Orange centres, yellow centres

By the time spring arrives each year, I have forgotten most of the names of wildflowers and have to start almost from scratch again. Thankfully, the same thing seems to happen to lots of people I know, not just me : ) Came across this macro shot yesterday when I was trying to back up another handful of old photo files. Love the way some of the tiny flower centres are orange while their neighbours have yellow centres. Macro shot taken on a walk with friends at Bow Valley Provincial Park on 27 June 2011. This is a beautiful area at the foot of the very eastern edge of the mountains, overlooked by Mt. Yamnuska.

Red-osier Dogwood! I knew it was something that I see everywhere : )

"Dogwood flowers are very tiny and inconspicuous. Each flower is surrounded by four white bracts. Clusters of these small blossoms occur at the ends of the branches, making an attractive display. Later, clusters of white berries develop." From Utah Wildflowers website.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_sericea