I cannot believe I have digital images going back to 2007 – but I do! I will be looking at them a bit more and pulling out ones I rather like. The reasons for choosing this one or that will be variable as the day.
Today’s choice is one that I took in December 2011 at the local botanical garden. I wonder if it’s in bloom right now! I haven’t been up there for a bit because of the rainy weather and the holidays. I should go take a look pretty soon!
BTW, I think this is a protea, but I may be wrong. I used my now-lost Nikon D7000 and Tamron 70-300mm lens.
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I think you’re right about it being a protea, and pretty spectacular one at that!
you lost a D7000????
And it’s growing outdoors. I think I will check it out in the next few days.
I think so. I loaned it to the esposo who has no idea where it is. Maybe the cats took it or it fell through portal into the parallel universe we have all heard about . . .