Monday, June 15, 2009

Flowers For You

Today I want to give you some flowers. They smell as beautiful as they look. I picked each one with great care, and I thought of you every single time. I searched for six days days, and as many different places, so I could find just the right ones. Do you like them?

I don't really know what any of these are called, but I don't have to know the name to know that I like them. I found these first two at a new place with miles of hiking trails. I have yet to explore it fully. I'll be going back there soon, and who knows what wonders I'll find?

Oops, these flowers have bugs all over them! Well, I don't exactly know if they're considered flowers anyway, but I still like them. If you look very closely they look as much like flowers as anything else. The only problem is those darn bugs!

Actually I like the bugs too. They seem to like these flowers a lot. There's always something swarming around them. I guess you can tell how small the flowers actually are because of the bugs on them. They are very tiny. I'm sure somebody has seen these flowers before and knows what they are.

Now these I recognize! I could be wrong of course, but these are common daisies. These grow in so many places that I go, as long as there is sun shining down. I happened to see these right next to the lake where my favorite geese like to swim.

I was testing out my newest camera settings with these daisies. I think I'm on the right track, because the pictures came out great. I didn't have to adjust anything after I took them. The detail and the lighting came out just right.

Here are some tiny yellow flowers. They are smaller than a dime. They grow in little patches close to the ground. I almost passed right by them, but at the last minute I decided to stop. I didn't want to regret leaving them there. I did something like that once, and I don't think I can ever forget it.

There was another little flower. It was the prettiest flower I ever saw. It seemed to just gather in the light of the sun. I knew it wouldn't be there long when I first saw it, but I soon began to think it would be there forever. When I finally decided to take a picture so I could keep it with me forever, it was gone.

Here is the last one for today. This group of flowers stood up higher than all of the rest. It was one of a kind out there among the others. You can see more of the little yellow ones in the grass below them. I've seen flowers like this before, but only in pictures.

I was at least ten feet away from these. I didn't even have to get close to them to get a good picture. My new camera settings are working great. Just a few more tests to make sure I have everything covered. I'll still do some experimenting after that though. Who knows what cool tricks I might discover?

23 comments:

  1. Lovely flowers and some of them remind me of person... ;)

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  2. Great to have experiments which are fun all the time.
    I like to take pictures on flowers, but I have to learn how to talk to them before I can talk to you.

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  3. Those are beautiful flowers! The last one is so gorgeous..

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  4. Wonderful images you have shown here

    Good floral images

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  5. I love them Ratty, and I always love the thought of finding flowers in the trail :) it seems the first one is a wild rose, but am not sure. i really love the flower arrangement in the 3rd one, they all look like grouped together to form a heaven :) hopefully "anonymous" who helped me name my flower hunt photos will help you too :) and the last one is really pretty flower.

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  6. I like the bug on the top of the flower photo, beautiful trip :)

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  7. Life is good when you take time to view the flowers.

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  8. I think betchai is correct about the wild rose, and the second photo may be yarrow. If the leaves are like a soft fern, it probably is. I love your pictures. Flowers are my favorite photo subjects - the models never complain :) Great blog!

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  9. love the wild flowers. i would rather have a bouquet of them then any store bought flower you can find.

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  10. BTW - I have an award for you - stop by http://dadstacklebox.blogspot.com/ to pick it up :)

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  11. Elegant simplicity are these flowers. I love the daisies as they are my favorites reminding me of a sweet smile. Great pics Ratty.

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  12. Fun to see your flowers photos. I like to take pictures when there is bugs or ants on it. It looks cool and alive...:D

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  13. Ooooh, nice photos, Ratty! It's nice to see some different flowers than what we get here.

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  14. Ratty! XoXoX Thanks for the daisies! They're lovely.... mwah!

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  15. Beautiful photos, you know I love all flowers and the bug is a great addition. One of the best parts of hiking is finding the little hidden treasures like these lovely flowers.
    Have a wonderful day,
    SQ

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  16. Botany freak that I am, I liked seeing your plants. And better yet I knew what they were, or at least the genus... Not species though.

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  17. Fantastic close ups again Ratty :-) The yellow one looked familiar until I saw the leaves.

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  18. Kruel - Some of the flowers remind me of a person too.
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    Rainfield - I'm still learning how to talk to them. Maybe I will figure it out someday, and then the story will be a great one.
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    Icy BC - That last one is maybe my favorite.
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    Roentarre - Thanks. I'm glad you lie them.
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    Betchai - Your flower pictures are some of the main ones that inspire me to take my own too.
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    Vanilla - I like that bug a lot too. I wish I knew what it was.
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    Secondary Roads - Taking time to view the flowers is what life is all about.
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    Sandi K - Thanks, that's more information about them now. I'm still learning flowers, and I hope to have many more pictures of them to come.
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    PJ - I think I agree. I like the wild ones the best too.
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    Sandi K - Thanks for the award. I'm greatly honored.
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    Poetic Shutterbug - Daisies are a favorite among most of us. They're the one flower I can identify.
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    Rose - I like the bugs and ants on the flowers too. There are actually more than three bugs on that flower. :)
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    Lin - I've never seen some of these before. I'm glad I found them.
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    Daisy - I actually thought of you when I took the picture.
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    SquirrelQueen - These flowers were indeed hidden treasures this time. I hope to tell why a little more as time goes on.
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    Julia - I'm going to try to find more flowers to post. So far I'm just learning about flowers.
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    John - Thanks, it's my new camera settings in action. I wish they looked familiar to me, but most flowers are still new to me.

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  19. I loved this post..you know me, there isn't a flower that I don't like. ha I especially loved the white one with the pink centers...I have no idea what it is, but it's gorgeous!!
    Thanks for sharing these with us!

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  20. The Retired One - Those are maybe my favorites too. I've been trying to do more posts with flowers. They're too photogenic to ignore.

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  21. Ratty- Well, you know I have to name 'em. Botany is one of my highest passions (maybe right after hiking). You are getting good pix. Now if I could learn to do the same. A lot of disappointing shots as I'm going through my card from the hike.
    #1 - pretty sure it's a wild blackberry (Rose family so betchai and Sandi are right)
    #2 - wild yarrow- Sandi got this one!
    #3 - yes, common Oxeye daisy. I like its Latin name because it rhymes: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
    #4 - Birdfoot trefoil
    #5 - Moth mullein, Not as common as the yellow mullein, but same genus.

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  22. Yay, Sharkbytes--so helpful to have names to attach to those images!

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  23. Sharkbytes - I knew that you were busy the day this post was out, and I was sure you would know the names of these flowers. I'm glad you took a look. I've been wondering what they were ever since I decided to post them.

    My camera settings are working great for things like this, but not so great for animals where the lighting isn't as good. I'm getting a lot of blur there.
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    Nina - Sharkbytes is a hero for things like this. She came in and saved the day like Superman. It's not the first time.

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