I discovered these sweet little wildflowers yesterday on a walk along the local river. The chain link fence always provides an interesting backdrop to flower escapees as I like to call them. Flowers and vines and such that Will Not Be Contained.
Mmm. Maybe too much projection going on, but I call it as I see it.
My husband, aka the sometimes expert in residence, (whose father’s business was hunting, collecting and selling wildflowers worldwide) declared I think Dad called these flowers “Butter and Eggs.”
Really?? said I.
Google concurred.
And they do kind of look the part, don’t they?
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Those are so cool!
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Thanks! I thought so too – very unusual (to me anyway!)
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Lovely combination of colors. I use to see these many times in childhood days. 🙂
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Thank you Olga. Lucky you! I had never seen them before 🙂
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They are sweet little flowers. 😀 😀
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I thought so too 🙂
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Appropriately named. 😊💙
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Very appropriately 🙂
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What a beauty! Melts in. your mouth.
Because of the chain link, you reminded me of a poem I wrote I’d like to put on my blog today … it would fit well with the photo. I’m wondering how you’d feel about my borrowing it? I’d of course say my source … let me know.
If you’d want to see the poem first, I can email it to you … but I know you’ll like it. (:-)
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Oohh. I am intrigued. So glad you like the photo. Thank you. 🙂
And yes, you may use it with your poem (I don’t need to see it first, I trust it will be fine!).
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They do suit the name. Learned something new today.
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They do, don’t they! I learned something new too. 🙂
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These flowers are beautiful and so aptly named. I love the egg yoke in the middle. Thank you.
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Glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment 🙂
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Love the back story! They look like a relative of Snap Dragons…maybe?
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Thank you! That occurred to me too but I have no idea if that’s the case.
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I remember as a child, gently pinching snap dragons to make their “mouths” open 🙂 PS: your husband is truly a renaissance man–or jack of all trades: musician, plant person, and surely an all around great representative of his “species” (I don’t praise men easily, so my vote–not having met him–should make him smile) 🙂
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I did the same thing! A flower that was almost a “toy” 😁 (and, yes, my husband will appreciate your comment LOL)
Also – this photo inspired a wonderful poet who follows my blog and I know you will appreciate this, as you have honored me with your fine poetry as well: https://slowerlane.home.blog/2020/09/01/what-the-world-needs-now/comment-page-1/#comment-237
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Thank you for the link to the poem, Andrea–made me weep, as it touched a survivor’s familiar wounded place. She writes beautifully. And now I know there are others who write to your lovely photos–which gives you more good exposure hopefully–I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re famous beyond the blog world one day soon!!
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You’re welcome. She does write beautifully (as do you!) and I’m glad I “introduced’ you 2 poets :). (I don’t know about the famous part, but I appreciate your support!)
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This is one of the great aspects of blogging–making/sharing connections we might otherwise miss 🙂 I stand firm on my belief you could be a famous photographer…find someone to promote you, if self-promotion is challenging (it would be for me).
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It’s all about connections, isn’t it! I’ll keep on taking photographs as long as it’s fun – and we’ll see what happens 🙂
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Yes, “doing” our art as long as it’s fun, is the key 🙂
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Absolutely – more than enough reason to do it 🙂
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😊
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They most definitely look the part! I’ve never seen them before. You seem to find the most interesting things to photograph on your walks!
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Thank you Heather. I am always looking for the odd exceptions to the usual. Sometimes I get lucky 🙂
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😊
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Nice macro! Gotta love an expert in the house. I love those wildflowers too. I didn’t know their name, but when we were kids we’d pick them and use them as corn pieces in our stews we’d make as we pretended to cook dinner. Never ate them though. LOL.
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Thank you Shelley! I love your memory about them. Corn pieces in pretend stew! Inspired creative thinking 🙂
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🙂
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Now as you say, they do look like some butter and eggs 😃😃
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Yes! Whoever named that flower had the right idea 🙂
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