America's Roadside BloomeryIt would be neat for contributors from all over the country to offer their images to an aggregate gallery called Unplanted Gardens: America's Roadside Bloomery, I thought. And here it is!
All images should include in their composition a road of some kind, just to place it, and then the wildflowers that grow there unplanted. Highway department wildflower beds don't count.
Each image should be 72 dpi, max size of 800 pixels on the largest side. Information should minimally include the location, if possible some ID on the flowers, and any other pertinent or interesting information. Please give your image files descriptive names, e.g., BlackEyesSusan.jpg. or Virginia_Backroads.jpg
If you would like to accept this assignment, send your image(s) to me at -- fred1st over at gmail -- with Unplanted Garden in the subject line. I will upload them here at Smugmug as soon as I can after receiving them. I'll collect these through October (there are lots of fall asters, Joe Pye Weed, Iron Weed, etc.) If at least thirty are received, we'll go farther.
We'll vote and there will be a first, second and third prize--some combination of the book (Slow Road Home), the two sets of photo note cards, and screen saver images for your computer.
Please forward this pleasant "assignment" to your photog and blogger friends. The more, the better. The gallery is now ready for your submissions, y'all.http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/besusan800/170255150_es6Ax-Ti.jpghttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/gallery/3111321_tKzD9/2009-06-11T19:35:38ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugAlong a Floyd County road that I swear, only sees two vehicles pass about every two weeks, and they showed up just for me, to add interest to the background. The wind was blowing crazy the d ...<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />Along a Floyd County road that I swear, only sees two vehicles pass about every two weeks, and they showed up just for me, to add interest to the background. The wind was blowing crazy the d ...</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#170255150_es6Ax" title="Along a Floyd County road that I swear, only sees two vehicles pass about every two weeks, and they showed up just for me, to add interest to the background. The wind was blowing crazy the d ..."><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/besusan800/170255150_es6Ax-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Along a Floyd County road that I swear, only sees two vehicles pass about every two weeks, and they showed up just for me, to add interest to the background. The wind was blowing crazy the d ..." title="Along a Floyd County road that I swear, only sees two vehicles pass about every two weeks, and they showed up just for me, to add interest to the background. The wind was blowing crazy the d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-14T23:20:53Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/besusan800/170255150_es6Ax-Th.jpg2006-07-05 13:45:38Possibly Golden Alexander, It was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Mabry Mill and south of Rocky Knob, on May 28 this year.-- Lin B / Virginia<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />Possibly Golden Alexander, It was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Mabry Mill and south of Rocky Knob, on May 28 this year.-- Lin B / Virginia</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#170257966_m8e7a" title="Possibly Golden Alexander, It was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Mabry Mill and south of Rocky Knob, on May 28 this year.-- Lin B / Virginia"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/May28-2007-Parkway/170257966_m8e7a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Possibly Golden Alexander, It was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Mabry Mill and south of Rocky Knob, on May 28 this year.-- Lin B / Virginia" title="Possibly Golden Alexander, It was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Mabry Mill and south of Rocky Knob, on May 28 this year.-- Lin B / Virginia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T02:00:49Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/May28-2007-Parkway/170257966_m8e7a-Th.jpg2002-01-07 15:47:37Submitted by Sissy Willis--read the details: http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2007/07/an-unplanted-ro.html<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />Submitted by Sissy Willis--read the details: http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2007/07/an-unplanted-ro.html</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#170694388_epRuh" title="Submitted by Sissy Willis--read the details: http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2007/07/an-unplanted-ro.html"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/doorweed3/170694388_epRuh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Submitted by Sissy Willis--read the details: http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2007/07/an-unplanted-ro.html" title="Submitted by Sissy Willis--read the details: http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2007/07/an-unplanted-ro.html" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-08-13T07:26:52Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/doorweed3/170694388_epRuh-Th.jpg2003-09-28 01:14:24Submitted by Paul Morris. See comment below<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />Submitted by Paul Morris. See comment below</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#170694394_yn9Yo" title="Submitted by Paul Morris. See comment below"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/View-paul-morris/170694394_yn9Yo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Submitted by Paul Morris. See comment below" title="Submitted by Paul Morris. See comment below" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-08-13T06:41:44Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/View-paul-morris/170694394_yn9Yo-Th.jpgBlueMtMomma.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />BlueMtMomma.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#170942111_3U7UT" title="BlueMtMomma.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/BlueMtMomma/170942111_3U7UT-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="BlueMtMomma.jpg" title="BlueMtMomma.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T00:57:06Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/BlueMtMomma/170942111_3U7UT-Th.jpg2002-05-01 14:36:18OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#171099613_CrbLL" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/DamesRocketBathCountyVa/171099613_CrbLL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T00:46:25Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/DamesRocketBathCountyVa/171099613_CrbLL-Th.jpg2006-05-30 17:34:39jeep-in-wildflowers_brazoria-co_may2007.