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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAnd for my 5000th post ...
Some of the wildflowers here "in the wild".
Enjoy!
Elessar Zappa
(14,151 posts)Happy 5000th!
usonian
(9,986 posts)I have posted close-ups now and then.
I'll post some more now that I've had time to review the past week's "work"
It has been windy the past couple of days.
Some photos will show the wire stake I put next to the flowers to mitigate the wind.
Stay tuned.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,965 posts)usonian
(9,986 posts)Though, I have tried.
MLAA
(17,375 posts)usonian
(9,986 posts)Thanks.
2naSalit
(86,963 posts)Congrats! Sego lilies, I miss those this time of year.
You can eat those. They're a little tart but nice in a wild salad.
usonian
(9,986 posts)Mariposa lilies.
Calchortus *****
I had never heard of Sego Lily (until today!)
Apparently, it's a big family.
https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Calochortus
Sego (PDF)
https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_canu3.pdf
Thanks!
BOSSHOG
(37,159 posts)How did you get the dark background?
usonian
(9,986 posts)The plants were growing just outside a bunch of Yerba Santa and Manzanita.
Every attempt I make at such a picture is like a box of chocolates. I never know what Ill get.
usonian
(9,986 posts)I still do now and then. I had the old Swedish camera repaired.
The governor let go after only 50 years of service. Shocking!
I use the mirrorless (previously, the Coolpix P510 that served me over 10 years) to "proof" scenes for film-worthiness. (JK)
I still use the Coolpix, though I upgraded it to the "Yerkes Telescope" model.
I took it with me on a visit to the SF Bay Area, where it took great shorebird photos.
The new Coolpix was just too heavy, what with 2 mirrorless cams hanging on my shoulders.
To save time later, I do preview the images on the spot. That also tells me if I goofed with some setting, or if I left the SD card in the computer. I don't use the bluetooth on the camera, to lessen the battery load. I may change my mind on that matter.
BOSSHOG
(37,159 posts)For the food for thought. Ill be looking for early morning shadows tomorrow.
pandr32
(11,644 posts)usonian
(9,986 posts)Might have to bake up that gingerbread mix.
pandr32
(11,644 posts)TeamProg
(6,362 posts)usonian
(9,986 posts)It's a really big family. And the related Sego Lily is the state flower of Utah, so I read.
references:
Dave's Garden is always interesting.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/3714/
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/calochortus/
Lots of them
http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Calochortus#Distribution
63 Native to California
https://calscape.org/loc-california/Calochortus(all)/vw-list/np-0
https://calscape.org/plantlist/9827
brer cat
(24,662 posts)Thanks for sharing your lovely shot. Those wildflowers are new to me.
usonian
(9,986 posts)I didn't know they existed until I moved here, and had to ask the U.C.Davis Master Gardener(s) what they were.
Pleasant surprise.
CrispyQ
(36,567 posts)So light & pretty.
usonian
(9,986 posts)But I meant to do that anyway.
Thanks
fierywoman
(7,707 posts)usonian
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THREE and a bee.
These flowers are fantastic.
It's like a miniature world inside them.