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The Pink Ladies
I've been keeping my eye out for lady slippers and found some blooming today.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/...90d47c28_z.jpg
Recent rains brought the color up like crazy.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/...e729342c_z.jpg
Unfortunately these were near a popular bonfire area and many were trampled. :mad:
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Oh these are wonderful. Never seen pink ones in nature, we have white and yellow ones, as far as I know. And dang these people for trampling on them.
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Those blossoms look really refreshing to the eyes and the colors are awesome as well. Sad to hear that some of them were trampled :sad: But, lucky you, you were still able to capture these.
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thanks guys. once I started to notice them in the undergrowth, the wrecked ones came up, too. I think it was kids, probably teenagers...careless as always.
and here's a funny thing, I've only ever seen the pink ones though I think the others grow in New England.
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I think you are a bit ahead of us for these but I'll have to take a trip out to my favourite Lady Slipper area to have a peek. I too have only ever seen the pink ones. The second one is my favourite here.
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that's funny. Lady slippers seem to be elusive. They're at a wide range of stages where I was yesterday, from no stem and only leaves, through full bloom. Most had blossoms, but many were young and still greeny-yellow. I'm glad I caught some before my week in California since they'll probably be done blooming when I get back.
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lovely. Here we mostly have pink with a few whites. I've not seen a yellow here. I have to go out to my spots as well. :)
have fun in California!
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Nice pictures of something so seldom seen.
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Don't think we get these over here. Interesting looking bloom.
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thanks peeps. I think lady slippers (all kinds) are a type of orchid. Unfortunately I think the bog orchids I wanted to shoot have gone by while I was in California.