Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Orange Star

Just a close-up of part of a petal and buds from my Orange Star plant, using my little Raynox DCR-250 lens. Just liked the colours and shapes. Not the most inspiring images today - been busy all day, but wanted to still post my usual daily shots. Was out all morning (maybe three and a half hours) walking at Carburn Park. We saw a Merlin, and we enjoyed watching a little Black-capped Chickadee dive into a small cavity and then a while later, he appeared at the opening with a mouthful of wood chips, LOL. We also watched a Red-breasted Nuthatch, upside-down, excavating a cavity ready for nesting time. Saw a couple of White-tailed Deer and there were also four (?) Wood Ducks the far side of the Lagoon. Called in at Fish Creek Park on the way home. Something like -8C this morning ... brrr... so back to thick winter jacket, fleece jacket, long-johns and two pairs of mitts.

I thought the centre of this flower was unusual. Bought this Orange Star plant from Safeway (of course).

When I got home from my afternoon drive out of the city (straight after a morning's walk in Fish Creek Park), I took three quick shots of this beautiful houseplant (bought for one reason only, to take photos of it, LOL). I keep meaning to check the little tag that came with it - but I think it's called Orange Star. Spent about three hours this afternoon, driving the backroads south east and south west of the city, to try out a small GPS unit that I bought yesterday - bought in desperation, hoping to give myself a little more confidence despite my driving phobia that I have been battling for more than 30 years. Plus I have next to no sense of direction. The GPS was pretty good - I only got lost briefly once. The thing that complicates things is that some of the backroads have two numbers (street number as well as Range Road number, I think). At least the unit shows me just where I am at any given time, which is a huge concern of mine, LOL! Had to laugh - I had set the voice on British English (I grew up in England), but soon changed it to American English, after the woman with the first accent completely mispronounced one of the city's main roads! And wildlife? WHAT wildlife??? And it was SO windy, I could barely hold my camera. Didn't get round to backing up more of my photos on an external drive last night (partly 'cos I had Migraine, which thankfully I rarely get any more), but, if I'm wise, I will try and get some done this evening, as my computer is still making a very strange (and worrying) clicking sound, which seems to be getting worse. If I suddenly disappear from Flickr for a few days, you'll know why, LOL!

Macro photo of a potted Orange Star plant that I bought from my grocery store recently and that I finally got round to photographing on 12 April 2013. Such a gorgeous, vibrant colour - a welcome sight, especially as the sun that was shining just a short while ago now seems to have disappeared. If it stays overcast, maybe I will actually get on with my Taxes, which I started on late last night. Only a few days left before the deadline. "The Dubium flower, hailing from the Hyacinthaceae family of plants, blooms by a variety of names; The Sun Star, Snake flower, Orange Chincherinchee, Orange Star of Bethlehem or Star of Africa. Dubium flowers are endemic to the Cape Province of South Africa, meaning they are unique to that geographic region alone." voices.yahoo.com/ornithogalum-dubium-flower-5830300.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithogalum_dubium

A macro shot of an individual flower of the Orange Star plant. It's quite a spectacular houseplant, with a cluster of these vibrant flowers at the end of a tall stem. Taken on April 6th. "The Dubium flower, hailing from the Hyacinthaceae family of plants, blooms by a variety of names; The Sun Star, Snake flower, Orange Chincherinchee, Orange Star of Bethlehem or Star of Africa. Dubium flowers are endemic to the Cape Province of South Africa, meaning they are unique to that geographic region alone." voices.yahoo.com/ornithogalum-dubium-flower-5830300.html