Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Well not really fields, but about half of our backyard has been taken over by wild strawberry plants.
Don't know where they came from, but they started showing up after we buried one of our cats there, that passed away late last year.
These plants are very small and the flowers on them are tiny. The petals on them are maybe an 1/8 of an inch long, if that.
It was a beautiful day today, 67 degrees and sunny for a change.
I got these images using my Nikon D90 and the Nikor 60mm micro lens. All were taken handheld, using AF.
Hope you enjoy them!

will

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3 Don't know what these flowers are, but they very tiny too.

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4 Some more of the tiny white ones.

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6 Mr. honeybee was very busy.

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7 The strawberry flowers have orange colored pollen as you can see on the bee's legs.

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9 You can se the orange pollen on the bee's leg and head.

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10 Top view of flowers.

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Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

There are amazingly well done shots. Knowing how tiny all the flowers are makes it even more impressive.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

(I wish they weren't so flat tasting.)

Islandgal Loc: Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canada

The beautiful photo's you have shown with pink flowers are actually Red Dead Nettle Soul Dr! Do you have wild strawberry's too? http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1117763

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Nice shots.
Have you eaten wild strawberries?
There was a spot in a woodlot on the neighbor's farm where a few logs were left of a cabin that was the farmhouse from the 1790s to just before WW I. There were wild vegetables and wild strawberries from their old kitchen garden. Tiny little berries but the taste!!! The closest I have ever had were some heritage varieties my Great Grandfather grew in a two acre garden when I was a kid. He had people drive as far as 100 miles to get them when it was harvest time. He maintained that garden with hand tools until he was 89. He passed when he was 91 and I was 11.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Beautiful series and very well done!

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thank you Carol for your comments. Always appreciate your visits!

will

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thanks for the thumbs ups Longshadow. I appreciate it.

will

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thank you Islandgirl for your comments. I do believe you are right about what these plants are. Yes we do have wild strawberries too, because I always find plants with them.
But they are much smaller in size than the ones you can buy.

will

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thanks Robert. No I have never eaten a wild strawberry, but I will have to try some.

will

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thank you for your kind comments, Swamp-Cork. I'm glad you took the time to look.
Is Lanexa in the Eastern part of Va.? I live in the Western part, in Staunton, which is in the Shenandoah Valley.

will

Annie-Get-Your-Gun Loc: Byron Center, Mi

Excellent capture of the unique blossoms, Soul Dr. I've never seen any flora like them.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thank you Annie, I'm glad you liked them. I've been informed by another member here that they are Red-Dead-Nettle plants, that are considered weeds.
But they have flowers that are very unique and are very tiny.

will

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice series of photos.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Thanks Jay, appreciate you taking a look.

Will