I have two floral photos to share from our recent outing at the HB Central Park. For many years team of volunteers have tended a large garden area; lots of flora and typically a great location to see lots of hummingbirds.
A large blossom of some sort...
And some quite tiny blossoms...
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
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Large blossom, Dutch Iris. Iris × hollandica, commonly known as the Dutch iris, is a hybrid iris developed from species native to Portugal, Spain and North Africa [1] (Iris tingitana × Iris xiphium).[2]
Small blossom, Snowdrops. Galanthus or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. Galanthus nivalis is the best-known and most widespread representative of the genus Galanthus. It is native to a large area of Europe, stretching from the Pyrenees in the west, through France and Germany to Poland in the north, Italy, northern Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and European Turkey. It has been introduced and is widely naturalised elsewhere
Hi ya boys.
I am trying to get over a nasty cold now that developed into an ear infection. I am now on Antibiotics and the ear pain has subsided anyway.
Your pretty flowers is just what I needed, Dave, to brighten my day. It is real dreary here but at least the temps are supposed to get up to the low 40's.
Love your details in the IRIS shot, Dave, and your contrast in the SNOWDROPs shot. Both are nicely composed and framed.
Today's Macro Monday topic was RING.
Here is what I came up with for today's challenge:
Peach Pit RIngs
My dad worked for one of the big three automotive industries in Detroit. As an electrician, he was sent out to fix things that broke down in the shop. On slow days, when the line was running smoothly, he had extra time on his hands.
He found little things to fill his downtown, and this was one example. In the summertime, when Peaches from ROMEO, Michigan, were abundant, he would eat his peach at lunchtime and then start filing down the pit to make a peach ring.
He made many and I can see why since they all displayed different patterns, one prettier than the next. He brought them home for my mom and me. I thought they were special then but they are even more special to me now.
I have a question. If I did not tell you what they were, would you have guessed they were made from the pit of a peach?
Greetings all!
Dave, just beautiful flower photography! Wonderful composition and the black BG is perfect for them!
Lorell, I would not have guessed peach pits. Just amazing artistry! Looks like it could have been a branch off a tree.
I can't let today go by without mentioning Feb 3rd, 1959, The Day the Music Died. Plane crash in a corn field in Clear Lake Iowa of Buddy Holly and two others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died
I took these photos in 2002. The shrine is the crash site.
02-03-2025, 07:41 PM (This post was last modified: 02-03-2025, 10:27 PM by Man From Ironbark.)
(02-03-2025, 01:59 PM)Luv2shoot Wrote: Hi ya boys.
I have a question. If I did not tell you what they were, would you have guessed they were made from the pit of a peach?
Sorry to hear you have been unwell.
Great photo of the peach stone rings.
Answer to your question, Yes. I have had millions, yes millions of peach seeds go through my fingers while planting peaches in the nursery. I've had to shovel them into hoppers and sweep them up and lots of things to do with peach stones, including soakiing and pre-germinating.
So yeah. I do know what they look like, even when drilled and polished.
I do remember the day that music died. Haven't ever been to the shrine though.
I've been in my garden moving hoses around as the temperature hits 40˚C. Then I come inside and see this.
While I was there, managed to snap off a shot pointing at a Neon Cuckoo Bee with my little Olympus. It does good macro if the subject sits still but has a great deal of trouble following a single cuckoo bee about while it is in mating dance with another.
Thanks for identifying the flowers, MFI.40 C (I believe that's 104 F) with a high UV index sounds lethal indeed.
The patterns and colors of that bee are neat!
Hi Lorell. Sorry that you've been ailing.
Wow! Your Dad was quite creative. es, I would have recognized that the rings were made from peach pits.
Thanks for the kind words about my florals. The other day at the park we saw lots of birds (Canada Geese, of course, White Pelicans, one Yellowthroat, Black Phoebes, a Cooper's Hawk. and my first sighting of a Green Heron. But the only good photo I got is the one I posted of the White-faced Ibis.
But it was a good day for me with the flowers; I have at least three more ready to post over the next few days.
Thank you Rich. I have been known to darken the backgrounds of many of my photos but I didn't need yo with the two I posted. I usually use shutter priority with a faster shutter speed than what the scene calls for. and this automatically makes most of my shots a bit dark - something I can easily adjust in processing. The camera chooses an appropriate aperture for the shutter speed I select, in with my florals taken that day the shutter speed & aperture combination let in just the right amount of light to preserve my favored dark backgrounds while illuminating the blossoms nicely.
I was not yet 9-1/2 years old on the day of the crash and didn't even know who Buddy Holly was.
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
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02-04-2025, 03:31 PM (This post was last modified: 02-04-2025, 03:32 PM by Man From Ironbark.)
Maybe it was because the radio was usually going in our house. Because I remember not only listening to Buddy Holly songs but also the news that he'd died. I was only 6.
Are they cannabis plants in the background of the memorial?
