We were out on a bike ride over the weekend enjoying the meadow wildflowers that were in bloom (or prairie wildflowers as we call them here in Illinois). I tried to take some pictures, but between the camera lens being dirty, the mosquitos being so ferocious we needed to keep moving, and taking moving shots of flowers don’t work so well, no good shots. Luckily, my mom Peggy was out hiking in a meadow near her house in Michigan and saw many of the same flowers. Here’s some great shots of what she saw.
If I had been able to show my pictures, I would have added Wild Bergamot, Tall Bellflower, Red Clover and Yellow Coneflowers. It was also a day for interesting birds in the bike path. We scared off Robins (of course), a Catbird, a Brown Thrasher and Red-Winged Blackbirds. Maybe next time I’ll get some prairie pictures! In case you’re wondering what mine turned out like…
Next bike ride, I’ll clean my lens and bring bug spray !
It looks like a grand ride as you were able to see some many beautiful wildflowers…my meadow is brutal with mosquitoes now too. I like your prairie pics too!
That was the only spot we’ve encountered mosquitos lately. We were quite surprised. Made for a fast-paced bike ride.
Nice selection of wildflowers. My problem is often forgetting to take off the lens cap.
Thanks–oh that darn lens cap. Mine automatically opens, but in case of the phone its always exposed and tends to get really smudged. I need to remember to clean it more often.