http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/ Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:00 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:00 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8550/buddyicons/41380738@N05.jpg?1369086136#41380738@N05 http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8769607655/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8769607655/" title="Loading..."><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/8769607655_347c2c8300_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Loading..." /></a></p> <p>My Flickr experience so far today. Let's see if I can at least still upload things... It seems lots of folks can't see my pictures, I can't get to my &quot;organize&quot; page, my set icons and descriptions are all messed up, and when I tried posting feedback in the Help forum it wouldn't make it through. I seriously hope things get fixed soon around here.</p> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:00 -0700 2013-05-21T13:10:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8769607655 Loading... <p>My Flickr experience so far today. Let's see if I can at least still upload things... It seems lots of folks can't see my pictures, I can't get to my &quot;organize&quot; page, my set icons and descriptions are all messed up, and when I tried posting feedback in the Help forum it wouldn't make it through. I seriously hope things get fixed soon around here.</p> BlueRidgeKitties http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737192299/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737192299/" title="Robin's Plantain"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8737192299_1d10733701_m.jpg" width="240" height="144" alt="Robin's Plantain" /></a></p> <p>They look like asters but these are actually spring bloomers - <i>Erigeron pulchellus</i>.</p> Tue, 14 May 2013 04:24:18 -0700 2013-05-13T11:51:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8737192299 Robin's Plantain <p>They look like asters but these are actually spring bloomers - <i>Erigeron pulchellus</i>.</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina wildflower asteraceae erigeron westernnorthcarolina erigeronpulchellus southernappalachians robinsplantain canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737191721/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737191721/" title="Robin's Plantain with Buds"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/8737191721_5c631f9d8f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Robin's Plantain with Buds" /></a></p> Tue, 14 May 2013 04:24:18 -0700 2013-05-13T11:30:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8737191721 Robin's Plantain with Buds BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina wildflower asteraceae erigeron westernnorthcarolina erigeronpulchellus southernappalachians robinsplantain canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8738311998/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8738311998/" title="Golden Ragwort"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8738311998_3a765f8bd2_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Golden Ragwort" /></a></p> <p><i>Packera aurea</i> (formerly <i>Senecio aureus</i>) cluster of plants with a nice view of their basal foliage.</p> Tue, 14 May 2013 04:24:17 -0700 2013-05-13T11:31:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8738311998 Golden Ragwort <p><i>Packera aurea</i> (formerly <i>Senecio aureus</i>) cluster of plants with a nice view of their basal foliage.</p> BlueRidgeKitties yellow northcarolina wildflower asteraceae senecio packeraaurea packera westernnorthcarolina goldenragwort senecioaureus southernappalachians canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8738312580/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8738312580/" title="Golden Ragwort close-up"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8738312580_5c751771e8_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Golden Ragwort close-up" /></a></p> Tue, 14 May 2013 04:24:16 -0700 2013-05-13T11:32:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8738312580 Golden Ragwort close-up BlueRidgeKitties yellow northcarolina wildflower asteraceae senecio packeraaurea packera westernnorthcarolina goldenragwort senecioaureus southernappalachians canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737194927/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737194927/" title="Bellwort"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8737194927_ee8a3a2710_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Bellwort" /></a></p> <p><i>Uvularia perfoliata</i> - you can nicely see the perfoliate leaves wrapping around the stem.</p> Tue, 14 May 2013 04:24:16 -0700 2013-05-13T11:43:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8737194927 Bellwort <p><i>Uvularia perfoliata</i> - you can nicely see the perfoliate leaves wrapping around the stem.</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina wildflower bellwort uvularia westernnorthcarolina uvulariaperfoliata southernappalachians canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736476699/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736476699/" title="Umbrella Leaf"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/8736476699_ee29d13e40_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Umbrella Leaf" /></a></p> <p><i>Diphylleia cymosa</i></p> Mon, 13 May 2013 20:29:41 -0700 2013-05-13T11:36:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8736476699 Umbrella Leaf <p><i>Diphylleia cymosa</i></p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina wildflower berberidaceae westernnorthcarolina diphylleiacymosa diphylleia umbrellaleaf southernappalachians canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737533750/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8737533750/" title="Foamflowers"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/8737533750_67da39a7c6_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Foamflowers" /></a></p> <p>Top-down view of a pair of <i>Tiarella cordifolia</i> inflorescences.</p> Mon, 13 May 2013 19:58:12 -0700 2013-05-12T19:15:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8737533750 Foamflowers <p>Top-down view of a pair of <i>Tiarella cordifolia</i> inflorescences.