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />jeep-in-wildflowers_brazoria-co_may2007.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#171233462_6Hkf4" title="jeep-in-wildflowers_brazoria-co_may2007.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/jeep-in-wildflowersbrazoria/171233462_6Hkf4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="jeep-in-wildflowers_brazoria-co_may2007.jpg" title="jeep-in-wildflowers_brazoria-co_may2007.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-08-13T02:41:22Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/jeep-in-wildflowersbrazoria/171233462_6Hkf4-Th.jpg2007-05-09 13:14:08crimsonbeebalm.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />crimsonbeebalm.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#171504210_pBBUh" title="crimsonbeebalm.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/crimsonbeebalm/171504210_pBBUh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="crimsonbeebalm.jpg" title="crimsonbeebalm.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T00:09:09Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/crimsonbeebalm/171504210_pBBUh-Th.jpgBy Sharon athttp://www.quiltgranny.blogspot.com<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />By Sharon athttp://www.quiltgranny.blogspot.com</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#176487521_BC3p5" title="By Sharon athttp://www.quiltgranny.blogspot.com"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/queenanne/176487521_BC3p5-Th.jpg" width="108" height="150" alt="By Sharon athttp://www.quiltgranny.blogspot.com" title="By Sharon athttp://www.quiltgranny.blogspot.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-10T16:44:18Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/queenanne/176487521_BC3p5-Th.jpg2007-07-22 17:59:52East Tennessee Roadside skipper on Bull Thistle<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />East Tennessee Roadside skipper on Bull Thistle</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#200020972_eZXoT" title="East Tennessee Roadside skipper on Bull Thistle"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/skippernbull/200020972_eZXoT-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="East Tennessee Roadside skipper on Bull Thistle" title="East Tennessee Roadside skipper on Bull Thistle" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-08T18:11:57Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/skippernbull/200020972_eZXoT-Th.jpg2007-09-07 11:32:56Butterflies and bees were working this bunch of Asters along the
Cherohala Parkway on the North Carolina side. This picture was taken at
5000 ft elevation. Many flowers were in bloom along ...<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />Butterflies and bees were working this bunch of Asters along the
Cherohala Parkway on the North Carolina side. This picture was taken at
5000 ft elevation. Many flowers were in bloom along ...</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#205108647_7pkgx" title="Butterflies and bees were working this bunch of Asters along the
Cherohala Parkway on the North Carolina side. This picture was taken at
5000 ft elevation. Many flowers were in bloom along ..."><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/AstersOnThe-Mtn/205108647_7pkgx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Butterflies and bees were working this bunch of Asters along the
Cherohala Parkway on the North Carolina side. This picture was taken at
5000 ft elevation. Many flowers were in bloom along ..." title="Butterflies and bees were working this bunch of Asters along the
Cherohala Parkway on the North Carolina side. This picture was taken at
5000 ft elevation. Many flowers were in bloom along ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-07T05:41:02Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/AstersOnThe-Mtn/205108647_7pkgx-Th.jpg2007-09-29 14:16:10DSC_4126thistle800.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />DSC_4126thistle800.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#561583373_vaPvM" title="DSC_4126thistle800.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/DSC4126thistle800/561583373_vaPvM-Th.jpg" width="122" height="150" alt="DSC_4126thistle800.jpg" title="DSC_4126thistle800.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T19:34:06Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/DSC4126thistle800/561583373_vaPvM-Th.jpg2005-07-08 20:19:34chicory800.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />chicory800.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#561583155_JvLtw" title="chicory800.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/chicory800/561583155_JvLtw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="chicory800.jpg" title="chicory800.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T19:34:14Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/chicory800/561583155_JvLtw-Th.jpg2006-06-24 08:33:01JUNE_flameAzalea_0637_800.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />JUNE_flameAzalea_0637_800.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#561583879_GpfHg" title="JUNE_flameAzalea_0637_800.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/JUNEflameAzalea0637800/561583879_GpfHg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="JUNE_flameAzalea_0637_800.jpg" title="JUNE_flameAzalea_0637_800.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T19:35:45Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/JUNEflameAzalea0637800/561583879_GpfHg-Th.jpg2007-05-13 09:09:53May09_1781showyorchis800.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />May09_1781showyorchis800.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#561583650_qHwxm" title="May09_1781showyorchis800.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/May091781showyorchis800/561583650_qHwxm-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="May09_1781showyorchis800.jpg" title="May09_1781showyorchis800.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T19:35:52Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/May091781showyorchis800/561583650_qHwxm-Th.jpg2009-05-13 11:44:56MtLaurel800_1870.jpg<p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com">fred1st</a><br />MtLaurel800_1870.jpg</p><p><a href="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/3111321_tKzD9#561583745_SQ2a2" title="MtLaurel800_1870.jpg"><img src="http://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/MtLaurel8001870/561583745_SQ2a2-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="MtLaurel800_1870.jpg" title="MtLaurel800_1870.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-11T19:35:52Zfred1sthttp://fred1st.smugmug.comhttp://fred1st.smugmug.com/Nature/Americas-Roadside-Bloomery/MtLaurel8001870/561583745_SQ2a2-Th.jpg2009-05-22 17:20:26