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

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Rambo Mating in the Garden by: brendasue

Rambo Mating in the Garden   by: brendasue Watson of Kates Cabin on Rainbow Creek in Waller County, Texas, USA, Earth.  This picture photographed in spring 2010






Photo Submission for Gardening Gone Wild June Photo Contest.
http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=12270 for information.
Deadline: Monday June 21, 2010  11:59 PM

Please join us in the contest or wish us luck!




I have copied the rules for entries (today) from the site below, should you want to enter!   bsw
From Gardening Gone Wild Website:

And that is what I ask of you for this months contest, to give me your best ever. That’s right, the BEST FRAME YOU HAVE EVER CREATED. Your favorite. The one that means the most to you, that conveys what skill you had to bring to bear at its creation and now as you ascertain what it expresses. Your BEST EVER!




In keeping with the GGW scope (and I suspect most of our interests) I ask that it remain garden or plant related. No people portraits or cityscapes. And I will not be able to read the stories behind each image. The image itself has to stand on its own.



I hope that no one will be intimidated by such a grandiose challenge. Even if tomorrow you make a better image or if you come to look with disdain at this selection in the future you will have already won the greatest contest for yourself, to have questioned everything and answered that for yourself, here, now, at that moment. And though I will select my winners for all our enjoyment and gratification this is about you and your photos. Please share your best with us.”



RULES FOR ENTERING THE CONTEST



1. You must have an active blog in order to participate. We love that you send us a link to the blog post that includes your photo. To be eligible for judging, you also need to send us a direct link to the image.



PLEASE NOTE: if you leave us only a link to your post with a notation telling us where the photo is within the post, your entry will not be admitted into the contest.



2. Your photo must be able to be copied from your site. That makes it possible for us to collect all the entries in one place for easier judging.



3. Entered photos should be approximately 500 pixels on the long side. (If you’re using Microsoft Office Picture Manager to resize your images, there is a pre-set resize option for “Web – Large” which comes in at 640 x 480. That would work just fine.



4. The deadline for entries is 11:59 PM Easter time on Monday, June 21, 2010.



For those of you who haven’t yet participated in the contest, this month is a great time to go for it. Don’t sit on the sidelines observing. Jump in with an entry…and have a blast!



All of the prior entries from Picture This contests for the past 14 months are compiled as an informal gallery of gardening subjects. They are very fine photos, several inspirational. To check it out, click on: GGW Picture This Photo Contest.



Okay, you should get busy if you are going to enter!!!











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