The way the heart wanders in the belly of August // Part 32
August 5th, 2022
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Teddy followed the twisting and turning vine as it snaked it’s way through the underbrush and up to a place of prominence. From the higher vantage point this Black Eyed Susan Vine showed why it was deserving with a beautiful flower on display. Not every flower manages to be seen, this one took it upon itself to gain the spotlight.
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Early summer at Summit Lake, a quick detour off the Highland Scenic Highway in the Monongahela National Forest.
From top: an unidentified fungi growing in a mossy nook; an impressive young Berkeley's polypore (Bondarzewia berkeleyei), which is not a true polypore but a member of the Russulales order; another massive Berkeley's polypore with my hand for perspective - these beauties can grow up to three feet wide and produce additional shelf-like caps from a single stem, giving them a tiered appearance as they mature; the tall and stately foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), whose profusion of tubular white flowers draws hordes of long-tongued bees and hummingbirds from late spring to early summer; common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), whose large, dangling umbels of pink to purplish flowers are Mother Nature's ultimate pollinator buffets; swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), also known as rose milkweed, a wetlands-loving beauty with narrow, lanceolate leaves; black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), an irresistible summer aster with a prominent, dark brown button at the center of its flower head; and the sensual arc of a fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium), whose flowers have elongated, dangling stamens and a four-cleft, curling stamen.
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Just uploading all the table art cards from my wedding last November. It was Godzilla and flower themed. I didn't get to do all the table art in color but I had enough for all the tables. I'll post more as the days go on.
Table #1 and the first artwork done - Godzilla and Black Eyed Susan
Not a huge fan as it's not as dynamic as the other's end up being. And coloring it had like....3 or 4 starting all over again. So I'm happy it just came out looking okay.
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The way the heart wanders in the belly of August // Part 12
August 5th, 2022
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Looking for a cheerful, easy-to-grow flowering perennial? Consider rudbeckia (aka black-eyed susan). Here are some of mine.
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Missouri Coneflower
Rudbeckia missouriensis
This species is endemic to the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, where it usually grows in limestone and dolomite glades. There's also a few scattered populations in Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Louisiana. It thrives in full sun and dry, well-drained soil.
Sept. 27th, 2023
De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
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