Today we had a severe storm come through, right in the middle of the day. At the time of the storm nothing out of the ordinary showed on the weather.com radar map for our area. So for us to have a storm so big, LOUD, and full of rain and hail without warning was a bit odd. So much for mowing the lawn this afternoon. Ha! Maybe I'll get to it this weekend.
This evening after the storm the sun came out a bit, so I popped outside to get some photos of the Indian Blanket wildflowers blooming right now. They're so PRETTY! They're taller than the bluebonnets - more like daisies. They create a sea of red and yellow where they grow.
I liked how the sun was shining through the petals on these flowers. It really shows the veins of the petals off! The flowers are a bit tattered from the storm and from bugs, I'm sure. But they're wild. And I still think they're lovely. There are more wild flowers blooming right now that I want to photograph, so I'll go out again maybe this weekend, and get some more shots.
Today I ordered a *bunch* of sunflower seeds, zinnias and cosmos from Henry Fields to plant around the farm. I'm sure I'm LATE getting them in the ground ... so, our sunflowers will be late bloomers. Hope they grow big! Last year there was a field near by that was solid sunflowers (a small-blossom variety - not the jumbo kind)... I can't wait to see if the farmer plants them again this year!
S T U N N I N G!!!! Your photography and the flowers are both stunning! TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | May 14, 2007 at 10:09 AM
Anna, your gift for seeing beauty and making the rest of us see it too just astounds me. Thank you!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | May 11, 2007 at 09:42 PM
Such a beautiful flower! Your photography skills are just phenomenal!
Linda
Posted by: Linda (LSN on SCS) | May 11, 2007 at 08:58 AM
Anna, I see a new stamp design in your future. These are lovely! Thank you for sharing your photos. :-)
Posted by: Manetta Deggelman | May 11, 2007 at 08:36 AM
Can't wait to see more Texas wildflowers! Your back lit Mexican Blankets are awesome. Loved pics of your snagglepuss, too.
Posted by: kathynruss | May 11, 2007 at 04:54 AM
The coloring is beautiful on these flowers! Good luck with all your seeds--I love zinnas!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | May 11, 2007 at 02:59 AM
Anna, you take such lovely pictures. I can't wait to see more of your flower photography thru-out the summer.
Posted by: aileen (inkydiva cards) | May 10, 2007 at 08:32 PM