) in a wooded valley, contains seven lakes and is extensively planted with azaleas, ancient rhododendrons (some well over 100 years old), acers and camellias - all with a delightful under planting of bluebells in spring.
The great Victorian plant collector, Sir Edmund Loder (who gave his name to the large flowered and scented Loderi Rhododendron Hybrids) purchased the estate in 1889 and planted large numbers of Rhododendrons there. Sir Giles Loder later planted an extensive collection of camellias at Leonardslee. The estate remained in the hands of five generations of the Loder family until 2010 when it was sold to an international businessman. However, the Loder Rhododendron nursery was not sold and is still in business.
Location: Leonardslee Gardens, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 6PP, UK. UK Map references: OSGB36 Grid ref:: TQ220259: Map tile ref: TQ22NW40
Links: A more detailed history of Leonardslee Gardens is available on Wikipedia. Leonardslee nursery is still run by Chris Loder and his website contains useful information on Rhododendron Loderi, its varieties and hybrids.
© 2011 ukgardenphotos
Flower Mix
Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 80 ISO • Pentax DA* 50-135mm F2.8 SDM
Kenko Pz-AF UniPlus Tube 25
Le St Barnabé Hôtel & Spa
Murbach • Haut-Rhin • Alsace • France
Flowers bloom
Image by "KIUKO"
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Flowers on the Wall
Image by fs999
Pentax K-5 • 80 ISO • Pentax DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited
Le St Barnabé Hôtel & Spa • Murbach • Alsace • France
16 Things
Image by zharth
Here's a variation on that "16 Things" game that's been going around. I picked 16 random (or not so random) things around my room that reveal something about me. Now let me tell you about them.
(Left to right, top to bottom)
Bleeding Dove - I got this little wooden dove necklace from church (many years ago). After one of many fights I had with my older brother, I colored one side of the dove red with a marker, changing the symbolism from "peace" to "war", and hung it up over the inside of my bedroom door, as a reminder for myself that everytime I step outside into the world, I am entering an arena full of strife and negative energy, where I cannot take my own safety and peace of mind for granted.
Burning Man Postcard - I went to Burning Man last year, which was an amazing experience (even though I lost my camera there). This is a postcard advertising this year's festival - there's no way I could afford to go out there again (mentally *or* financially - at least not on my own), but I still have the postcard lying around for no reason.
Deedlit - This is a beautiful colored drawing of the elf maiden Deedlit that I picked up at a convention a number of years ago. It's been on my wall over my bed ever since then. I must admit to having a huge crush on Deedlit once upon a time, and even now, she represents much that I admire.
Lego King - This is the final incarnation of "Lego zharth". I played with Legos a lot as a kid, but now, all that's left is a relatively small set that I built from scratch, that's been sitting untouched for years now. I remember promising to myself as a kid, that I would continue playing with toys as an adult, and not become one of those dreaded grownups who are out of touch with their own inner child. I may not play with toys as much as I used to, but I like to think that I've retained that creative (if not exactly playful) side - I've just found different outlets for it.
Bottle Graveyard - I sometimes save bottles either from drinks I really like, or just if the bottle looks really cool. When I think about it, they don't really serve any purpose, and they just take up space, but I guess you could say I'm the collector type. That, and I definitely have major pack rat tendencies. I have a hard time letting go of things...
Isotherm - I got caught up in a really stupid game in elementary school, that lasted into junior high, before we realized just how stupid it was. It started with a scrap of paper we found outside the window of a classroom at school. The paper had the word "isotherm" written on it. At the time, we had absolutely no idea what "isotherm" meant, so naturally we assumed it was some kind of magic word. And for some reason we thought that the more times we wrote the word, the more power we'd have. So we would sit there writing "isotherm" over and over again on sheets of paper. I held the record, and even wrote it on the walls. I'm quite certain the teachers all thought I was mad, and I'm not quite certain that I'm not.
