Sunday, September 14, 2008

Today's Flowers #6

My friend Luiz Santilli Jr. has started a Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. You can get in on the start. Sunday at 7GMT is the post time.

My offer today is a little unusual but it is the State Flower of several states. As I drive to work I am honored tosee a show from the Goldenrod's yellow blaze in the fields. You may say but it's just a weed and it causes allergies to flair. I say the beauty of the field is enhanced by the wild plant and I hope this picture proves my point. You can click on any photo to get a better view. My second shot is from an flower that is alive with much activity.
I shot this bee and bug on macro and the focus isn't perfect throughout the shot but the bug was so unusual.
I tried to get in closer, note the color of the bug and the Goldenrod.
This is my parting shot from a quick little bee from behind.
I do hope you enjoyed the travel through the Goldenrod with no sneezing.

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63 comments:

  1. LouiseSeptember 14, 2008 at 2:59 PM

    Goldenrods are beautiful. A harbinger of autumn. And I believe it's a myth that they cause allergies. They just happen to bloom at exactly the same time as ragweed (not at all pretty), so get some of the blame.

    I love that colorful bug!

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  2. ♥ Denise BC ♥September 14, 2008 at 3:35 PM

    Hi, Fishing
    A yellow and soft carpet of wild flowers and added with multicolored visitor, great post, thank you for sharing this marvel.

    hugs, Denise

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  3. Pat - ArkansasSeptember 14, 2008 at 3:36 PM

    We have planted goldenrod in our church garden, and it's really lovely. Goldenrod gets a bad rap for causing allergies; Louise had it right -- ragweed is usually to blame.

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  4. MariaSeptember 14, 2008 at 3:39 PM

    So beautiful! Goldenrods are called Bienenweide here with us. WHen they bloom you can be sure that autumn is there, and the bees eat as much of the goldenrod's nectar as they can to get survive winter time :)
    Have a nice week! Hugs, Maria

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  5. nonizamboniSeptember 14, 2008 at 3:53 PM

    My kind of tour of goldenrod -- a virtual one! They are so beautiful and a little troublesome to me but well worth a walk near them. Thanks for sharing, Guy!

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  6. Reader WilSeptember 14, 2008 at 4:04 PM

    This is a beautiful series of flowers from small in great quantity to a few larger specimen! Very clever.

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  7. Country GirlSeptember 14, 2008 at 4:10 PM

    Cool, fishing guy! Love the bee capture, as well.

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  8. ***Fotografia e Luz***September 14, 2008 at 4:21 PM

    Beautiful series of pictures, colors and magnificent landscapes with a good week

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    Very pretty series. I like the deep yellow of these flowers.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 4:40 PM

    What a magnificent display of the Goldenrod - it is bright and sunny looking! Great photos of the bee as well! I didn't sneeze once!! :)

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  11. UnknownSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    Very Beautiful Photos...FG!

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:03 PM

    Lovely photos, especially with the bee. I love yellow flowers.

    Paz

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  13. Marcos SantosSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:27 PM

    My brother

    You have every right to make a stop to photograph these beauties.

    And these insects? That party...

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  14. dotSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:30 PM

    AAAAhhhhhhhh Chew!! Couldn't resist. I grew up in Alabama and goldenrod was the state flower for years then they changed it to the camilla. I still love it tho. Nice pictures!

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 6:07 PM

    Beauty is always beautiful: seed, bee. Good.

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 6:46 PM

    Yellow flower fields are such a joy for the eye.

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 6:49 PM

    Nice shot of the Golden Rod. Fortunately, we don't have it here in my backyard. LOL. We don't have much of anything today except one grand mess.

    We had the tail end of Hurricane Ike here all day. I lost my cherry tree and a lot of limbs. The neighbors lost three trees and they fell on a power line and that weight broke the power pole. Not a good day here in SW Ohio.

    Mine are on Canon Pixels

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  18. UnknownSeptember 14, 2008 at 7:48 PM

    A beautiful plant!

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  19. kjpwebSeptember 14, 2008 at 8:03 PM

    Nice Goldenrod shots. This one does attract a lot of bugs, Wasps and bees. I wait for the one to bloom, that is a butterfly magnet. Hopefully it will be back this year.
    Cheers, Klaus

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 8:51 PM

    Very enjoyable post, Fishing Guy. Nice photos. I love the bright yellow of the goldendrods.

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  21. LeoraSeptember 14, 2008 at 9:10 PM

    Excuse me, but I think I'm gonna sneeze! They are lovely flowers, even though they mean buying tissues for many family members. Oh, or is it the ragweed?

    Nice photos of yellow and yellow and more yellow.

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  22. CarlettaSeptember 14, 2008 at 9:20 PM

    Nicely done Fishing Guy!
    I have a little in one of my flower beds - nice little touch of sunshine.
    See you got the bees again!

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  23. The BirdladySeptember 14, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    You are right - they look beautiful blowing in the breeze. That first photo is dynamite!

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  24. Dar's Foto FazeSeptember 14, 2008 at 10:08 PM

    A very beautiful field of dainty yellow flowers.

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  25. Pietro BrosioSeptember 15, 2008 at 12:56 AM

    I enjoy very much these beautiful flowers pictures.

