Monday, April 18, 2011

First Spring Wildflower

I saw the first wildflowers of the spring this weekend while hiking locally. I'm sure there are more at lower elevations, but I was pleased to find these nearby, and such a nice grouping in various stages of unfolding.
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23 comments:

  1. Sylvia KApril 18, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Isn't it wonderful to see these colorful touches of spring? Delightful capture and I love the color! Hope your week is off to a great start, Al! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. SciaradaApril 18, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Ciao Al, how delicate and shy beauty, these flowers open to life!
    Have a good day!

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  3. KaoriApril 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Lovely! I don't think I've ever seen fuzzy flowers like this before! :-D

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  4. jo©oApril 18, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    These Pasque flowers ( Pulsatilla) are wonderful Al.
    Never saw that varfiety before. Really beautiful picture.

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  5. eileeninmdApril 18, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Beautiful spring flowers, great shot! Have a wonderful week!

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  6. Penelope NotesApril 18, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    These are the sorts of wildflowers one wants to have around. They look so sweet and fresh peeking out from the brown foliage of last winter.

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  7. GunssideApril 18, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Lovely flowers, looks very strange to me. Have a lovely easter ;))

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  8. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Great to see spring Al. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. Kim, USAApril 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    I see a cottony like like on the edge that is pretty!

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  10. Photo CacheApril 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    they're back!!!

    happy easter.

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  11. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.April 18, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Bellissimi colori !!!
    Questi fiori sembrano così delicati...
    Buona giornata.
    Myriam

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  12. Sérgio PontesApril 18, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    Wonderful photo

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  13. ArijaApril 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Mountain wildflowers are always special but more special in spring with their welcome touch of colour. A beautiful photo too.

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  14. LifeRamblingsApril 18, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    lovely blooms. Early signs of spring are a pleasant surprise.

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  15. BarbApril 18, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    Well - you captured my favorite early spring wildflower, Al - the Pasque! They look so delicate but are so hardy!

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  16. ~CherylApril 18, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Even the color is delicate looking - but it does look as though these flowers had to work their way through some of Winter's leavings.

    Thank you for visiting -- and I will be in CO this summer! I hope your visit is in August when we just might have some sunshine up here.

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  17. LadyFiApril 18, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Lovely shot! It's always invigorating to see the first flowers of spring.

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  18. My name is RietApril 18, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    Isn't it wonderful to see spring coming in those tiny things. Lovely picture Al

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  19. MaritesApril 19, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    they're so pretty! first time i've seen such flowers. have a good week!

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  20. UnknownApril 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    So tiny and full of life. Wonderful shot.

    The Pagan Sphinx blog

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  21. ""rarejonRez""April 20, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    That's a beautiful wildflower! That's one of the things I so love about spring-- seeing a whole lot of wildflowers growing beautifully! Unfortunately, Spring isn't too friendly to us right now and that's my kind of world in this entry: Our WORLD of Wintry Spring

    Hope to see you when you get a chance! ;-)

    Rcel
    Our WORLD of Wintry Spring

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  22. ViolaApril 20, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Oh.....!! These ones are so very beautiful!! So lucky you are to have found them growing wild! :)

    Now it's a long time since I have visited your blog, so I'll take a look on your previous posts, right away.. :)

    Happy Easter to you! :)

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  23. OmanApril 22, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    the flowers are just oh so pretty. great shot.

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