Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Late August/ Nature Notes

The colours of Autumn

These photos were taken beside local railroad tracks and country roads.

The largest square: common ringlet butterfly on Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota).

Moving clockwise: wild sunflower (Helianthus annuus), wild yellow apple, mountain ash (Sorbus decora), pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia), and goldenrod (Solidago ssp.)

Please note that I include the botanical names because they remain the same around the world but the common names vary.

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20 comments:

  1. MarkAugust 31, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    Yes the ripe berries on yellowish leaves hint at autumn. In Australia Spring starts tomorrow.

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  2. Tina´s PicStoryAugust 31, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    It´s nice how you arranged this beautiful motivs :)

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  3. Tanya BreeseAugust 31, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    i'm going to miss all your vibrant colors of summer/fall once winter comes around

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  4. Yogi♪♪♪August 31, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    You are a few weeks ahead of us. We are still over 100's for the highs but looking foward to the frigied high 80's next week.

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  5. pennyAugust 31, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    I am in awe of your gorgeous mosaic.. I love the bright colors of the flowers.
    hugs,
    Pam

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  6. DarlaAugust 31, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Love the Queen Anne's lace, I saw so much of that in fields as a child, not so much anymore.

    Darla

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  7. Buttons ThoughtsAugust 31, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Thank you I took a great photo the other day and wondered what it was. Dogwood. Thank you. Beautiful shots. B

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  8. RoanAugust 31, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    I love the fall colors in your collection. Wonderful collage.

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  9. Judy August 31, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Fall is right around the corner. I always love your collages.

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  10. RoseAugust 31, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Beautiful, EG...fall is coming, isn't it???

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  11. Lois EvensenAugust 31, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Beautiful. Fall is upon us and the cooler temps are so welcome. :)

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  12. Small City ScenesAugust 31, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Oh no! Later August---yep today is the last day of August. We had a beautiful August as opposed to June and July. It seems August Sept and maybe October are our summer. MB

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  13. CarverAugust 31, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    I always enjoy your beautiful mosaics. Looks like we have a lot of similar plants and flowers at this time of year.

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  14. JennyAugust 31, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    What beautiful captures! I love the diverse colors, textures and shapes.

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  15. eileeninmdAugust 31, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Lovely mosaic and photos. I love the the colors together. The butterfly is pretty, I wonder if the birds eat those berries?

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  16. GeorgeAugust 31, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    We're still putting up very high temperatures down here, so autumn seems far off. I'm afraid our autumn isn't going to be nearly as pretty as the things you're showing in your collage.

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  17. CindyAugust 31, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    I love the collage, very beautiful! It is nice to see the berries and flowers together.

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  18. ...September 1, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    Great photos so beautifully put together!
    You have captured the spirit of autumn :)

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  19. ???September 1, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    Beautiful autumn colours. I like the apple in particular

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  20. Rambling WoodsSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    The golden rod has been slow here in western NY and has been a concern on the Monarch Watch email list as it needs to be there for migrating monarchs....good you have some in bloom...

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