Rock N Roll - Of course, here's my guitar. It's the first guitar I ever owned, and still the one I play most often. It's got that broken-in feeling, and I'm used to it. I made some aesthetic adjustments to suit my tastes, including the wicked faerie decal, the clear pickguard (to better see the faerie decal), and the purple knobs (colored with a Sharpie because it's impossible to find purple factory knobs...). I love the way it looks, but it's a work in progress.
Yersinia Pestis - Isn't this little guy just adorable? He's an ultra-magnified plushie version of the bacteria that causes Black Plague. He's my own personal Memento Mori. He sits above my head as I sleep, reminding me every night before I go to bed that life is transient and death is always lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at a moment's notice. I guess you could call it a form of black humor.
CD Wall - My CD collection is pretty much self-explanatory. Music is a pretty important part of my life. And, though I hate to admit it, I'm a lot better at listening to it than playing it. I had a radio show in college, and even now, I listen to music nearly nonstop, except when I'm asleep.
The Nineties - I started watching Sailor Moon while I was in high school. I was incredibly secretive about it at first, because I was embarrassed about watching what was supposed to be a girl's show. Nowadays I could care less what other people think; Sailor Moon was an awesome series. As for Magic: The Gathering, I never really played the game, but as you might guess, I enjoyed collecting the cards. I liked to collect walls, rats, and wurms, among other things, and any cards that had cool artwork.
Dead Flowers - This is a rose from my grandmother's funeral, which was one of the first real funerals I remember attending as a child. I held onto it, and it's been lying around for ages now. My grandmother was a really kind person, but she was so sick at the end of her life; it was very depressing. My granddad, on the other hand, has been going strong, and is still relatively well, considering that he's now over 90.
Remembering A Summer Night - Again with the sappy mementos... This is a CD "favor" from a wedding I attended some years ago. My girlfriend-at-the-time's mother was getting remarried, and I was in charge of cueing up the songs during the service (the service, not the reception!). Everything worked out fine, but I hate weddings. They're too happy. And there's too many people. It's not my kind of environment.
Figure Collection - Yep, more collecting. I like to collect figures. Japanese ones, for the most part. My collection is fairly small, because I also don't like spending money frivolously, but every once in awhile I'll come across a figure that I must have. I picked up the blue- and orange-haired cuties (the Eva girls) at a shop in Akihabara. Yes, in Tokyo. :p
An Old Photo - I'm not really the type to keep pictures of myself as a kid lying around, but somehow, this one made it onto my desk. The flower frame was probably some craft I did, possibly in scouts. In the photo, I'm wearing a child-size fisherman's vest that I used to love (despite never doing much fishing), and three really cool fantasy-style necklaces that I also loved (wizards and swords and such). I can tell from the background that the photo was taken in one of the lakeside cottages my family would stay at during our annual summer vacations. Lots of good memories there...
Plug & Play - This is my PS2. I use it more for watching DVD's than playing games, these days. But back in the day, I was a huge console gamer. Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and then Playstation were my systems of choice. I still enjoy playing a good game now and then, but the lifestyle seems to take up a whole lot of time and money that I seem to have less and less of as the days drag on. Among other things, I'm a fan of old-school 2d platformers (my friends have been known to refer to me as "The Jump Master"), RPG's (because you can play them alone and get absorbed in the fantasy world), and more recently, horror titles (Silent Hill is my favorite vacation resort ;).
Black Light Blues - Ever since high school, I've been a black light freak. I rigged my room up with multiple black lights and lined the walls with black light posters. I also got into lighting up incense, and loved to sit in the dark listening to classic rock. This is just one of the many reasons that I've been wrongly stereotyped as a "stoner". Still, with or without chemical enhancement, those were heady times.
Blue sky
Image by Daniel*1977
Samsung digital camera
Day 293: Spring Is Here
Image by ♥KatB Photography♥
293/365
March 16, 2010
Story time! Well kinda..it's not a very interesting story but it's still a story. I actually had a semi creative idea for today's picture so I took a few pictures, went to the spot to put my memory card into the computer to email the pictures to myself (it's such a pain, I wish I could just get it to work on my computer). So I did...I get back to my room after lunch and find that something went wrong with it...so rather than going to do it again I just took a picture with my webcam and edited it.
