One of my favourite things to photograph in summer are wildflowers. They will grow just about anywhere that has plenty of sun, including roadsides and big open fields. Open fields are best as they carpet the ground for great distances.
Glad you’ve still got some extensive meadows. They’ve been hit hard in Britain and Europe due to modern agriculture, especially the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. These days we divide them between ‘improved’ (basically, grass), ‘semi-improved’ (been fertilised or otherwise changed but still has some flora) and the real, old-school meadows, which have declined by 97% in the UK. I’ve got some of the best survivors on my doorstep and can see 1000+ orchids before breakfast at this time of year. But we need to put far more energy into restoring the damaged meadows elsewhere in the country.
July 9, 2019 at 7:22 pm
Lovely photo, Belinda, the bokeh is esp. nice!
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July 9, 2019 at 8:53 pm
Thank you Eliza. Always nice when to get a pleasing background.
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July 9, 2019 at 12:08 pm
I’ve been very fond of wildflowers lately… and poison ivy has been very fond of me. 🙂
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July 9, 2019 at 8:50 pm
I understand it can be pretty painful. So far I’ve had no run ins with it.
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July 9, 2019 at 2:15 am
Glad you’ve still got some extensive meadows. They’ve been hit hard in Britain and Europe due to modern agriculture, especially the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. These days we divide them between ‘improved’ (basically, grass), ‘semi-improved’ (been fertilised or otherwise changed but still has some flora) and the real, old-school meadows, which have declined by 97% in the UK. I’ve got some of the best survivors on my doorstep and can see 1000+ orchids before breakfast at this time of year. But we need to put far more energy into restoring the damaged meadows elsewhere in the country.
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July 9, 2019 at 6:13 am
That’s a grim statistic. You are fortunate though close to home. What a view!
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July 8, 2019 at 5:33 pm
A beautiful picture – I love shooting wildflowers too 🙂
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July 8, 2019 at 6:07 pm
Thanks very much!
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July 8, 2019 at 4:25 pm
Very beautiful Belinda!
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July 12, 2019 at 11:12 am
Thank you Pete.
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July 8, 2019 at 7:23 am
Wildflowers are such beautiful gems, scattered everywhere for us to find! Pretty shot & colors, Belinda!
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July 8, 2019 at 8:58 am
Nicely put Donna. Thank you!
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July 8, 2019 at 5:20 am
Beautiful!
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July 8, 2019 at 7:04 am
Thank you!
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July 8, 2019 at 5:05 am
Very beautiful photograph!!
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July 8, 2019 at 7:04 am
Thank you!
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July 8, 2019 at 2:18 am
Beautyful 🙂
Those flowers do not grow in my country.
Do you have a (latin) name for me?
With kind regards,
Cécile
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July 8, 2019 at 6:17 pm
Thank you Cécile. Its common name is Dame’s Rocket. It’s Latin name is Hesperis matronalis.
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July 9, 2019 at 3:45 am
thank you Belinda for the name of the flowers 🙂
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July 8, 2019 at 1:54 am
I really like wildflowers, which for some grow perfectly in unlikely places
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July 8, 2019 at 6:59 am
They don’t require much to grow, lucky for us 😊
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July 8, 2019 at 1:34 am
Wildflowers are often small and so delicate.
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July 8, 2019 at 7:03 am
And so many varieties, that appear throughout the summer.
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