Martien_Bakens

Bearded Iris

Bearded Iris

I always thought it the funniest name for a flower. Do I think that a bee or butterfly gives it one iota of thought, they just go Yummie come to mommie, loaded ...
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I always thought it the funniest name for a flower. Do I think that a bee or butterfly gives it one iota of thought, they just go Yummie come to mommie, loaded with natural goodness.
These cuties grew in our garden in Arkansas and loved wet feet, go figure.
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PENTAX K100D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 50/1

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Dec, 2015

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+46

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This is beautiful Martien! great detail & texture in the petals, love the colors.

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#nature #macro #flowers #color #iris #bearded iris

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