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A few of my favorite things #4

Spring flowers—and lots of ’em.  This is but a sample from the last few days.  From here on out it’s an explosion of color.  I promise not to share them all at once.

Close-up of blooming Missouri violet (a.k.a. banded violet; Viola missouriensis) (2009_03_07_012109)

Missouri violet (a.k.a. banded violet; Viola missouriensis)

Close-up of blooming roadside blue-eyed grass (a.k.a. dotted blue-eyed grass or southern blue-eyed grass; Sisyrinchium langloisii) (2009_04_11_014922)

Roadside blue-eyed grass (a.k.a. dotted blue-eyed grass or southern blue-eyed grass; Sisyrinchium langloisii)

Close-up of blooming redstem stork's bill (a.k.a. pin clover, redstem filaree or common stork's-bill; Erodium cicutarium) (2009_03_08_012539)

Redstem stork’s bill (a.k.a. pin clover, redstem filaree or common stork’s-bill; Erodium cicutarium)

Close-up of blooming shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) (2010_02_20_049841)

Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Close-up of blooming crowpoison (a.k.a. crow poison or false garlic; Nothoscordum bivalve) (2009_03_08_012511)

Crowpoison (a.k.a. crow poison or false garlic; Nothoscordum bivalve)

Blooming common grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides [sometimes Hyacinthus botryoides]) (2009_03_08_012623)

Common grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides [sometimes Hyacinthus botryoides])

Close-up of blooming henbit (a.k.a. henbit deadnettle or greater henbit; Lamium amplexicaule) (2010_02_20_049844)

Henbit (a.k.a. henbit deadnettle or greater henbit; Lamium amplexicaule)

Close-up of blooming Texas ragwort (a.k.a. Texas groundsel, Texas butterweed or Texas squaw-weed; Senecio ampullaceus) (2009_03_07_012215)

Texas ragwort (a.k.a. Texas groundsel, Texas butterweed or Texas squaw-weed; Senecio ampullaceus); note the crab spider in the lower right corner (no name for the little critter as I didn’t pull enough details in any of the photos to make a positive ID, though I can narrow it down to a genus or two)

[all photos from White Rock Lake]

My favorite color – Part 5

In beautiful places we cannot see the world holds its breath with us at the majesty of things purple.

Deep and dark, bright and light, even shadows cannot contain such splendor, and the sun itself bows in respect.

Shame on those who fail to stop and take notice.

Moss verbena (Verbena tenuisecta) (20080419_03791)
Cobaea beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) (20080426_04720)
Pin clover (a.k.a. redstem filaree or common stork's-bill; Erodium cicutarium) (20080419_03872)
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) (20080301_02388_1)
Ornamental kale (a.k.a. red winter, cottager, flowering cabbage, collard or cole; Brassica oleracea var. acephala) (IMG_20071230_00655)

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Photos:

[1] Moss verbena (Verbena tenuisecta)

[2] Cobaea beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea)

[3] Pin clover (a.k.a. redstem filaree or common stork’s-bill; Erodium cicutarium)

[4] Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)

[5] Ornamental kale (a.k.a. red winter, cottager, flowering cabbage, collard or cole; Brassica oleracea var. acephala); while technically neither a flower nor the product of nature’s own designs (it’s the result of human intervention), the color is astounding, especially with the dead leaf for contrast