{"id":946,"date":"2017-09-05T18:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T23:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsallmalarkey.com\/staging\/?p=946"},"modified":"2020-03-16T11:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:34:46","slug":"blanket-flowers-are-my-newest-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsallmalarkey.com\/staging\/2017\/09\/05\/blanket-flowers-are-my-newest-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanket Flowers are my newest love"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t the slightest idea how on earth I have managed to not see these flowers before. I can be a remarkably oblivious person at the best of times, but really. Blanket flowers (Gaillardia<\/a>) were absolutely everywhere I looked this year, and they make me unbelievably happy.  Don’t know which ones they are? These!<\/p>\n

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Which means that I have spent a decent number of days in the fields near NDSU<\/a> taking about a zillion images of these blossoms this summer.<\/p>\n

Judging by the amount of wildlife abounding on these forays, I am assuming that the insect population also has a large appreciation for these brightly colored blooms. Which, since I end up hunting bugs on any photography excursion, means I was doubly pleased with life. At some point I am sure these flowers will make their way into a painting or two, but in the mean time I am enjoying the hunt.<\/p>\n

Of course, this means that I sometimes have a bit of difficulty in distinguishing which images are truly good, and which ones just make me smile. So I am sharing my top favorites (so far), and letting you be the judge.<\/p>\n

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