Blog's B-day!!!

Today my blog is 1 year old!!!  I took some pictures to celebrate:

Rosemary blooms

I'm not sure what this neat little flower is called... anyone know?

Fallen long... we have plenty. 

Grasses

More posts coming later this week!!!  :)

Scottish Gal

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What have I done for St. Patrick's day?  Well, I took pictures of clover,  I'm writing this in green and I'm reading about St. Patrick.  What are you doing for St. Patrick's Day?  

~Scottish Gal~

Many Views - Continued

I really would have liked these pictures to be in the first post I did on the dandelion.  I'm not sure why I didn't include them...

I used different back-rounds and lighting for these.  Two are taken in sunset lighting and one is taken with a storm coming(and what a storm it was!!!).  

Some little spider has decided to launch a silk from the dandelion to the blade of grass.  

The picture will also tell you that it has been blowing hard because many of the seed heads are already gone.  

Well!  I've taken seven different photos of the same plant!!  I challenge anyone and everyone to try this!!!  

Scottish Gal

Black and White Friday

Scottish Gal

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

Getting Ready for Spring

Is spring trying to peek through where you are?  It certainly is here.  At times I think that it's already here!  Like today for instance, the temperatures are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!  And a few short-sleeve shirts have found their way into my closet. Rosemary is in bloom, new tiny buds are everywhere, and flowers are now dotting the landscape.
We are coming up on my blog's first year anniversary!!!  It's on March 19!  Here are some of my idea's to celebrate:

• A fresh new blog "theme" for spring.  My poll is tied between two... ugh.  :D  If you feel inclined to break this tie then please look for the poll on my sidebar.  The poll closes on March 14 so hopefully I can get the new theme up for the first year anniversary.
•  The Spring Challenge that I'm holding at the end of this month!  I can't wait for it to start!  I've been taking pictures and saving them for the challenge!  I hope you all have started taking pictures for it!
• I'll post a list of the "highlights" from this year: favorite post, best picture, etc.    

What are you planing to do in Spring?

Scottish Gal