Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#428

Can't give you an ID - will wait until you post yours, Doug : ). This was such an exciting find yesterday on our botanizing trip to Marston Creek, on the most south easterly edge of Kananaskis. When we first saw it, only part of it was visible, seen from the side, growing on a fallen log. After taking photos, Doug pulled it out completely to reveal the whole cap and stalk for identification purposes. I've never seen a mushroom like this before - makes me think of a poached egg : )

I took this photo a long time ago, using my old Olympus C750 UZ. The metal door to the battery compartment got bent when I dropped the camera. Consequently, I used to have a thick, purple elastic band wrapped around my camera in an attempt to keep it partly closed. As you can imagine, it hardly looked "professional" and I'm sure many people got a good chuckle over it. However, it took some good photos : ) Sometimes, the door would spring open and then the date was not recorded on the photo. I also had to reset everything in the camera, which was very frustrating. So, I can't remember when or where I took this photo and worst of all, I can't remember what plant it is. Doug, or anyone else, if you happen to see this, would you be able to let me know the ID? Purple Prairie-clover? Might have been a garden plant. Thanks! Later: have managed to track down this photo on my external hard drive. It is Purple Prairie-clover, seen at Votier's Flats, Fish Creek Park on 7th August 2007. Thanks, George - you were right!

Kicking myself for not including more of the right hand side of the rose, but I love the colour!