Macro Photography – Springtime
/There are so many plants making moves in the springtime….which makes for a lot of macro photography subjects. These are all from my yard!
The short-leaf pine has dropped some cones and the cycle is beginning again in the tree.
The Ozark Witch Hazel is leafing out and its stems are growing rapidly.
Dandelions and henbits are blooming. I was surprised that I didn’t see any insects around the plants; perhaps the wind was too strong for them? Neither plant is native but they have deep roots that hold the soil and I usually see a lot of insects visiting the dandelion flowers.
There is a Chinese mantis case from last year on a plant in my yard. I’ll keep an eye on it – hoping to see some tiny mantises emerge.
A spiderweb caught a seed!
The Japanese Barberry is blooming. I am going to cut down my two bushes again since I really do not want the plant in my yard. There is a small one in the flower bed that has come up from seed. They are invasive and have thorns – nothing to like about them.
There were some insects on the last daffodil flower.
The lambs ear is coming up from everywhere it was last year. I like the tint of green…and velvety texture.
Finally – the violets are blooming. The plants started out as small clumps of leaves; then the leaves get bigger and the flowers open. I am harvesting some for greens (think salad and stir-fry), but the plants recover quickly. They are a great native plant for the shady parts of my yard.
