Pasqueflowers may or may not be named for Easter and/or Passover. Regardless, all three show up at just about the same time each year.
Some of my very favorite wildflowers, pasqueflowers are not native to New Mexico; they come from central and northern Europe. The flowers that grow wild here feature blossoms with light purple on the outside and white on the inside.
Because they’re some of the first flowers to come up in the spring, I always see them pushing their way up through the previous year’s forest detritus.
Every once in a while, I get really lucky and manage to get a shot of them blooming near rocks with lichens growing on them.1
It’s fair to say I was completely obsessed with the flower in the two images above. I took photos from as many different angles as I could.
There’ve been several internet outages at my place the past few days, which have been partially responsible for my uncharacteristic silence. But they’ve also gotten me to wondering: How would you all feel if I sent more emails/posts with fewer photos? Sometimes I take a photo and want to share it right away2 instead of waiting to attempt to make it a cohesive part of a longer post.
Please let me know your preference(s). If I don’t hear from you, I’ll assume you’re OK with whatever I decide to do.3
You might remember that I have an intense interest in — and fondness for — lichens.
Like the Sandia hairstreak butterfly which I saw drinking from snow runoff the other day. That was an exciting first for me.
Thanks in advance to those of you who take the time to let me know your preference(s).
Such beautiful photos. Thanks, Lisa. Actually, I'm good with your current mailing scheme. Always gives me something to look forward to. But of course, whatever you decide will be fine!
More of your delicious photos whenever you want to post them. One pic is worth a thousand words - or so I've heard and believe.
Thanks Lisa!