Two more wildflowers that I look forward to seeing each summer. The flower in the first photo gets it’s name from the pistils in the middle of the flower which develop into heads of seeds with long fuzzy hairs. They look like smoke. The vibrant yellow of the sunflower attracts me as it did the bee. Like many other areas this summer, we are experiencing drought-like conditions, you may notice the heat stress on the flower’s leaves.
July 14, 2018 at 10:21 am
Beautiful subjects and compositions!
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July 14, 2018 at 12:16 pm
Thank you Denise!
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July 12, 2018 at 8:57 pm
Very nice! Fun to see different flowers!
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July 12, 2018 at 10:10 pm
Thank you!
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July 12, 2018 at 2:53 pm
Gorgeous!
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July 12, 2018 at 7:41 pm
Thank you!
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July 12, 2018 at 12:08 pm
We have had drough-tlike conditions here, too, so I know what you mean about the plants. Lovely images, Belinda! I do love that vibrant yellow!
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July 12, 2018 at 7:56 pm
We’re hoping for a bit of rain over the weekend. The water table is very low, quite concerning. Hope you get rain as well.
Pleased you like the photos!
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July 13, 2018 at 11:55 am
What little we have had the ground has soaked it up straight away. Looks like rain coming next week.
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July 11, 2018 at 3:25 pm
Very Nice! Enjoyed the Wildflowers!
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July 11, 2018 at 6:15 pm
Thank you Reed! They shout summer😊
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July 11, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Two beautiful species! I looked up prairie smoke because I often visit the Saskatchewan prairies. Turns out that I have seen it in the wild, but it was called by its other name (three-flowered avens). I will call it ‘prairie smoke’ from now on. 🙂
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July 11, 2018 at 6:14 pm
Thanks Adele. I agree!
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July 11, 2018 at 3:03 pm
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Prairie Smoke. It’s such a neat flower.
Love your Sunflower and bee!
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July 11, 2018 at 6:13 pm
Thank you Deborah. We’re on the eastern border of its range, a new favourite of mine. Sunflowers an old favourite!
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July 11, 2018 at 9:35 am
Beautiful flowers, Belinda. I wish the weather wasn’t of such extremes too hot/cold, too wet/dry. Invokes a lot of anxiety!
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July 11, 2018 at 12:21 pm
Thank you Eliza! It does, is it very hot and dry in your area too?
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July 11, 2018 at 12:26 pm
Yes, although it isn’t unusual for July and August to be a bit drier, we’re behind the seasonal average. And last week’s heat wave was pretty intense, lasting twice as long than in the past.
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July 11, 2018 at 9:11 am
Your photos are always a treat, Belinda.
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July 11, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Thank you Anneli, nice of you to say😊
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July 11, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Truth!
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July 11, 2018 at 8:37 am
Beautiful. Thanks for what you do.
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July 11, 2018 at 12:19 pm
Thank you!
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July 11, 2018 at 6:16 am
Very pretty! Love that pink color on the Prarie Smoke. Sorry to hear that you are having such a dry summer.
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July 11, 2018 at 6:46 am
Thanks Ellen. Practically spoonbill pink😏.
We really do need rain, it’s tinder dry.
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July 11, 2018 at 9:28 pm
🙂
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July 11, 2018 at 4:10 am
The first one is interesting!
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July 11, 2018 at 6:36 am
It’s a curious plant that’s fun to photograph.
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