Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Birdseye Speedwell

[best appreciated at full size against black] This darling little blossom ia only about 1/4" in diameter, and there are hundreds--perhaps thousands--of these Birdseye Speedwell flowers all over our meadows now! They are irresistable to photograph with a macro lens because they are so bright and beautiful! This one appears to be admiring its lovely friend in the bokeh background, and so am I! I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) NOTE! I have finally updated my profile and I hope you'll take a look to find out a little more about me and how important all of you are to my experience here on Flickr! www.flickr.com/people/sfhipchick/ This image was taken in March, 2012.

[best appreciated at full size against black] This gorgeous little blue and white flower is one of my favorite tiny wildflowers, and has a diameter of about 1/4". Amazingly, they are considered a weed because they invade lawns...but who would dislike these little jewels?! They are now popping up all over our property and we'll see them through summer if my memory serves me right! :) I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) NOTE! I have finally updated my profile and I hope you'll take a look to find out a little more about me and how important all of you are to my experience here on Flickr! www.flickr.com/people/sfhipchick/ This image was taken in March, 2012.

This lovely blue blossom is open wide to the sun, and yet stands no more than two inches off the ground! Such a pretty little flower, is there any wonder that I love them so?! :) Explored on March 1, 2013. Highest position: #486.

This tiny flower is one which holds a cherished place in my heart. It's called a Birdseye Speedwell, and it's one of those flowers which you can find growing in the cracks in sidewalks. So small you must get very close to the ground to see it well, but if you do, you will see its greatest lesson: just because a flower is tiny does not mean that it isn't incredibly beautiful! I remember finding these as a child and presenting tiny "Mouse Bouquets" of them to my mother, who would put them into a thimble and place them on the kitchen table to be admired! The quote I chose for this picture is directely related to the fact that this delicate blossom lives for just one or two days before falling off into the grass below. A very short life indeed! I took this picture in the late afternoon and was careful not to touch the blossom or shake the stem because it would have surely fallen! Henri Frédéric Amiel (27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic. Wikipedia: Henri Frederic Amiel Explored on Flickr on March 1, 2013. Highest position: #156.