Not very creative, I know..I apologize. I had a long and difficult night last night, forgive me. I'll try to get more creative, I promise. I'll also try to stick to realism...
But today you get this...
Background by Pareeerica
TRF: I plan on wearing spring clothes tomorrow...I'm so happy!!
hemerocallis (Giant Moon)
Image by M. Martin Vicente
One bike. Two Moons. Lots of flowers.
Image by Mariusz_Kucharczyk
See where this picture was taken. [?]
flowers
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flowers
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flowers
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flowers
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flowers
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2009-06-01 Schaffhausen, Mainau 072
Image by Allie_Caulfield
2007-01-17 München Olympiapark 039 Väterchen Timofej
Image by Allie_Caulfield
2007-01-17 München Olympiapark 040 Väterchen Timofej
Image by Allie_Caulfield
2007-01-17 München Olympiapark 041 Väterchen Timofej
Image by Allie_Caulfield
Mimosa-1024
Image by B*_J
This picture is for wall paper on PC.
Down load free :-D
Original size 1024 X 768 pix
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Summer flowers at Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Image by Western Arctic National Parklands
Late June wildflowers near the Cape Krusenstern ranger station along the coastline of the Chukchi Sea. Stinkweed (Artemisia sp. ) present in the picture.
Accessibility statement: Carpet of tiny blue and white flowers at Cape Krusenstern National Monument.
Reminiscing about Summer
Image by Jeff Heard
Reminiscing about summer... This was my back yard back in June
Picture-007m
Image by idealizemedia
Taken outside of Ridgeland, SC
Picture-067m
Image by idealizemedia
Taken outside of Ridgeland, SC
Picture-006m
Image by idealizemedia
Taken outside of Ridgeland, SC
Four young ladies watching a game of cricket, Brisbane
Image by State Library of Queensland, Australia
Photographer: George Jackman
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date: Undated
Description: From left: Misses Joan Pember, D. Wilson, E. Pember and J. Pullen. (Description supplied with photograph)
All the ladies are wearing large picture hats and elegant dresses. Two of the ladies also have long gloves on and the lady on the right is wearing shorter gloves and has a posy of flowers at her neckline.
View this image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/120598
Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/
Picture a Day June 6, 2011 - Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) at Blanco State Park
Image by mlhradio
Bright violet-blue spikes of the Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea) among a field of wildflowers at Blanco State Park in central Texas.
Goin' home with flowers
Image by Dave Hoefler
Delicate Bloom
Image by Denise ~*~
These flowers were a gift from my Aunt. I took the vase outside to take pictures because there are None here yet. We are still waiting for Spring in Santa Fe!! =)
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Orphan Works Act
If you don’t register every photo and work of art in government certified private databases, you are about to give the legal right for anyone to infringe on your copyright.
“The Orphan Works Act of 2008”, (H.R. 5889) and the “Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008” (S.2913), were released to the House of Representatives and the Senate recently. While at first glance the law seems to be a ‘last resort’ for a search for the owner of any photograph, artwork or sculpture, the devil, as they say, is in the details.
An “orphan”, as it relates to this legislation, is an original creative work such as a photograph, graphic image, or sculpture, which is still protected by its term of copyright, but the copyright holder can’t be found. Actually, this bill makes it easy for searchers to pretend it’s hard not to find copyright holders!
REGISTRIES WILL REMOVE YOUR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION!
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR:
Go to www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml to quickly find the phone number, address, e-mail of every U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor and State Legislator. Please be polite. Threats only work against us artists. We need to make a professional impression to be taken seriously.
Make yourself be heard. Protect your creations. Every voice counts and so does your right to control your own creations. YOU NEED TO WRITE LETTERS NOW!
We only have a few days to make ourselves heard, as the Senate and House will only allow a short time for comments. Call them, send e-mails and fax letters.
excerpts from www.sellyourtvconceptnow.com/orphan.html
Please read up on this, become informed and based on that decision: NOTIFY YOUR CONGRESSMEN of your opinion!!!! You can tell them how you want them to vote! If enough people speak out against this, we are sure to make a difference! MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
This affects EVERYONE, not just professional photographers (I'm not one). You could lose copyright to your own personal snapshots as well.
