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Fields of blue: Camas

There is nothing more beautiful than the wild Camas lilies that grow in the woods around Victoria, BC at this time of year. I have tried to select photos that illustrate the sort of environment the Camas grows in, for example wherever the Garry Oak is you will often find Camas. The Garry Oak is a protected tree that only grows in this area;  the yellow broom - this is a native of Scotland intrduced in mid 1800s and now an invasive weed on southern Vancouver Island; Labrador Tea and the colourful buttercup, to name just a few. Enjoy!
COMMENTS
Brian_Doyle said at 4:32 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
The other flower intermingled with the Camas is great. The Camas colour reminds of the bluebells in the wood of England. Thank you for the Tabblo
LatentE said at 7:06 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Nice tabblo. Great color theme with hints and waves of blue and violet. I could almost sense my shoes and lower pants getting damp from walking through the watery brush.
Purpletiger said at 7:09 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Beautiful flowers. Very nice shots. I love the rain drops on the many. Nice job!
DEE-Trow said at 8:45 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Noreen, these are gorgeous! Don't you just love taking pictures of the wildflowers? You only have a short period of time then they are gone. Glad you had your camera ready!
Paolo said at 8:52 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Very beautiful, Noreen.
Tishfish said at 9:01 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Beautiful tabblo. Full of natures beauty. Lovely!
Pkeener said at 9:16 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Noreen, I really like how you set this up with the text after a few frames. Thank you for te info about the oak and lillies. This is a gorgeous and soothing way to start my day. it reminds me of that Sting song "Fields of Gold" Only these are blue.
Siagian said at 10:09 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Noreen these are beautiful! i bursts of purple, white and yellow colors are wonderful. great job!
Noe said at 11:00 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Noreen, this is beautiful. Excellent tabblo!
Trysocio said at 11:53 a.m. on May 7, 2007:
Excellent Tabblo with very beautiful macro and purper/blue flowers
Experience said at 12:18 p.m. on May 7, 2007:
Molto bello questo tabblo colorato da bellissimi fiori... l'estate sta arrivando e si vede. Complimenti.
Mashpee_Paula said at 12:19 p.m. on May 7, 2007:
Superbe Tabblo Noreen~ such pretty pictures! Thanks. :)
Whya said at 6:59 p.m. on May 7, 2007:
beautiful flowers :)
Painterlaura said at 8:43 p.m. on May 7, 2007:
Love the dew or rain drops on the flowers.
Roygoodwin said at 9:19 p.m. on May 7, 2007:
What a lovely collection. Some of the images look like the ground was dusted with blue pastel. Really pretty spot. Super macro shots. Thank you for your invitation.
Hollyridger said at 10:56 p.m. on May 7, 2007:
Thank you all for your most generous comments. Laura, these are definitely raindrops, just as Kenneth said. Today I went back to the same spot and was surprised to see, sitting on my favourite bench, Dr. David Suzuki being interviewed for an upcoming national TV program about climate change. Although today was one of the first warm sunny days we have had this year I felt I was lucky to have taken my photos yesterday with the raindrops adding a lot of interest to the images.
TavarES said at 6:16 p.m. on May 9, 2007:
Beautiful photos, beautiful colors and a beauty tabblo! How smell pleasant must have this beautiful field!
AliDar said at 8:13 p.m. on May 9, 2007:
What a wonderful tabblo! ... and I'm not saying this because the subject matter is new and beautiful to me; I see camas all the time since I live in Victora too :) ... but you have some wonderful photos here that not only take advantage of a beautiful subject, but speak highly of your perspective and skill. ... I particularly love the ones with the clinging raindrops, Very nice.
Karsten said at 11:16 p.m. on May 9, 2007:
Noreen - this is a really nice tabblo! great macros and beautiful camas - by the way - camas in spanish means beds...so when i saw the title it was kind of funny...-thanks for sharing!
Hollyridger said at 12:33 a.m. on May 10, 2007:
Alfonso, Alidar and Karsten, thank you so much for your gracious comments. Alidar, I have sent you an email (within Tabblo). Karsten, I think LOL would describe my reaction to the translation of 'camas' into Spanish!! Thank you again, everybody.
Riccam said at 1:24 a.m. on May 11, 2007:
Noreen, These are really beautiful pictures. I love the macro of the water drops, you captured it beautifully. I also really like your perspective. Great tabblo!!
Hollyridger said at 1:36 a.m. on May 11, 2007:
Thank you, Rick - I consider you to be the master of macros so that is indeed a great compliment!
DVP said at 2:26 p.m. on May 14, 2007:
What a beautiful flower... I've always wondered what a cama looked like. Thanks for this.... can you add it to the BC Group?
JoanW said at 4:23 p.m. on May 17, 2007:
Fantastic splash of colour Noreen, I just love it, specially blue my favourite colour. It reminds me so much of the fields of bluebells we used to see as kids in the U.K. Whenever we went for a walk in the woods, it would be carpeted with bluebells in the Spring and Summer time. Brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks for sharing.
Jerii said at 12:05 a.m. on May 24, 2007:
A lovely tabblo. Soothing to look at!
Hollyridger said at 12:18 a.m. on May 24, 2007:
Thank you, Jerii.
Wlk68 said at 7:26 a.m. on May 24, 2007:
What a lovely place. Nice job!
Loes said at 6:02 p.m. on May 25, 2007:
What a very nice place, it almost looks like a fairytale with all these blue flowers.
Vinca said at 1:49 a.m. on May 28, 2007:
Noreen, what a lovely landscape covered pretty blue flowers. Lilies at that! Lilies growing in the wild are making the entire area look like a beautiful large painting,especially the first picture.Are the rocks too covered with the blue flowers? They look so blue too. :o) You have captured the essence of the place wonderfully. :o)
TeresaAnn said at 6:19 p.m. on Jun 28, 2007:
Beautiful. I added you to my circle if thats okay.
Hollyridger said at 11:18 a.m. on Jun 29, 2007:
C.J., thank you for commenting. I am flattered to be added to your circle.
Engelgrafik said at 11:17 a.m. on Jul 15, 2007:
Really beautiful. I like the sharpness of your photos. What kind of lens?
Hollyridger said at 11:48 a.m. on Jul 15, 2007:
Thank you, Jeff for visiting and commenting. These photos were all taken with a Sony-DSC R1, a discontinued camera after only about a year but known for its remarkable lens.
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