Photostudy Today: The Crape Myrtle Flowering Trees by: brendasue

Welcome To The World: 
Come in and visit Kates Cabin On Rainbow Creek, A Private Bird Sanctuary in Northern Waller County, Texas, USA, Earth.  
I am brendasue and I try to bring you my photoArt of the livings things around Rainbow Creek.
A little mini-Nature Class on a Page. I began this book for my grandchildren to learn the things living here with me at Kates Cabin.
I feel it is a good idea to photodocument the Nature around Your Place. I try to give you examples to look at from different points of view, to give you ideas for taking your own photos. I encourage you to get involved with a camera, take a few lessons, and head out on your own adventure into the world around you.
You can take a good photograph with most digital cameras. If you want to take great photographs, you will have to begin upgrading your camera equipment and knowledge. 
Personally, I am happy just to remain a beginner. You have your choice to go whatever direction you want to go into The  Photography Hobby. Good Luck. Have fun and share what you find with all of us!  There is a great network of like minded people sharing their photography, experiences, gardens and tips on the internet. Join us and write History!

Heavenly Blue Morning Glory    by:  brendasue


These are beautiful delicate flowers, but Beware planting in your flower beds. Very aggressive and the vines will kill other plants.  I planted mine in the woods and watch them from a distance. Hummers love them.

Ballerina is Back                    by brendasue

I remember this bird from last year as she does not drink from the inside of the ports, only around the edges of the port! 
Welcome Home 'Little Ballerina'!  (She just got here today. They are slow coming in this year, compared to last year).

Hi Everybody!        by:  brendasue

Let The Class Begin!


(Thank you, Little Ballerina)

'Twilight' Crape Myrtle Flower At Twilight         by:  brendasue




Our Photostudy today will be on a Flowering Tree named the Crape Myrtle. These trees are popular for their panicles of colored flowers with crepe-like texture. 

Shedding the outer Bark       by:  brendasue




These trees differ from most other trees because they shed their outer layer of bark as they grow. When the bark gets too tight, it splits and pops off of the new bark that has formed underneath it.

The little balls each open with a flower        by:  brendasue




I am mixing up the flower photos with the shedding bark photos so you do not get bored!

Under the shedding bark is a new smooth skin!           by:  brendasue




These trees grow in the south of France,  all of Italy, Asia, Australia, India and other warmer climates.  They were brought to the States in 1790 to Charleston, South Carolina.  Since then, they are all over the south (generally south of zone 6).

This concludes our photo study today on the Flowering Tree:
Crape Myrtle.  You can discover more information on these trees at the link below:




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerstroemia

A little ray of sunshine in a sky of black clouds    by:  brendasue


For Elaine who likes the barbed wire in the sunsets!

I bet she likes this one the best!        by:  brendasue



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...this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek.
 'Nite All

This place belongs to my friend I call "King of the Road"        by:  brendasue












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Glide Over Here and Give Me a Moment! by:brendasue

" I've Got To Let You Know:  Your One Of My Kind"  


And Welcome to Everybody. Hope you are having a good day.  If you are having a bad day, I hope you find some good in it for yourself.  I remember as a child if I was to in to how bad everything was, Mom would say:  Get Outside and Play until you change your attitude.  It always worked then as it does now. In fact, I just decided to stay outside all of the time!  When you get to the point in your life that you live alone as everyone close to you has died or gone, It doesn't matter what kind of attitude you have as nobody sees or cares. The essence of all life is in the struggle to survive. Today, my trees survived because it finally rained.   Yeah!
Okay, let's have a mini nature class. Enjoy!
A special HOWDY to Garden Friends Share Group on Yahoo!

Picone                    by:  brendasue


Faves in my Garden.

Althea                      by:  brendasue


This small flowering tree does great in Texas and blooms throughout our hot summers. This is an old favorite you will see in older areas of Houston. People older than me (yes, there are some) referred to this tree as Rose of Sharon. You can look it up under both names. The one shown here is a single purple/red eye. Bees and hummingbirds love them. They love my shady yard and do well as an understory tree.

Rose of Sharon     by:  brendasue

Kandy Kane                   by:  brendasue

My favorite summer flowering tree is the Crape Myrtle.  The hummingbirds love them also.  I will have many photostudies coming up of this tree. The flower shown above (Kandy Kane) is a miniature crape that will grow to about 10 to 12 feet tall.

Ten points to the first one to comment the name of this creature!        by:  brendasue



Let The Class Begin!

My Square of Sky              by:  brendasue

Kates Cabin has a small sundeck off the back porch.  It is just large enough for a table & chairs and one hammock.  This is the skyview from the hammock. (I know, it is a hard job but somebody has to do it.) Our photostudy today will be on this square of sky and the Silent Gliders that pass above me.

This concludes our photostudy of things that glide by silently in the sky. (My kind of air show, a quiet one!)

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Don't get Fenced In  (always carry wirecutters in your back pocket)     by:  brendasue




...this is brendasue signing off from '77 Sunset Strip' in Texas. Goodnight All.


Here is a little video to remind you to be good to You:

From Rainbow Creek For You







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How did it get to be June so Soon by: brendasue

Bring On The Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer!

Remember a few months ago we had the winter that would not end??? Distant memory now as we enter June.

Welcome To Everyone.  Come on up to the roof.

Here Comes Kay Lonnie (The Star) to open our Class.

Come Everyone, Just follow Kay Lonnie.

Are you ready to give the signal?

Let The Class Begin!!!

Here is little Ima stealing Kay Lonnie's  Opening Lines!

Today our Photostudy will be on the flowers of the Red Twig Dogwood  (which blooms after the other 2 types of Dogwoods  conclude their bloom).  Enjoy!

This is the end of our Photostudy of the Red Twig Dogwood Flowers and the Green June Bug!

Here at Kates Cabin the next round of blooms is about to begin in the summer yard. The race is on to which color Crape Myrtle Tree will bloom first! We have more of these flowering trees than any other trees on the grounds.

And, the Summer Hummers come home starting next month. Never a Dull Moment Here!

Goodnight Kate and Caroline.

Goodnight Everyone Everywhere.

.....this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek

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