Spring
Image by elycefeliz
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
~ Robert Frost
I am grateful for the sights and scents of spring -
Gratitude Series 2012 - photo #97 - どうもありがとうございます (dōmo arigatō gozaimasu) - Japanese
Front walk flowers
Image by nouveaustar
Front walk flowers
Front walk flowers
Image by nouveaustar
Front walk flowers
Spring at Eden 2010 on Vimeo by Ennor
Image by Ennor
A collection of images taken at the Eden Project, Cornwall in the spring of 2010.
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Ennor.
Feb. 2: Spring Flowers
Image by dr.coop
It's Groundhog Day in the U.S. Make a photo that illustrates whether it's more like winter or spring where you live.
this is not a swastika [the rapture]
Image by the|G|™
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dear god [aka superman, chuck e cheese, the hulk and/or any other fairy tale character]:
in using the swastika in recent work, i realise that i may have stacked my rapture™ deck a touch toward the 'lake of fire' side!
do please consider this picture of a lovely flower as a 'balancer'.
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i know it seems pointless talking to you, as you don't actually exist, but engaging in a little 'pascal's wager' never did anybody any real harm.
so, when selecting the 'saved', please consider the fact that i'm a reasonably nice chap; my house is clean [relatively] as is my underwear [relatively], and i feed the birds [think st francis here!] every day.
all that plus this lovely flower must count for something on the big day [i.e. tomorrow - 21st may 2011].
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if all goes well, we'll have a goblet of vino and a jolly good chin-wag tomorrow evening.
if not, i'm packing suntan cream and shorts.
it could get somewhat hot!
all the very best to you god.
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ps - love that funky dress and beard combo! utterly divine!
pps - keep taking carving those tablets!! :)
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[x and a little one for your son™]
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www.flickr.com/photos/the-g-uk/5718419654/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%E2%80%99s_Wager
and a lovely song for the end times™
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo&playnext=1&li...
Claudia Rodrigo Benito
Image by Chema Concellon
Manola de la Cofradía El Descendimiento y Santo Cristo de la Buena Muerte
5 años
Estudiante de Segundo Curso de Educación Infantil
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Este obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial - Sin Obras Derivadas.
Pinchar en la foto para ver grande sobre fondo negro | Click on picture to view large on black
In the Dome
Image by mtsofan
Hi, Flickr friends! Our church has now presented two performances of Godspell, out of the five that are scheduled.
So, I find myself in an unusual situation. I'm taking literally hundreds of pictures, but have little to share. The photos I'm taking are for the church.
I am alive and well, exhausted from both Easter preparations and a Broadway musical . . .and having a great time.
Here's a shot I took with my point-and-shoot, while visiting a doctor's office with Janice. I'll be back to more creative stuff soon!
flea market fancy easter dress for oldest
Image by mmmcrafts
Simplicity 3857, skirt was altered, bodice was lengthened and width taken out. I added a leaf to the flower stem after this picture. Yikes, I think the flower might look like a boob??? Aw man.
blogged:
mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2008/04/you-too-can-sew-clothes.html
Housewarming Flowers [183/366]
Image by timsackton
Day 183.
The past ten days have been completely crazy. First, I was traveling, at a conference in Dublin for a week. Then, two days after I got back, we moved. In theory it was an easy move - just one floor up, from the downstairs to the upstairs of the two-family house we live in. However, the fact that renovations are still ongoing in our new apartment added a certain degree of difficulty. Still, we are now mostly as settled in as we can be for now. In the right light, and with a pretty bouquet of flowers my sister brought us, it looks like home.
I am slowly getting caught up with the rest of my life, including digging through the several hundred pictures from Dublin and getting caught up with posting. With any luck, tomorrow I will have some time to get a little caught up with what I've missed on Flickr.
Today is also the half-way point of this 366 project! Congrats to everybody who has made it this far.
