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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAnd for my 5000th post ...
Some of the wildflowers here "in the wild".
Enjoy!
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Elessar Zappa
(15,095 posts)Happy 5000th!
usonian
(12,075 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
(151,425 posts)usonian
(12,075 posts)Though, I have tried.
MLAA
(18,121 posts)usonian
(12,075 posts)Thanks.
2naSalit
(90,505 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
(12,075 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
(38,659 posts)How did you get the dark background?
usonian
(12,075 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
(12,075 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
(38,659 posts)For the food for thought. Ill be looking for early morning shadows tomorrow.
pandr32
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usonian
(12,075 posts)Might have to bake up that gingerbread mix.
pandr32
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TeamProg
(6,630 posts)usonian
(12,075 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
(25,557 posts)Thanks for sharing your lovely shot. Those wildflowers are new to me.
usonian
(12,075 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
(37,511 posts)So light & pretty.
usonian
(12,075 posts)But I meant to do that anyway.
Thanks
fierywoman
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usonian
(12,075 posts)Last edited Sat Jun 3, 2023, 10:35 PM - Edit history (1)
THREE and a bee.
These flowers are fantastic.
It's like a miniature world inside them.
fierywoman
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