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Bugs!, Floral Photography

A Bug

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I don’t know my bugs, so I’ve no clue what this is. It was tiny, I can tell you that. This is half of the actual image, as I cropped it so he can be more easily seen.

Well, okay. Maybe she. I haven’t a clue!

I don’t know what the plant is either. I guess this is a clueless post.

Bug on Yellow, 6.21.19

First Shot, Floral Photography

First Shot

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Because Dan and I went to Filoli this morning I had to take a late afternoon walk, which is not something I enjoy: I much prefer the coolness of the morning. But still, it was best that I at least get out for a bit. The only time I took my camera out was for some zinnias, and only because I haven’t worked with them in eons.

First Shot: Zinnia, 6.20.19

Floral Photography, Wildflowers

First Shot

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My walk today was a shortish one, but it took a while because flowers kept causing me to stop. I try to go two miles before stopping. I didn’t even make it to one mile when I saw this.

The garden is full of wildflowers and native plants, although I’m not sure everything there was native, though it does boast a certified wildflower sign if I’m remembering correctly. (I’ll have to return and check … it was some sort of certified garden sign in any case.)

This wildflower, with the common name elegant clarkia, comes in several bright colors and is definitely eye-catching. Some of the flowers are frillier than this — sort of like a miniature peony look, really, and I wonder if the other common name, mountain garland, refers to that one. Stay tuned for at least one image of that … eventually. For now, though, a first shot post must obviously be the first shot of the day. And this is it.

First Shot: Clarkia unguiculata, 5.10.19