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The bog star, or grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris) is a flower that definitely deserves a closer look. It’s not hard to find if you are in an area where it grows (bogs, as hinted by the name) because it’s just about the only flower that is still in bloom this late in the season.…
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The opportunity to photograph the ghost orchid was so unique that I just had to get back there, this time with the zoom lens to capture the environment as well. I should mention that ”ghost orchid” means different flowers in North America and Europe. Dendrophylax lindenii is the American ghost orchid, and Epipogium aphyllum is…
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I only had one more orchid left to find in Loos – the ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum). It is probably also the most fascinating of all the orchids, as the English name implies. The Swedish name is skogsfru, literally translated as ”wife of the forest”, the Finnish name metsänemä translates as ”mother of the forest”.…
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I’m normally not easily impressed, but I was absolutely floored when I was looking at this photographer’s work – Charles Cramer. Just awesome, the style is right up my alley and I only wish I could take pictures even a fraction this good! I know that the gear doesn’t make the photographer, but I suddenly…
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It was a rather disappointing July actually, just marginally better than last year. Only the last week of July was really warm (warmest I saw was 32°C in the shade), otherwise it was rather cool with showers on many days. All in all, July was kind of like June inversed (June started warm but finished…
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The candle larkspur (Delphinium elatum) has been on my wanted-list for years just like the nettle-leaved bellflower in the previous post. Except that I didn’t know it was the candle larkspur until today – I’ve just seen this tall blue flower grow behind an enclosed pasture, but never got a closer look. Either I’ve completely…
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I had planned to drive out to photograph the sunset, but a small thunder front moved in and had me stay at home. The weather was very local though, a raincloud above my house but clear skies in front. This created the unusual phenomenon of a rainbow on blue sky, so I hurried around with…
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My neighbour: I heard you’re a photographer? Me: Yes… My neighbour: Can you set up my camera so that it prints the date on the picture? * * * If you’re wondering why I posted this, I’m guessing that you’re not a photographer… bit of an inside joke, I guess. Except that it really happened,…
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Just a little something from Monday, actually, but I didn’t get around to processing the pictures until now. Been busy riding my motorbike! The flower is not fully in bloom yet, the petals will curve all the way around so the flower looks like a crown. This is normally a garden flower here, but I…
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I can’t even remember the last time I rode my motorbike. First it was too hot, then it was too cold, then it was too rainy, then I didn’t have time, then I was too tired, then I wasn’t even at home… and before you know it, half the summer has gone by and the…