Another Edible Plant

Quickweed is a common invasive plant that was introduced.  This plant can be found in gardens, sidewalks, parks, lawns, and vacant lots.  Quickweed can be easily recognized by the fine hairs and the yellow flowers that appear.  You can use this plant in soups or sandwiches to get a nice added artichoke kind of flavor.  Photos available at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/Flowers-and-Plants/

A New Edible Friend!

If you had to be put into a survival situation, knowing about wild edibles is a great way to increase your chances of survival.  The key is to know how different edible plants can be identified by location, size, color, etc.  This is plant is called Asiatic Dayflower.  By it s name, it is native from Asia and was introduced to many regions of the world including USA, Canada, and western Russia.  The plant has no close poisonous relatives and can be easily recognized by the two blue petals with the three yellow staminodes.  The plant is considered invasive in some areas of the USA and could greatly out compete some other plants in the ecosystem.  Begin to munch down on this plant since it has a somewhat string bean flavor to it much like the Common Blue Violet.  The plant is good from mid-spring to mid-fall before the leaves start to become wither and less appetizing.  Photos available at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/Flowers-and-Plants/

Photo Challenge of the Week!

I love all of these photos but I still love the American Robin more because you can tell it is waiting for something.  The reader wonders why is he looking down on the ground?  Is he hungry? Is he just bored?  Did he find his food?  Which photo(s) do you think is the best for the week?  Leave your thoughts in the comment below.  You can purchase all of these photos at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/ and purchase my first photo book in PDF form for $6.98 at http://www.blurb.com/b/7135384-here-comes-the-daffodils-series  Have a good Memorial day everyone!

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Here Comes the Daffodils Final Series

The daffodils have arrived at the garden.  Choose the best one and enjoy a good day everyone!  You can purchase these photos at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/

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Photography Contest Notification

Hello everybody,  I hope everyone is having a good day.  If anyone is interested in a photography contest, I have information available.  You have until May 30 to enter in your photos.  The photos can be black and white and/or color.  You can enter as many photos as you would like, but the more photos you enter the more it will cost you.  It is $5.95 per entry and the subject matter is open.  Just make sure you read about the image specifications.  To find out more about the contest and sign up, here is the link http://pfmagazine.com/photography-contests/  If anyone needs help changing the pixels of the image (s) they would like to enter into the contest, shoot me an email of the photos and I will gladly help.  Good luck if anyone else is going to enter the contest!

Week 2 Photo Challenge

Choose your maker.  Leave you opinions in the comment section as to what you think is the best photo of the week and why.  Thanks everyone.  All of these photos are also available for purchase at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Photo of the Week

I love the fact that this photo has very good texture.  The bee standing still on the purple flower gives it a nice story to tell.  Th wings of the bee are nice intact with a crisp visualization of the bee standing perfectly still.  There is a bit of honey sap on the leg of the bee.  This photo is available for purchase at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/

 

Daffodils in Black and White

These beautiful flowers got added with black and white.  They are now available at my site at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/  Enjoy!

Photos of the Month

Enjoy these photos for the month of May! They are available for sale at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/ Come on and buy them!

Nectar Suckers Part 4!

New photos uploaded of the final series of the “Nectar Suckers.”  I am thinking about creating a photo book series.  It will be the Nectar Sucker series.  I might also include several bee photographs that I have published here before.  I will even possibly throw in several editorial editions.  For now, enjoy these photographs!  You can find them at https://stevenanthony123456.smugmug.com/