</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina wildflower grandfathermountain tiarellacordifolia tiarella foamflower westernnorthcarolina raynoxdcr250 southernappalachians profiletrail speedlite270ex canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736359963/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736359963/" title="Grandview Overlook"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/8736359963_c5507c16be_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Grandview Overlook" /></a></p> <p>Spring is greening up the mountain slopes. (This is an uncropped picture, hence the vignetting in the corners. My SX40 lens tends to do that under certain light conditions.)</p> Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30:36 -0700 2013-05-12T18:06:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8736359963 Grandview Overlook <p>Spring is greening up the mountain slopes. (This is an uncropped picture, hence the vignetting in the corners. My SX40 lens tends to do that under certain light conditions.)</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina blueridgeparkway westernnorthcarolina southernappalachians grandviewoverlook canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736360983/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736360983/" title="Grandview B/W"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/8736360983_40c93c6811_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Grandview B/W" /></a></p> <p>Playing with black &amp; white conversions and tiltshift in Photoshop, just for fun. :-) This is a variation on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736359963/">this picture</a>.</p> Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30:35 -0700 2013-05-12T18:06:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8736360983 Grandview B/W <p>Playing with black &amp; white conversions and tiltshift in Photoshop, just for fun. :-) This is a variation on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736359963/">this picture</a>.</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina blueridgeparkway westernnorthcarolina southernappalachians grandviewoverlook canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736292615/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8736292615/" title="Spring Evening on the Profile Trail"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/8736292615_8f9ecab965_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Spring Evening on the Profile Trail" /></a></p> <p>Fringed Phacelia in bloom on Grandfather Mountain.</p> Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:19 -0700 2013-05-12T18:51:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8736292615 Spring Evening on the Profile Trail <p>Fringed Phacelia in bloom on Grandfather Mountain.</p> BlueRidgeKitties plant northcarolina botany wildflower phacelia grandfathermountain westernnorthcarolina phaceliafimbriata fringedphacelia southernappalachians profiletrail canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8711086686/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8711086686/" title="Grandview Overlook HDR"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8136/8711086686_57dd04fbfd_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Grandview Overlook HDR" /></a></p> <p>Same scene as in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8711087912/">next picture</a> but playing with HDR and overlays in Photoshop a bit to bring out more drama in the clouds.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 09:17:18 -0700 2013-05-03T08:32:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8711086686 Grandview Overlook HDR <p>Same scene as in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8711087912/">next picture</a> but playing with HDR and overlays in Photoshop a bit to bring out more drama in the clouds.</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina blueridgeparkway westernnorthcarolina southernappalachians grandviewoverlook canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8711087912/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8711087912/" title="Grandview Overlook"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8279/8711087912_cf1d74a8d0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Grandview Overlook" /></a></p> <p>Taken on my way to work in a hurry, during one of the few minutes this week that the rain clouds briefly allowed a little bit of sunlight to poke through.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 09:17:17 -0700 2013-05-03T08:32:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8711087912 Grandview Overlook <p>Taken on my way to work in a hurry, during one of the few minutes this week that the rain clouds briefly allowed a little bit of sunlight to poke through.</p> BlueRidgeKitties northcarolina blueridgeparkway westernnorthcarolina southernappalachians grandviewoverlook canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8710883174/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8710883174/" title="Trillium erectum"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8398/8710883174_bc71a2b570_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Trillium erectum" /></a></p> <p>Wake Robin along the Profile Trail on Grandfather Mountain. I wished the weather would get a little friendlier, but it is another cold and rainy weekend around here.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:41 -0700 2013-05-04T15:36:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8710883174 Trillium erectum <p>Wake Robin along the Profile Trail on Grandfather Mountain. I wished the weather would get a little friendlier, but it is another cold and rainy weekend around here.</p> BlueRidgeKitties red plant trillium northcarolina botany wildflower grandfathermountain liliaceae trilliumerectum redtrillium westernnorthcarolina wakerobin stinkingbenjamin melanthiaceae southernappalachians profiletrail canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8710884722/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8710884722/" title="Phacelia fimbriata"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8710884722_7d69b64871_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Phacelia fimbriata" /></a></p> <p>The Phacelia is just starting to bloom along the Profile Trail. You can see the most flowers open in the first stretch of the trail, while they're still mostly closed about one mile down the trail.