In the category of you can please some of the people some of the time but you cannot please all of the people all of the time... at least one of you expressed appreciation for my images being posted full size rather than the smaller size used for the previous post. And although I quite agree, I am going to continue posting smaller size because people using an iPad to view my images won't see the larger ones properly.
I appreciate the suggestions I've received about Google's blog code doing things automatically... but I hacked the template I'm using now when I first started writing my blogs because NONE of the templates worked to display the images 'out of the box' the way I wanted to display them. One of these days, I will investigate using a different blog template to see if I can resolve this dilemma. In the meantime, I'm happy to have worked out the code to allow you to click the smaller image to reveal the full size one!
This lovely little wildflower is one of many we saw in northern Sweden while hiking with our cousins near their home in Vägsele and again near their summer home in Tärnaby. I had written down the name, both common and Latin, but have no idea what happened to those notes. If any of you know what this is, please enlighten me. (Addendum: august2011 of
August Break knew that
Melampyrum pratense is commonly called Cow-wheat and kindly supplied the ID for me!) The tiny, tubular flowers are approximately .75 inches (20 cm) in length and the plant is low to the ground and grows in forests. (I cannot recall whether or not we also saw it growing in full sun.)
I'll be posting this to Macro Monday over at
Lisa's Chaos... come on over and check it out.
Oh wow. How pretty! I have no idea what it is though!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is, but it's pretty.
ReplyDeleteI like this flower too because it's yellow. I don't know the name of this flower too sorry!
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Marvelous macro shot!
ReplyDeleteIt looks interesting but can't help with identification.
ReplyDeletei have no idea what it is, but it is a beautiful little flower!
ReplyDeleteIt's very pretty, but not one I recognize.
ReplyDeleteGreat macro shot of this pretty little flower!
ReplyDeleteMelampyrum something or other.We have it here, growing by the Thames. I shall have to refresh my memory as to the complete name.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear that you haven't liked your summer in Bethesda. Ours has been beyond compare this year.
Yes, just found it: Melampyrum pratense. (Cow-wheat) [I surprise myself sometimes :-) with what hangs about in my head, but aren't those letters getting small :-)
I'm one who likes your photos the larger size, Victoria, but I can certainly understand you catering to the iPad group. That would mean my blog posts are totally out of reach for them. Hmmm. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, don't you just love the flowers that can be found elsewhere around the world...ones we never see "at home."
The name isn't all that important...it's the beauty of it that we appreciate.
ReplyDeleteHIDDEN SAND DOLLAR Hope you can drop by today...Happy Monday.
Hello Victoria - what a pretty little flower. Hope you enjoyed your hike!
ReplyDeleteA very pretty little wildflower.
ReplyDeleteYou hacked? I just changed my template and customized it a little so that I could display XL size photos whenever I wish too.
ReplyDeleteI really like the caption you came up with. :)
Beautiful yellow flower!! Great macro. Mickie :)
ReplyDeleteWhatever the name, your capture of the bloom is gorgeous. Love the shade of yellow. Just so pretty. Great macro. Genie
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