| Harvester of Spring! | [ Sizes: Orig | Large | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
I found this on a recent scrambling/bouldering
trip east of Payson. It was growing beside a road,
on the south side of a rocky hill at 5,000' in elevation. It is a common variety of Arizona paintbrush, and it signals to me the true beginning of Spring.
Doesn't it look like somebody took a brush loaded with
fresh red-orange paint, and painted it??? It wasn't me!
I'm only the photographer. (May 5, 2008)
Please click for better resolution, and you'll see
how the petals grow along the top 3/4 of the plant's
stem, which is typical of Indian Paintbrush.
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| SoCalHiker | Love the red... | | 
Voted 10/10 | ...nice photo, Larry. It looks a bit different than our variety here in Southern California, but equally beautiful. Thanks. | | Posted May 6, 2008 4:42 pm |
 | | lcarreau | Re: Love the red... | | 
Hasn't voted | Actually, I turned up the satuation a bit
on the photo editor. It is really more
orange than red! Just the same. THANKS,
Guido! | | Posted May 6, 2008 5:01 pm |
| tleaf | Beautiful! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Thank you for sharing, Larry! Keep the flowers coming! | | Posted May 6, 2008 10:49 pm |
| | lcarreau | Re: Beautiful! | |
Hasn't voted | A lot of my tight flower shots are turning
out blurred & out of focus. Think I need
an Olympus with the 10x zoom and macro-
adjustment. Working on getting a new camera.
Thanks for your kind comments and votes!! | | Posted May 6, 2008 11:51 pm |
| Karrar Haidri | Amazing | | 
Voted 10/10 | The colors are amazing !!! Realy beautiful shot. | | Posted May 7, 2008 9:30 am |
| | lcarreau | Re: Amazing | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the find words! I normally don't
see them below 1,500 meters, but the desert
had a very wet winter this year. Take care! | | Posted May 7, 2008 11:51 am |
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