We have a weed in our garden and I'm not quite sure what it is. The seeds look a lot like a dandelion, but about four times larger. I went out to take photos of them before I pull them out of the ground. I used my macro lens with the focus on different parts …
Day 133 – Past their Prime
During the transition from Spring to Summer, all the spring flowers (and weeds) start dying off. They can leave some interesting remnants. The dandelion was in my yard (I had many samples to choose from). The other flowers were outside my doctor's office. I had seem them last week while I was there but didn't …
Day 120 – Visitors in my Garden
It has been a very busy weekend and I haven't had much opportunity to get out and take photos. Today, I was cutting back weeds and plants in our "lunar bin" area and had a couple of visitors. One was a covey of quail and the other was our neighbors cat who was enjoying the …
Day 102 – April Showers
Today was one of those typical rainy April days. I'm sure it's good for the flowers and the weeds, but it makes it a bit gloomy outside. While driving around, the rain was steadily pouring down on my car. Once I parked, I could hardly see through the windshield and it made some interesting views. …
Day 86 – Hens and Chicks
About ten years ago we got a single hen and chick plant from our daughter-in-law. We wanted a hardy perennial plant for an area of our property that we lovingly call the "lunar bin" because it looks like the moon - nothing but rocks and weeds. We cleared it out, divided into planting sections, and brought in …
Through My Lens 