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  26. 2sweetnsaxySeptember 15, 2008 at 1:20 AM

    Nice shots with all of that pretty yellow! I say, weeds have flowers too and some of them are very pretty. :-)

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  27. Fish WhispererSeptember 15, 2008 at 3:53 AM

    Great flower shots. Weeds or what not. Beauty is beauty does not matter what you call it.
    Cheers

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  28. OmanSeptember 15, 2008 at 4:20 AM

    thanks for the travel FG. i really enjoyed this post without the sneezing lols.

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  29. MicheleSeptember 15, 2008 at 6:40 AM

    Such bright and cheery yellows! What beautiful photos! Love the first shot with the sky... that is awesome! Great tour and I didn't even sneeze! YAY! =D

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 7:12 AM

    Great yellows and a bee.

    Ferreira-Pinto a.k.a Quinttarantino coming from lenses and visions

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  31. MumbaiiteAnuSeptember 15, 2008 at 7:45 AM

    Great shots of golden rods. Didnt know much about them.

    Check out my Frangipani twins here

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  32. LaraSeptember 15, 2008 at 8:07 AM

    these are beautiful photos, make me feel it's still summer!

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  33. ShelleySeptember 15, 2008 at 8:27 AM

    I've always thought the goldenrod was pretty - nice photos!

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  34. JanSeptember 15, 2008 at 9:44 AM

    Very nice post. I really like the way you got closer, closer and closer still. Good idea.

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  35. JanSeptember 15, 2008 at 9:44 AM

    Very nice post. I really like the way you got closer, closer and closer still. Good idea.

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  36. EG CameraGirlSeptember 15, 2008 at 10:03 AM

    Yes, the fields here are covered in gold too but I can never see too much...unless it tries to grow in my gardens. ;-)

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  37. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 10:10 AM

    nice pictures of the Goldenrod. That sure is a big field of it. I love it.

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  38. Rune EideSeptember 15, 2008 at 10:41 AM

    A weed is a flower as well as any other.

    If you like a white weed, have a look at my site.

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  39. me ann my cameraSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:00 AM

    I agree with you, I think Goldenrod is very beautiful!! Thanks for the sneezeless tour; much appreciated.
    ann

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  40. me ann my cameraSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:01 AM

    I agree with you, I think Goldenrod is very beautiful!! Thanks for the sneezeless tour; much appreciated.
    ann

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  41. Só- Poesias e outros itensSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    Very beautiful!!!

    Thank for the comment im my blog.

    JU Gioli

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  42. Kerri FarleySeptember 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM

    Everywhere I go I see the goldenrod in bloom. What a LOVELY flower!! It definitely reminds me of Fall! LOVE your field of Yellow!

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  43. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:10 AM

    Beautiful shots. I love looking at the field filled with these beauties..
    Have a great week...

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  44. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:15 AM

    nice photos! BTW, thanks for dropping by my blog.

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  45. MarieSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:37 AM

    Beautiful flower :)

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  46. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    Another great series of photos! The goldenrod is beautiful. (Hold on while I sneeze...) I like the addition of the bee!

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  47. Quiet PathsSeptember 15, 2008 at 11:48 AM

    These are lovely and yellow is abundant! I actually love goldenrod. My Mom has a non-allergenic variety.

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  48. Day4plusSeptember 15, 2008 at 12:02 PM

    A beautiful goldenrod series with bee and bug. It is a strange looking bug. MB

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  49. TomSeptember 15, 2008 at 12:20 PM

    So this is 'Goldenrod'... I've heard much about it but this is the first time I've seen any.. it great leaningwhile blogging.

    Mine's Here

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  50. Craver ViiSeptember 15, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    What a fascinating little bug! Have a golden day!

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  51. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 2:20 PM

    Makes me want to run through the field!! Neat bug too.

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  52. Warren BakerSeptember 15, 2008 at 2:21 PM

    F.G. I put some golden rod in my garden early this year!

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  53. WoodySeptember 15, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    Thanks again for visiting my blog. I hope you visit again!

    Great Photos!

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  54. NormSeptember 15, 2008 at 2:31 PM

    great set of photos! we have goldenrod here in our garden, very beautiful....

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  55. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2008 at 3:10 PM

    I love your Goldenrod photos...especially the first one.

    We have a lot of Goldenrod here also. I think it's beautiful!

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  56. MariaSeptember 15, 2008 at 4:40 PM

    I did not sneeze!! :-) and they are beautiful.

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  57. Luiz Santilli JrSeptember 15, 2008 at 5:44 PM

    Fishing,

    You showed us a marvelous field!
    And an interesting bee working!!
    Great post, my friend!

    Have a nice days!

    Luiz

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  58. LeedraSeptember 15, 2008 at 6:07 PM

    It is beautiful. I captured a bumble bee in the goldenrod last year with the pollen all over it. Goldenrod does make good photographs, the color is so bright.

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  59. DeniseinVASeptember 15, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    Hi Fishing Guy, weed or no weed, to my mind's eye they are beautiful flowers and are part of the glory of what is nature. Great photos.

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  60. CláudiaSeptember 15, 2008 at 10:03 PM

    Stuning shots. Beautiful goldenrods in the field! I think the bee isn't allergic.

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  61. A Colorful WorldSeptember 16, 2008 at 7:04 PM

    Beautiful goldenrod--ah, Autumn! I LOVE this flower when it arrives, along with the purple asters, and announce that Fall is here!

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  62. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2008 at 1:45 AM

    So lovely, so golden.

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  63. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2008 at 1:34 PM

    I love the Goldenrods. I even like them in the fall when they begin to fade.

    Lovely pictures!

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