Taken Jul 1, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/5.6, ISO200, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm
Picture A Day December 15, 2010 - Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) at Devil's River SNA
Image by mlhradio
Apparently this is a fairly common spider throughout the southern United States, but this is the first time I recall seeing the colorful spotted Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) on the top of a flowering bush at the Devil's River State Natural Area in west Texas.
Find more photos from my 2010 Picture a Day set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/
You can also view my 2009 Picture A Day set that started it all at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/
Picture A Day November 5, 2010 - Pink Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) at Kickapoo Cavern
Image by mlhradio
Flowers of the Pink Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) at Kickapoo Cavern State Park in southwest Texas. Contrary to the name, the flower blooms throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall, and also can be found in all different colors from cherry red to light apricot. The plant is native to the southwest Texas and Chihuahua Desert region.
Find more photos from my 2010 Picture a Day set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/
You can also view my 2009 Picture A Day set that started it all at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/
Close up of fruits of Western Horsenettle, Solanum dimidiatum ....
Image by Vietnam Plants & America plants
Taken on November 26, 2011 in Waco city, Texas state, Southern of America
Vietnamese named : Cà dại lá gai
Common names : Western Horsenettle, TORREY'S NIGHTSHADE.
Scientist name : Solanum dimidiatum Raf.
Synonyms :
Family : Solanaceae / Potato family . Họ Cà
KingdomPlantae – Plants
SubkingdomTracheobionta – Vascular plants
SuperdivisionSpermatophyta – Seed plants
DivisionMagnoliophyta – Flowering plants
ClassMagnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
SubclassAsteridae
OrderSolanales
GenusSolanum L. – nightshade
SpeciesSolanum dimidiatum Raf. – western horsenettle
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**** ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7625,7682...
Perennial 3–8 dm, from rhizome, little-branched; prickles slender, yellowish; hairs stellate, some short-stalked
Leaf 8–15 cm, ovate, wavy to 5–7-lobed, teeth or lobes generally entire
Inflorescence: branches 2–3
Flower: calyx 8–13 mm; corolla 30–50 mm wide, generally purple (white); anthers 8–12 mm, ± equal
Fruit 25–30 mm diam, yellow
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Synonymy
*Solanum dimidiatum Raf., Aut. Bot. 8: 107 (1840)
T: Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas; n.v.
[S. carolinense auct. non L.: H.E. Kleinschmidt & R.W. Johnson, Weeds Queensland 202 (1979)]
Description
Clonal perennial herb to 50 cm, green, pubescent with minute stellate hairs; prickles to 7 mm long, scattered on midrib of lower leaf-surface, petioles and stems.
Leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate; lamina 5–12 cm long, 3–7 cm wide, slightly discolorous, lobed; lobes broadly triangular to oblong; petiole 1–4 cm long.
Inflorescence often forked, few–15–flowered; peduncle 1–2 cm long to first fork; rachis 2–5 cm long; pedicels 1 cm long. Calyx 8–10 mm long; lobes broadly triangular with slender apex, 3–5 mm long. Corolla stellate, shallowly incised, 30–40 mm diam., violet. Anthers 5–7 mm long.
Berry globular, 15–20 mm diam., yellow. Seeds 2.5–4 mm long, pale buff. n=36.
Distribution and ecology
Native to south-eastern U.S.A. Introduced to Australia and naturalised in the Bundaberg area, Qld, where associated with the sugar cane industry.
Bean (2004) records that the species was targetted for eradication and has not been seen since 1972.
Common name
Western horsenettle, Torrey's nightshade
Relationships
While considered to be part of the subg. Leptostemonum its relationships within the group are not known further. It was not part of the Levin et al. (2006) molecular analysis of the subgenus.
