In honor of Valentine's Day this week, I'll share some of the many flowers that my husband, rather than bringing to me, and gone with me to see. I like it better that way. (I don't promise I haven't shared any of these photos before).
First the desert. Most of these are from Death Valley or Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California.
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| Brittlebush, the old reliable. There's usually some in even the driest years. |
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| Brown-eyed primrose |
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| Sand verbena |
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| Phacelia |
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| Beavertail cactus. |
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| Into the heart of the beavertail |
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| Prickly poppy in the Panamint Dunes, Death Valley NP |
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| Desert primrose, Eureka Dunes, East Mojave Natural Preserve. |
On second thoughts, I think I'll let the mountains wait until another time! Have a great weekend, and my the flowers in your life be as nice as these.
©Rebecca M. Douglass, 2018
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The sand verbena looks like it's stretching out in the sun. Or - taking a darker turn - it could be trying to crawl off. Mwahaha! :)
ReplyDeleteRight now, I have a vase full of gorgeous tulips - all pinks and oranges. Love them!
I was struck by the geometry of the verbena--all the plants seemed to form tidy right angles, though most of them were a bit more obscured by vegetation.
DeleteVery nice collection of flowers you showed,did like the contrast in the first with the dark sky & yellow flowers. To answer your question on why I don't usually post photos of churches it is because I feature them in another blog called The Church Explorer, there is a link on my blogs side bar
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DeleteYes, I love the sky/light contrast you get when weather is building.
Flowers are so amazing to look at. One of the best photographic subjects you can find.
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I love them. I'm particularly fond of the desert and alpine flowers, in part because they seem such delicate things to be growing in such unlikely places!
DeleteLovely, just lovely.
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Thanks!
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