Inspiration Tuesday and The Garbage Day Project
Shooting Star
What a perfect name! This flower, according to Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers by Doug Ladd, is member of the primrose family. I highly recommend this field guide, published in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy, as it is arranged by color of flower. While you have to catch the plant in bloom, it’s a good trade-off as plant i.d is easy and fast.
I am stubbornly sticking with my old Nikon Coolpix for my blog photos, even though I could use a Nikon D50. I like the challenge of shooting a good photo with a point-and-shoot camera.
There’s a post today on The Garbage Day Project. It’s more about texture than color.
May 27th, 2008 at 8:10 am
I second the recommendation–and I have a degree in botany
I went to school with Doug; it’s a great book.
Another one I highly recommend is ‘Newcomb’s Guide to Wildflowers’. While it says something about the northeastern US in the description, it covers the Midwest quite well. And is quite easy to use.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:20 am
BJ - Thanks for the tip. It’s always great to find out what the experts actually use.
V.