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Sunday, June 5, 2011
Mountain Laurel Macro
Last weekend in North Carolina we took a jaunt down the Blue Ridge Parkway and it was just so green and fresh and wonderful. Curt was loving the drive and the curves while I just sat in awe of the big trees, expansive views, and yummy fresh air. We stopped at a few overlooks to, well, look over the view and wandered off onto a couple of trails so I could try to catch some mountain laurel shots. We were in a different state, I know, but they're the state flower of Pennsylvania so I had some fond memories of my home. I can't remember for certain, but I think I learned about all the official Pennsylvania flora and fauna from a placemat--maybe it was at Grammy Snyder's house where I spent most of my littlest years or maybe it was at the little Landmark Restaurant downtown where we had french fries with gravy with Pappy Hine. Either way, it's a little flower with a big nostalgic punch.
I'm not especially happy with these shots, but with the breeze and my hiking over forest roots in sandals, they came out okay....haaaaaaaaaaaaaa I also yelled out and almost had Curt run off the road when I saw orange flowers in the woods. That's my favorite color, so I had to see them up close. They're apparently a type of azalea.
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About Me
- Jen Judd
- Bedford, PA, United States
- I'm a retiree/artist/student who makes things. It's a nice kind of lifestyle!
So gorgeous!! I think these are amazing shots, especially due to your circumstances!! KristiBowmanDesign
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful flowers and photography! Love the little french fry flowers. How unusual. I used to live in Vilas - and remember the flora and fauna on the Parkway to be spectacular. Thanks for sharing those treasures.
ReplyDeleteOh love the little pink buds - they look like tiny lanterns! So pretty!
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Lovely shots even with all the difficulties! I just can't get over nature and its beauty sometimes! Hope you guys had a great time!
ReplyDeleteI love the third picture. The flowers almost look quilted. All of your pictures are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOh man! First the buds look like cake frosting decorations from a squeeze tube...then the flowers look sewn and quilted!! Very cool :)))
ReplyDeleteoooh! I love the little pink flowers! they look like candies! so cute 'ems!
ReplyDeleteI don't think i've ever seen mountain laurel in person and these are gorgeous! The azaleas are beautiful too, especially love the first shot of them!
ReplyDeleteI love you third picture it looks like needlework. They are so pretty they don't even look real!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots Jen. I love the buds of the mountain laurel. I don't think I have ever seen that. Makes me want to break out my polymer clay and create beads like that. Amazing how that flower opens up too. Thanks for sharing your shots.
ReplyDeleteYou really nailed it -- that first photo is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful - and I SOOO love the Blue Ridge Parkway, you lucky lady.
ReplyDeleteWe have travled the Parkway and hope someday to live that way...beautiful shots of a play day!! We have always been that way in the summer so I have missed the early flowers...glad you took pictures so I could see them.
ReplyDeleteThe orange azaleas are hard to find, but so beautiful -- I've nearly driven off the road looking at them the rare times I spot them!
ReplyDeleteHa! I see you've already made that orange azalea in your blog header!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots. I don't think I've ever seen a mountain laurel before. Thanks for educating me, they are a very interesting-looking flower!
I've never seen them before, Mountain Laurel. The little buds look like fantasy flowers - so unreal. And the hand stitched look of the full bloom - incredible.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! Love the new blog look!
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