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tripledigitken
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Great photos! I've been thinking about getting the Nikon D80...this might just push me to ask Santa for one. The colors are so vibrant and rich.
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Another happy D80 owner, and the prices keep dropping with the release of the D90
Ken
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ecomujeres
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Hi Marv:
The little pink flower with the yellow center and "clover" like leaves is a species of Oxalis. Some species are referred to as "sour grass".
Commonly yellow flowers pop up in the grass in US yards. If it's from Mulege, likely an introduced weed in dirt. Even so, it's very lovely.
If your first photo with 5-petalled, red flowers was on a tree in Mulege, that's Delonix regia, also known as Royal Poinciana or Flame tree. One of
my favorite introduced species in Mulege.
I can't wait to get down very soon to see all my little desert friends (the plants, of course!) now that there's been a good summer rain.
Loved the barrel cactus photo too. Where'd you take that one?
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bajaboolie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaboolie
Great photos! I've been thinking about getting the Nikon D80...this might just push me to ask Santa for one. The colors are so vibrant and rich.
Too bad I won't have it for our next Baja trip! |
Another happy D80 owner, and the prices keep dropping with the release of the D90
Ken
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Oh my gosh, great shot! I'm sold on the D80. Thanks for sharing.
Bajaboolie
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Skipjack Joe
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You done good, Ken.
I had an instructor at Foothill College whose images were all like that. Soft focus images with a hint of subject matter and the colors blending into
one another. They're mellow and mysterious at the same time. It's not as easy as it seems. The depth of field needs to be right to get the proper
results and you don't know how it's gonna turn out until it's displayed on a large screen.
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Natalie Ann
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ecomujeres - Thanks much on the plant i.d. Never woulda guessed that to be oxalis, although the leaf sure gives it away.
Judy - I love that first flower, too. Wonder what it is.... some kinda hibiscus maybe?
Ken - Nice, very very nice. A perfect Bird of Paradise. Thank you ever so much.
Nena
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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ecomujeres
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Natalie Ann: I just can't stand to see a plant go unidentified! I am, afterall, an obsessed plant nut.
Judy's first flower is likely Mexican Bird of Paradise, Caesalpinia gilliesii, (not related to the Bird of Paradise in the lovely, artistic photo by
tripledigitken). Not enough of other distinguishing characteristics, but it is a common ornamental in southern Baja.
Want more info/photos? Go here for a start:
http://www.delange.org/MexicanBirdOfParadise/MexicanBirdOfPa...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesalpinia_gilliesii
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bajajudy
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Eco
That certainly is it. I remembered it being a treelike plant and those pictures show it!
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Sharksbaja
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Beautiful and WOW Ken!
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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BajaNuts
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My son has a shamrock plant with identical leaves to the 3rd picture, his has white blossoms. didn't do the google thing to see if oxalis is the same
as shamrock. I'm guessing it is from the other posts because they're all in the clover family.
Judy's first picture reminds me of fucia blossoms. No idea if it's the same family though........
pretty pics
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wilderone
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"The little pink flower with the yellow center and "clover" like leaves is a species of Oxalis. Some species are referred to as "sour grass". Commonly
yellow flowers pop up in the grass in US yards. If it's from Mulege, likely an introduced weed in dirt. "
Yes, an oxalis, or pink wood sorrell. Don't diss oxalis!! - not a weed at all. introduced - not native in Baja CA. There are so many different
varieties of oxalis. I cultivate the purple-leaved ones with light pink flowers - oxalis triangularis.
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ecomujeres
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No dissing of oxalis going on here, wilderone! http://forums.bajanomad.com/images/smilies/grin.gif As an obsessed plant nut, I am an equal opportunity botanist. A number of my favorite plants
are some of the worst weeds and just because they are weeds, their beauty isn’t in the least diminished in my eyes. I can’t remember ever having seen
an ugly plant! When I figure out how to post photos on this forum, I’ll have to put up a few of my favorite weed culprits!
When I said "an introduced weed in dirt", I meant it only in the sense that it had popped up in a place it wasn’t planted intentionally and was
introduced to Mulege from somewhere else, likely in some dirt. I also speak from experience of the weediness of some Oxalis, since I volunteer in a
botanical garden where I see a number of the planted oxalis species from one section regularly “migrating” quite a distance away to other areas of the
garden, where they have to be weeded out.
Some Oxalis species are weeds, in the sense that they are unwanted where they occur and will crowd out other plants and prove difficult to remove
(they generally grow and spread by underground tuberous roots, giving rise to new plants via small bulbs). We have that type in our “lawn” (which is
actually a patch of true clover rather than grass) where it does spread about and tends to take over if not pulled out regularly. Now that’s a weed!
On the other hand, we planted a lovely purple shamrock (the same species you cultivate, Oxalis triangularis) in our garden. It has grown and spread
quite a bit, but really is basically staying put. It isn’t a weed because we want it there.
One of my favorite plants in the redwood forests understory along the Pacific coast is Oxalis oregana, redwood sorrel, a native species. Have you
ever seen this plant? It creates a lovely ground cover. I love it when the leaves “wilt” in response to being dappled by full sun. It’s really cool
to watch.
Bajanuts: Oxalis is in the Oxalis family (Oxalidaceae) and completely unrelated to clovers which are in the Pea family (Fabaceae). The only
similarity they share is a very superficial leaf appearance.
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Skipjack Joe
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Redwood sorrel
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Russ
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I found this pic hidden amongst my trip east of Mulege photos....
OOPs : West of Mulege
[Edited on 11-10-2008 by Russ]
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Pompano
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Here's some from last week.
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Sago palm bud as large as a basketball.
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[Edited on 11-19-2008 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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mulege marv
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any idea ?
this is a plant capt' mike's wife gave to us. any idea what is ? it seems to bloom all winter.
Want what you have
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Iflyfish
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In the dead of winter the Nomads give us FLOWERS!
Iflyfishwhennotfeelinggratitudeforthecreativityandgenerosityofnamads
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