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Resting after storm

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Posted by Dottie L Lloyd on April 29, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Resting after storm
What caught my eye-the way this little one was resting on the leaf. This was Sunday morning at Lost Valley, after all the rain on Saturday. I was walking the trail and this one stood out from all the green.
Posted by Tom Kennon on April 29, 2013 at 2:52 PM
What a great catch, Dottie. The raindrops add to the shot also. Great work!
Posted by Dottie L Lloyd on April 29, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Thanks Tom. Someone asked and yes, those raindrops were placed by nature and not by me...LOL! I finally got out of the house for a weekend and enjoyed EVERY minute of being in the hills!
Posted by Darren Huski on April 29, 2013 at 6:09 PM
Good eye. Nice colors.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 30, 2013 at 8:03 AM
Very nice image Dottie. Super vision to spot this one in Lost Valley ... it's a target rich environment for sure. Love the droplets around the leaf and the beautiful little bloom "resting" too. :smile:
Posted by Jan Harrison on April 30, 2013 at 9:24 AM
Very nice Dottie. I tried to i.d. this in my book, but was unsuccesful. Can you tell me what it is?
Posted by Dottie L Lloyd on April 30, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Wish I could Jan, but I am not up on my flower identification. I would think an Iris......can anyone I.D. for us?
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 30, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Don't have a reference book handy but the bloom looks like a violet of some sort to me.
Posted by Dottie L Lloyd on April 30, 2013 at 11:04 AM
Ha! told you I did not know my flowers! Wayne, I believe you are correct. According to the Audubon Guide and Google Images, this appears to be a Dog Violet.
Posted by Jan Harrison on April 30, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Maybe a monkey flower or some species of blue violet. Just checked my book again!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 30, 2013 at 5:15 PM
The bloom and leaf look a lot like a "common blue violet" based on a couple of pictures I found online Jan.
Posted by Dottie L Lloyd on April 30, 2013 at 5:32 PM
After reading online, the common blue violet has a separate stalk for leaf and flower. This flower and leaf were on the same stalk. Interesting!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 30, 2013 at 10:28 PM
Might be time to call in the big guns ... Don Kurz, where are you? :wink:
Posted by Rob Graham on May 2, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Beautiful, and the droplets ringing the leaf are a great feature.
Posted by Bill Dark on May 6, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Regardless of the type, a beautiful violet capture Dottie. Nice eye finding it, and the heart-shaped pattern of droplets is really special. :toast: