Red, white and blue

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Most of the pictures that appear in these pages come courtesy of a 100 mm macro lens, but once in a while only a wide-angle lens can capture the sweep of a scene. In this case the date was April 11, the place a country road in Llano County. By now you probably recognize the white prickly poppies, Argemone albiflora, and the prominent firewheels or Indian blankets, Gaillardia pulchella. The yellow-rayed flowers are brown bitterweed, Helenium amarum var. badium.

The red, white, and blue (and the yellow at no extra charge) come to you on a date that in the United States marks Independence Day, which has amazingly never failed to coincide each year with my came-into-the-world day.

© 2012 Steven Schwartzman

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The daily posts that you’ve become accustomed to will continue while I’m away from Austin. Feel free to comment if you’d like, but please be aware that it may be a while before I can respond.