Nature Photo Contest Week #9 – FLORA AND FAUNA FRIDAY IS OPEN!

in #naturephotocontest • 7 years ago

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The contest ends at 9:00 AM EST tomorrow, April 28.

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The SBD on the winners announcement at payout will be divided between the winners as follows: First place: 40%, Second place: 25%, Third place: 15%, Two Honorable Mentions: 10% each.

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     7 years ago 

    The apple blossoms are here! Where I live there are many apple orchards. And at this time of the year they all bloom and there is a sweet scent in the air and it's just magical to look at it.
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    It was a warm, sunny day. The snail was sitting on a branch. She hid behind a dry sheet. It's amazing how the sheet complements her image.

    https://steemit.com/naturephotocontest/@mariya-lorenz/nature-photo-contest-week-9-flora-and-fauna-friday-snail

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    This gorgeous Tulip tree caught my attention as I was walking by it in DC on the national mall recently. The afternoon light was hitting it just right and I was captivated. It is so fun to be surprised by the beauty around me. I didn't even know there was such thing as Tulip Trees.

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       7 years ago (edited)

      Is that like a Magnolia?

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         7 years ago 

        Here is a close up

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           7 years ago 

          Oh yes beautiful... that looks very much like what I know to be a Magnolia... there's a few different varieties and they come in a range of colours - white, yellow and various pinks and purples. There's an evergreen variety too : )

          I just recently bought what I know to be a Tulip Tree (here in Australia), it is a huge growing green tree with a really strange shaped leaf with a yellow and orange flower. : ) It's funny how in different places they're called different things.

          I LOVE magnolias, I almost bought one once... they are quite expensive and I was worried it wasn't going to be cold enough where I live for me to keep it alive/or flower so I didn't : ( They're so beautiful though!!

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             7 years ago 

            I looked a little more online and it says that the tuplip tree is native to North America and is a member of the magnolia family.

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               7 years ago 

              Ah okay... well there you go! I have never heard it being called a tulip tree, we learn something new everyday! : )

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