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:40 -0700 2013-05-04T15:47:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8710884722 Phacelia fimbriata <p>The Phacelia is just starting to bloom along the Profile Trail. You can see the most flowers open in the first stretch of the trail, while they're still mostly closed about one mile down the trail.</p> BlueRidgeKitties white plant flower northcarolina botany wildflower phacelia grandfathermountain boraginaceae westernnorthcarolina phaceliafimbriata fringedphacelia southernappalachians profiletrail canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709763881/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709763881/" title="Arisaema triphyllum"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8272/8709763881_e7757bb663_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Arisaema triphyllum" /></a></p> <p>Jack-in-the-Pulpits have made their first appearances in the woods this week.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:40 -0700 2013-05-04T15:19:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8709763881 Arisaema triphyllum <p>Jack-in-the-Pulpits have made their first appearances in the woods this week.</p> BlueRidgeKitties plant northcarolina araceae botany wildflower edible grandfathermountain arisaema jackinthepulpit indianturnip arisaematriphyllum westernnorthcarolina edibleplant bogonion browndragon southernappalachians wildturnip profiletrail pepperturnip indiancherries indiancradle marshturnip plantofpeace canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709765249/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709765249/" title="Viola blanda"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8553/8709765249_af427c4296_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Viola blanda" /></a></p> <p>Sweet White Violet, also known as the Woodland White Violet, blooming along the Profile Trail. These flowers are tiny, maybe the size of a fingernail, compared to the Canada White Violet, which is also blooming along the same trail but with larger flowers the size of quarters. The other difference is that these have flowers and leaves on separate stalks emerging from an underground rhizome, while the Canada White Violet has leaves on the same stalks as the flowers.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:39 -0700 2013-05-04T15:31:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8709765249 Viola blanda <p>Sweet White Violet, also known as the Woodland White Violet, blooming along the Profile Trail. These flowers are tiny, maybe the size of a fingernail, compared to the Canada White Violet, which is also blooming along the same trail but with larger flowers the size of quarters. The other difference is that these have flowers and leaves on separate stalks emerging from an underground rhizome, while the Canada White Violet has leaves on the same stalks as the flowers.</p> BlueRidgeKitties white plant violet northcarolina botany wildflower edible viola grandfathermountain violablanda violaceae westernnorthcarolina edibleplant raynoxdcr250 sweetwhiteviolet southernappalachians profiletrail canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709759157/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709759157/" title="Maianthemum racemosum"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8279/8709759157_8128f3cdb4_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Maianthemum racemosum" /></a></p> <p>False Solomon's Seal inflorescence, just budding in the rain. These have flower clusters at the tip of the plant, while the flowers of the &quot;true&quot; Solomon's Seal are hanging in pairs underneath the leaves.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:39 -0700 2013-05-04T15:10:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8709759157 Maianthemum racemosum <p>False Solomon's Seal inflorescence, just budding in the rain. These have flower clusters at the tip of the plant, while the flowers of the &quot;true&quot; Solomon's Seal are hanging in pairs underneath the leaves.</p> BlueRidgeKitties plant green northcarolina botany wildflower edible grandfathermountain inflorescence solomonsplume westernnorthcarolina convallaria falsesolomonsseal maianthemum maianthemumracemosum smilacinaracemosa smilacina edibleplant panicle raynoxdcr250 asparagaceae ruscaceae southernappalachians falsespikenard profiletrail treacleberry convallariaracemosa canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709766653/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8709766653/" title="Mitella diphylla"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8138/8709766653_e391627e7e_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Mitella diphylla" /></a></p> <p>Nice little cluster of Bishop's Cap plants along the Profile Trail on Grandfather Mountain.</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:38 -0700 2013-05-04T15:29:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8709766653 Mitella diphylla <p>Nice little cluster of Bishop's Cap plants along the Profile Trail on Grandfather Mountain.</p> BlueRidgeKitties plant northcarolina botany wildflower grandfathermountain westernnorthcarolina southernappalachians profiletrail canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8710687722/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blueridgekitties/">BlueRidgeKitties</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/8710687722/" title="Bishop's Cap Close-up"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8545/8710687722_cda720c8a1_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Bishop's Cap Close-up" /></a></p> <p><i>Mitella diphylla</i> flowers up close and personal. These are tiny and easy to overlook, but well worth a closer look with a magnifying glass (or macro lens, if you have one).</p> Sun, 05 May 2013 07:01:39 -0700 2013-05-04T15:41:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BlueRidgeKitties) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8710687722 Bishop's Cap Close-up <p><i>Mitella diphylla</i> flowers up close and personal. These are tiny and easy to overlook, but well worth a closer look with a magnifying glass (or macro lens, if you have one).</p> BlueRidgeKitties plant northcarolina botany wildflower grandfathermountain westernnorthcarolina mitella raynoxdcr250 bishopscap mitelladiphylla southernappalachians profiletrail canonpowershotsx40hs http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en