Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nice pics our poplars are way too tall to reach the blossoms we planted them back in about ?86 after plucking them from the gutter of my wife?s childhood home They?re 60+ tall now ric > On May 20, 2015, at 11:30 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > Both Ric Carter and Tina have mentioned the blooms of the Tulip Poplar > tree recently, so, having two such trees, I went out to see what I could > find. The smaller tree had none, but the larger tree has more than in > previous years, so I assume that they bloom more as they get older. > Compared to Magnolia blooms, they are much smaller and harder to see, but > the pastels are quite pretty. > > Two blooms among the leaves: > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+47.jpg.html > > Tulip Poplar closeup: > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tulip+Poplar+52.jpg.html > > Olympus E-1 with ZD 35mm Macro, ISO 400 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information