Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Wild flowers from the Coast and SE Texas

Here are a few close-ups of the wildflowers that we saw on our trip down to High Island, TX. There are not enough blooming yet to get good fields of flowers. It will be a couple of more weeks. Be sure to click on the photos.

Beach Evening-primrose (backlit)


Honey bees working wild berry vines


Indian Paint-brushes and a little sweet clover
The color is really intense this year


Beautiful pink Indian Paint-brush


Wild Spider Lily
They grow in wet ditches and are fairly rare.


Spiderwort with hairy stamens and colorful tops


Large thistle

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8 comments:

  1. brucescMarch 25, 2008 at 11:03 AM

    Beautiful wild flowers! Is that an unusual color for an Indian paint brush? Isn't it nice to live where it's spring already!

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  2. PappyMarch 25, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    Great shots. What is your camera? I've been shooting 35mm all these years, but I am considering an investment in a good digital.

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  3. ChrisMarch 25, 2008 at 9:09 PM

    Oh such lovely flower close ups! Nice job!

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  4. me ann my cameraMarch 26, 2008 at 4:22 AM

    The wild Spider Lily is amazing. Beautiful and intriguing looking; I've never seen anything like it before. And the Spiderwort is beautiful too with wonderful blues. I have a wildflower blog that I had put into hibernation for the winter but am anxious to to revive it as soon as I see my first wildflower bloom.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 26, 2008 at 4:28 PM

    Howdy Troy and Martha,
    I am pleased to have you link to my blog!
    But tell me, it has to be for the scintillating writing, and not for my 'snapshots'! :)
    Your photographs are outstanding.

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  6. DuncanMarch 27, 2008 at 4:06 AM

    I commented before but it didn't show up, so I'll do it again, great shots Troy and Martha!

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  7. RuralityMarch 28, 2008 at 7:44 AM

    Love those flowers! We made a short tour around TX a few years back and visited High Island also. I wish we could have stayed longer - there are a lot of interesting places there.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 28, 2008 at 8:54 AM

    Nice flowers. I've always heard of High Island but never been there.

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