michaelewen
Labrador Tea
Labrador tea is part of the Rhododendron species and grows throughout the north. It is a low growing shrub and the leaves can be harvested to make a herbal tea. I will collect the leaves from this plant and dry for the winter to make tea, as well as pick the leaves when out hunting to make tea. The flowers come out in early spring and from what I have seen are usually white flowers. However, in northern Ontario I have once run across a patch of these with purple flowers. They are a welcome sign of spring during our very short growing season. I don’t quiet have the right lens for this and will need to upgrade. I usually take landscape photos, but decided I would try my hand at macro and see what happens. Little shaky at this still, but will continue to try and see what happens. I guess my way of looking at growth by trying and experimenting with a new type of photography - see what happens.
Labrador Tea
Labrador tea is part of the Rhododendron species and grows throughout the north. It is a low growing shrub and the leaves can be harvested to make a herbal tea. I will collect the leaves from this plant and dry for the winter to make tea, as well as pick the leaves when out hunting to make tea. The flowers come out in early spring and from what I have seen are usually white flowers. However, in northern Ontario I have once run across a patch of these with purple flowers. They are a welcome sign of spring during our very short growing season. I don’t quiet have the right lens for this and will need to upgrade. I usually take landscape photos, but decided I would try my hand at macro and see what happens. Little shaky at this still, but will continue to try and see what happens. I guess my way of looking at growth by trying and experimenting with a new type of photography - see what happens.