The First Week in May 2011

Here are some images from the first week in May, 2011. Most all of these images where taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Roanoke County and Floyd County.

Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)

Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)

Elf Orpine - (Diamorpha smalii) - These flowers are extremely tiny. The entire image would fit on my fingernail.

Corn Speedwell (Veronica arvensis)

OxEye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

OxEye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) 

 Live Forever (Sedum purpureum)

  Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

  Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

  Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

 

 Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)

 Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) - Above and below are the same flower shot different ways. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know which you like better

Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)

Images from April 2011

 Here are a few images from April 2011. I shot quite a few images last year, but failed to post them. I am not sure of the reason, but I am sure time available probably had a bit to do with it. That is no excuse, but now I have a lazy, snowy Sunday at my disposal, I felt now would be as good a time as ever to catch up.

 Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum).

Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) 

Cut-Leaved Geranium (Geranium dissectum) 

 Der Ladybug..... Gute, Ja?