Texas Bluebonnets ... Show yours

03/17/2006 12:50:09 AM · #1

The State Flower of Texas, the Bluebonnet is in bloom again. Time for all the Texans to get out and show us your best. Here's a couple I took today, one with a bee and one with a ladybug.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

03/17/2006 02:06:18 AM · #2

fotomann_forever

03/17/2006 02:07:34 AM · #3

Is this a "show me yours and I'll show you mine thread"?

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

03/17/2006 02:37:22 AM · #4

No, I think that was this one...

But I think Texas is the "Show Me" state. ....er, it's either that or "Only Two Things Come From Texas" - I could be wrong. I could also be shot.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

03/17/2006 12:55:23 PM · #5

Very nice, Don! For those of us with pesky day jobs that take up all our daylight hours, you'll have to wait a bit. I'll try to get out and find a few this weekend, weather permitting.

Canon EOS-60D

03/17/2006 12:58:09 PM · #6

Ours aren't blooming yet...hopefully the few little sprinkles of rain we've had the past month or so will allow them to come up soon. I can't wait! Until then, here are some bluebonnets from last year.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

03/17/2006 01:14:12 PM · #7

Here's a few. They are just starting to appear around Austin.

Flash

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

03/17/2006 02:28:16 PM · #8

emorgan49

Olympus E-5

Olympus 50mm f/1.8 MF Normal Zuiko

03/17/2006 03:00:14 PM · #9

Gordon's, not mine - Isn't this the most beautiful image ever?

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/18/2006 10:02:30 AM · #10

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Is this a "show me yours and I'll show you mine thread"?

PLEASE NO NO NO , especially Bleu cheese

love

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

03/18/2006 10:17:01 AM · #11

they are just barely starting to come up here (austin)...I have my new camera now so watch out! (oh yeah, it's 'only' a p&s but a very nice one indeed!)

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/18/2006 09:18:12 PM · #12

Here's a field, and yup this years crop, 2006. Not a lot yet but a little rain and then they'll be everywhere.

LN13

Canon EOS-60D

03/18/2006 09:23:26 PM · #13

Okay, not a Texas Bluebonnet, but it's northeastern cousin, the Maine Lupine.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

03/18/2006 09:55:47 PM · #14

Originally posted by PhantomEWO:

Here's a field, and yup this years crop, 2006. Not a lot yet but a little rain and then they'll be everywhere.

OK, Don, where did you find those?? I must live on the wrong side of town. All we have right now are the low-growing pink sorta-but-not-morning glory things.

03/19/2006 11:38:18 PM · #15

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
Here's a field, and yup this years crop, 2006. Not a lot yet but a little rain and then they'll be everywhere.

OK, Don, where did you find those?? I must live on the wrong side of town. All we have right now are the low-growing pink sorta-but-not-morning glory things.

There are a few growing along the 1604 NW side of town, not many. I found these just inside the gate to Six Flag Fiesta Texas. They have been watering so they didn't need rain like everywhere else. Maybe after the drizzle this weekend and a few sunny days they'll be everywhere. Need more rain to make them real good.

03/20/2006 01:00:45 AM · #16

ALRIGHT, finally some rain, it's pouring outside now with a great lightning and thunder show. Now if we can get a couple of days with sunshine the bluebonnets will be great.

justahobby

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

03/21/2006 09:58:31 AM · #17

I saw some the other day in someone's yard, they are so pretty. But I don't have the nerve yet to ask ppl if I can take pics of them or their stuff haha And I don't know of any public places that have them around here...My Redbuds were nice :)...although my photography skills need to be improved haha ;-)~

Sorry for the huge pic and not doing the thumbnail, not sure how yet...

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/21/2006 11:33:35 AM · #18

Great pic. After you download the pic into your DPC portfolio and click on it, you will see in the link it has a number at the end. Copy that number. Now go to the message page. You will see the last icon on the top with a little pic and a big pic. Click on that and insert the number you copied. You can then write your message either before or after the code that is input for you. Go to preview, if it looks good then hit post. Real easy but confusing the first time. Good luck.

justahobby

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

03/21/2006 12:54:01 PM · #19

Thanks, I'm not a paid member as of yet. Not sure I'll ever be half as good as most here, so waiting before I put any money into it. It's a fun place so far though!

dleach

Canon EOS-20D

03/21/2006 05:52:07 PM · #20

Okay... had to run out and take some:

And I have a bee one as well:

dleach

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/21/2006 07:26:41 PM · #21

I heard on the news today though that the flowers this year will not be that great around San Antonio due to the lack of rain... I admit that it appears to be true.

dleach

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/23/2006 10:47:24 AM · #22

No more Bluebonnets?

03/23/2006 10:52:24 AM · #23

Originally posted by dleach:

No more Bluebonnets?

Waiting til winter is over in Austin, poor folkis up there must be freezing while we bask in the summer warmth. When the ice melts in Austin I'm sure we'll see more ;)

Artifacts

03/23/2006 12:09:29 PM · #24

We get lupines in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, but not this year... It has been so dry there literally is not a wildflower to be found beyond a few sparse brittlebush. That is a far, far cry from last year when the image above was captured.

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