Diffusing light and misty fog rise through the valley like a blanket quietly covering the landscape. The forest will change from green to black and eventually the sky colors will give way to moon and stars.

Close up view of a Blanket Flower.

Red is the color of December

Red is the color of December

Gaillardia pulchella — Blooms April to June across much of Texas. When viewed en masse, the brilliant combination of red, orange, and yellow resembles brightly woven blanket, hence the name. Also called firewheel. Saw this growing in the Houston Arboretum.

Snow reveals the delicate beauty and details of the grasses and wild plants we generally ignore the rest of the year.

Trees pop out of a small clearing of dense fog, Quilcene, WA

Rotary Cove Beach

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Blanket flowers

Gaillardia soon to bloom seen at nearby nursery - where I

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Blanket flowers are long lived and vibrant flowers. This year these plants have been exploding with new growth. Once I started looking at the various photographs I've taken during their stages of development, I decided that this little blossom was still quite a baby flower. Perhaps that is why gardening shops are called nurseries.

Always creates a sense of wonder...last year still I'm afraid

This visit to Omori on the western shore of lake Taupo was for sunrise but there wasn't much evidence of it. The heavy cloud created a mood of its own.

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On the Donga Gali to Mushkpuri Trek. Galiyat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwah, Pakistan

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… over the front range of the Appalachians last night

Who can tell where kitten ends and blanket begins

My favourite old blanket

December 2019

Gailardia....Blowing in the wind

Some snow visited us yesterday so I decided to take the camera out.It was still cold but sunny so my journey only took me to the neighbourhood cementary.I was able to take a couple pics.

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Blanket Flowers are part of the Sunflower family. This bright blossom had just opened up to the world at large. Without the macro lens, I could see what appeared to be spots of color in the center of the green hue. What a treat to magnify the flower and see what small bugs see.

Babies aren't the only ones who love soft, cuddly blankets.

HLCoF!

Looking down at Garmisch on a foggy evening. It was eerie up there, thank goodness my "photo buddy" was with me

Blanket flowers (Gaillardia pulchella) on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

Winter arrived.

Detail of a wrinkled blanket

Size: 2“ x 2“

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from my garden...

I wasn't sure we would even get many wild flowers on the Grand Mesa this year with the late late late thaw we had up there. (10,000 plus feet) But, we ended up with a beautiful flower show. Now, almost over but still blazes of glory adorn the hillsides and plateaus.

Colorado, Grand Mesa