45 minutes in intense heat. Maybe over 90 degrees. About 85
photos, 35 keepers.
I drove to the west end of the park to check for blossoms on
Artemisia tridentata, big sage brush and to improve my photos of Verbascum
thapsus, flannel mullein and the unidentified herb, presumably an escaped
garden flower by the rail and socket fence.
The dark orange of the drying Eriogonum umbellatum, sulfur
buckwheat was the strong color of the day. The first image shows the early
blooming circular patch with blossoms dead brown with the late blooming patch
dark orange behind it.
I got all excited when I got out of the car and saw lots of
yellow on one of the Artemisia tridentata, big sagebrush plants. Unfortunately
it turned out that the bright yellow color was the leaves of the plant, not
blossoms.
The even taller sagebrush foliage had no color but it’s
usual chalky very, very light blue-gray. It’s buds seemed little advanced or
not advanced at all.
I need to collect branches from each sagebrush plant to
verify that they are … or are not … the same.
Burke’s photos of Artemisia tridentata show a couple of
types of foliage.
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I did a quick snapshot of an Eriogonum niveum, snow
buckwheat plant just because it had been full of blossoms and most of the snow
buckwheat I saw in the park seemed a bit impoverished. I attempted some
close-ups.
I noticed that the icon in the camera indicating focus
looked strange … again. But, of course, there was burning heat and, as usual, I
was tired. I wouldn’t think about it.
Later I found that I had pushed a stupid button that had the
camera trying to find a smile on the plants. Oh, well.
As I started up the north side trail I noticed that someone
has planted a tree in the park. I didn’t think to get close-ups of its leaves.
I wonder if it’s another fruit tree.
I was surprised, earlier that the Convolvulus arvensis,
morning glory in the park looked so poverty stricken. I did a snapshot of a
patch that looks quite lush now.
I did some snapshots of the apples on Malus xdomestica.
I got to the rail and socket fence and found a little shade
for a sit-down behind the flannel mullein. Almost every time I have attempted
photos of flannel mullein blossoms they have been amazing full of different
kinds of bugs. I only saw one bug and it was on the stem of this plant. It
wouldn’t pose but I got a fair image of it. It shows no antenna!
These plants are not doing much. I read a very little on the
flannel mullein from the internet and noticed that they need lots of sun. These
plants don’t get sun all day. The article had terrific photos. It’s a little
long winded.
The landscape was made from my seat by the fence.
I photographed the Chondrilla juncea, rush skeleton weed
because it seemed to be young and showed its leaves a little better.
The photos of the unidentified escaped garden flower are
still not what they need to be.
The second bug was fun. I did some graphics games with the
blur of attempted flight.
The final photo is just a post of the nice rail and socket
fence.
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| Eriogonum umbellatum, sulfur buckwheat, early blooming round patch in foreground | e |
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| Artemisia tridentata, big sagebrush with yellow leaves |
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| Artemisia tridentata, big sagebrush, no yellow leaves |
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| Eriogonum niveum, snow buckwheat |
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| Someone has planted a tree in the park |
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| Convolvulus arvensis, morning glory |
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| Malus xdomestica, domestic apple |
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| No antenna |
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| From the rail and socket fence |
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| Chondrilla juncea, rush skeleton weed |
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| Unidentified escapee from a flower garden |
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| Verbascum thapsus, flannel mullein |
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| Rail and socket fence |
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