19 thoughts on “Garden blogger bloom day scan”

  3. Hiya Craig,

    I had a go at scanning, but was told off in no uncertain terms for leaving ‘bits’ under the
    scanner lid.
    Wonder what shrub those berries are from?

  12. Hi again Craig 🙂

    What a beautiful scan for this month. I do like these tones. I must pop by every month 😀

    Ah… the calendar. MY OH noticed a link for doing that (online company where you upload photos and they take a cut) but has had difficulty finding it again. I wonder if you could possible post or email how you do it. It sounds interesting and might be fun to do. I am guessing you’ve done it successfully before 😀

    Before I go I have a question for you and any of your readers…

    If you were to be stuck on a Desert Island which three plants would you take? Let’s assume there is plenty of food available. Perhaps you’d like to think about it and join me for a posting next Thursday the 22nd of January. A scan would be great. I’ll set up ‘Mister Linky’ as Carol does and you can add your posting there. This could be fun… I hope you can join me.

  13. I am surprised so many people found this scan gloomy or brooding. I found it graceful and evcocative, and downright beautiful, keep the scanning going, D.

  15. Linda:

    Those aren’t rose hips. Those are bittersweet berries. While I haven’t gotten a firm ID, I fear it’s oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), not the native Celastrus scandens. I make these images on a scanner. As long as the room is not filled with bright light, the background comes out totally black. If it’s bright out when I’m scanning, I’ll pull the shades.

    Joco: Bittersweet. See note to linda above. The bits aren’t too bad. They can be dusted or vacuumed away. But the latex drips from the poinsettias — they take a little glass cleaner to wipe up. We don’t scan much, so it’s not a huge issue. But if you put the word out to friends, co-workers etc., I’ll bet you can get a second scanner for free that you can dedicate to plant material. (You’ll still have to clean it.)

    All of you commenting about the somberness:

    After looking at Nan Ondra’s bloom day post (http://hayefieldhouse.com/2009/01/15/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-january-2009/), I realize that somber is OK for Jan.

    Sue:

    I had to go look up Lois Ehlert. Ran into this images and I see the similarity: http://www.jmgkids.us/media/Leaf_man_smaller.jpg

    Carol:

    If I get my act together, I’m shooting for 2010 for the calendar.

  16. Bittersweet, Salix sachalinensis, phlomis, sedums and other plants just guessing. Garden photos aren’t worth dirt if the plants don’t have a name.

  18. Old Kim:

    And there’s a Corylus hybrid, Digitalis ferruginea, and Ligularia dentata.

    Sorry. I’m somtimes lazy about naming. But in the case of the scans, it’s on purpose. Though I don’t mind naming them if folks want to know.

    Dreamybee:

    No offense taken, by any means. I took it as a compliment. My point is the scan is gloomy. But hey, it’s January.

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