Many Views - The Dandelion

Dandelions are blooming everywhere around here!!  I took quite a few pictures of them... challenging myself to get different angles. Here's something I bet you didn't know: The leaves of the plant have very deep toothed edges, so in "Old French" it was called a  Dent-de-lion, which means "lion's tooth".  Here's another little nugget of history about the dandelion:  The dandelion was first brought to the Midwest from Europe to provide food for honeybees.  

 By the way.... I highly suggest "clicking" on the photos.  They look nicer when you do that!  :) 

This is just a straight on shot.  

This is looking up the plant shot. 

This one really is the best one.  :)  This is a ground view.  

Scottish Gal

Random Photos

I mentioned that I was going to take a walk outside the other day... these are the fruits of my labor!  :D  And it was especially neat because I got to use my Mom's camera, which is fancier than mine.  :) I was mainly just practicing with it because I'm going to be using it to take all my bird pictures.  Sadly, my little camera can't handle pictures with birds.  :(  I know.  Kinda pathetic.

These seeds have already popped open.  They are from our crape myrtle. 

Just random grasses..... not quite sure exactly what *kind* of grass they are.....

OH!!  I was finally able to get a DANDELION!!!!  It never comes out right on my camera...
But on my mom's camera?  It couldn't be BETTER!!!!  *sinks in chair* 

My little sister.  :)  She was waiting until I had finished taking a  picture of the
dandelion so that she could pick it. 

I know.  I said that  I wouldn't be taking any more pictures of these addicting berries!!!! But truly... they do have a perfect roundness about them.  And they are such a nice shade of blue.  :)
Does anyone have any clue as to what they are?  I can't find them anywhere!  

What did I learn from this post?  

That I need to start saving for a nice....black... expensive looking camera.... 

Scottish Gal

Not often seen...

So let me explain how we got these pictures... I was doing chores and I heard our dogs barking.  When I went to see what it was I nearly went nuts.  There was an Emu walking around not far from our road!!!!!  Yes, People!!!  An EMU!!!!!!!!  I went to tell everyone else about it and we piled in the truck to go see it.  Only my mom remembered to bring a camera, so these are her pictures. :)   

We're not exactly sure where it came from...but it was cool!!!!  :)  I mean, how often do you see something like that??????