Flowers - East Moline Era
My first set of high resolution flower photos from my E-Mo Era of Flower Photography. In other words, these are old photos from our old home that my wife and I lived in for 12 years.
My grandmother, Molly, was a florist by trade for as long as I could remember. I spent a lot of time with her in the shops and especially the green houses outside Chicago. I remember this green house that was so big, my cousin and I could get lost in it for hours. Perhaps that is where I get it from.
Fire and Ice Dahlia
Brilliant red and white colors, huge in size, so much fun to grow. These came back every year strong until... Beware, squirrels seem to enjoy eating the bulbs!
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Geranium Close Up
Geraniums produce very tiny little flowers that resemble roses if you get really close with a nice camera. This entire set of buds was about the size of a nickel. These were not my favorite to grow. They complained a lot and died early in the season.
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Moon Flower
We grew huge numbers of Moon Flowers. Be careful, they can really take over an area as it is a vine that loves to climb. Most flowers perk up in the sun and droop at night, but not the Moon Flower. It closes up during the day tightly and only opens as the sun starts to fall making photography really tricky and fun. This required a tripod and it was a 6 second long exposure which was required otherwise there was just not enough light to see.
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Star Gazer Lily
A highly exotic, impressive, fun, and easy bulb to grow into huge flowers. Be careful with these, give them some space from where you sit and hang out. They smell good but it can be a bit strong when they really start to produce. They are huge in size so you will see them from a distance just fine.
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Sunset Assortment
This was one of our favorite wall papers for years, looks like some daisies and other assorted flowers.
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