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Solanum dimidiatum is a species of nightshade known by the common names Torrey's nightshade, western horsenettle, and robust horsenettle. It is native to the central United States, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. In California it is known as an introduced species and a noxious weed.[1] It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing an erect stem up to 80 centimeters tall. It is covered in yellow prickles and branched hairs. The leaves may be up to 15 centimeters long, their edges wavy to lobed and sometimes toothed. The inflorescence is a branching array of several flowers. Each flower has a bell-shaped corolla measuring 3 to 5 centimeters wide. It is lavender to purple, or white. The five large, yellow anthers are about a centimeter long. The fruit is a spherical yellow berry up to 3 centimeters wide.
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Western Horsenettle, Solanum dimidiatum 's stem with thorns....
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Stems with prickles.
Taken on April 29, 2012 in Waco city, Texas state, Southern of America
Vietnamese named : Cà dại lá gai
Common names : Western Horsenettle, TORREY'S NIGHTSHADE.
Scientist name : Solanum dimidiatum Raf.
Synonyms :
Family : Solanaceae / Potato family . Họ Cà
KingdomPlantae – Plants
SubkingdomTracheobionta – Vascular plants
SuperdivisionSpermatophyta – Seed plants
DivisionMagnoliophyta – Flowering plants
ClassMagnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
SubclassAsteridae
OrderSolanales
GenusSolanum L. – nightshade
SpeciesSolanum dimidiatum Raf. – western horsenettle
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Perennial 3–8 dm, from rhizome, little-branched; prickles slender, yellowish; hairs stellate, some short-stalked
Leaf 8–15 cm, ovate, wavy to 5–7-lobed, teeth or lobes generally entire
Inflorescence: branches 2–3
Flower: calyx 8–13 mm; corolla 30–50 mm wide, generally purple (white); anthers 8–12 mm, ± equal
Fruit 25–30 mm diam, yellow
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Synonymy
*Solanum dimidiatum Raf., Aut. Bot. 8: 107 (1840)
T: Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas; n.v.
[S. carolinense auct. non L.: H.E. Kleinschmidt & R.W. Johnson, Weeds Queensland 202 (1979)]
Description
Clonal perennial herb to 50 cm, green, pubescent with minute stellate hairs; prickles to 7 mm long, scattered on midrib of lower leaf-surface, petioles and stems.
Leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate; lamina 5–12 cm long, 3–7 cm wide, slightly discolorous, lobed; lobes broadly triangular to oblong; petiole 1–4 cm long.
Inflorescence often forked, few–15–flowered; peduncle 1–2 cm long to first fork; rachis 2–5 cm long; pedicels 1 cm long. Calyx 8–10 mm long; lobes broadly triangular with slender apex, 3–5 mm long. Corolla stellate, shallowly incised, 30–40 mm diam., violet. Anthers 5–7 mm long.
Berry globular, 15–20 mm diam., yellow. Seeds 2.5–4 mm long, pale buff. n=36.
Distribution and ecology
Native to south-eastern U.S.A. Introduced to Australia and naturalised in the Bundaberg area, Qld, where associated with the sugar cane industry.
Bean (2004) records that the species was targetted for eradication and has not been seen since 1972.
Common name
Western horsenettle, Torrey's nightshade
Relationships
While considered to be part of the subg. Leptostemonum its relationships within the group are not known further. It was not part of the Levin et al. (2006) molecular analysis of the subgenus.
**** en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dimidiatum
Solanum dimidiatum is a species of nightshade known by the common names Torrey's nightshade, western horsenettle, and robust horsenettle. It is native to the central United States, where it grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas. In California it is known as an introduced species and a noxious weed.[1] It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing an erect stem up to 80 centimeters tall. It is covered in yellow prickles and branched hairs. The leaves may be up to 15 centimeters long, their edges wavy to lobed and sometimes toothed. The inflorescence is a branching array of several flowers. Each flower has a bell-shaped corolla measuring 3 to 5 centimeters wide. It is lavender to purple, or white. The five large, yellow anthers are about a centimeter long. The fruit is a spherical yellow berry up to 3 centimeters wide.
**** www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=376
www.kswildflower.org/largePhotos.php?imageID=2128&aCa... : LEAF PRICKLES
www.kswildflower.org/largePhotos.php?imageID=2130&aCa... : FLOWERS PICTURE
