I made another attempt at photographing the Sand Jointweed (Polygonella articulata) at the church today.
Sand Jointweed (Polygonella articulata)
This one is almost passable, but I’m still not 100% satisfied with it. The background is still too cluttered, and this one was lying over instead of erect. I was still fighting the wind though, and this low-lying one was the only one holding still.
After church today we had the second Adventurer meeting of the year. I taught my group about weather, and Va’s group studied rainbows. Va made these cupcakes, which are best appreciated when they have been bitten into.
Rainbow Cupcake
The kids had a great time.
Tomorrow is the annual Adventurer Fun Day, and we will be taking them to a dairy farm in Vermont. I’ll try to take a few photos and share them here.
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September 15, 2012 at 8:04 pm
The wind is not your friend when you’re photographing wildflowers.
Those cupcakes will cause that study of rainbows to be remembered!
September 15, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Some wildflowers seem to be more sensitive to wind than others.
The cupcakes were incidental to the rest of the rainbow study, but I think stuff like that adds up.
September 16, 2012 at 7:13 am
Why can’t I find this plant? I struggled with the wind yesterday too. A cupcake would taste much better than this bowl of Cheerios that I’m eating!
September 16, 2012 at 7:17 am
I’ve only seen it growing in that one place, so I suspect it’s not all that common.