Cape May

Wildflowers of Cape May

yellow
Wish I knew the name of this lovely yellow wildflower I photographed at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge.

marsh_pinks
These tiny, delicate flowers are called marsh pinks.

camphor
The woman at the bird refuge told me these small, daisy-like, yellow flowers are camphor.

Can anyone identify the flowers in my Nature Notes post? I think they may be ageratum.

For more flowers, visit Today’s Flowers:
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Here are all my Cape May photos.

Landscape vs. Auto of Cape May

Lighthouse in Cape May, taken from Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
Lighthouse in Cape May, taken from Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge

Cape May is quite scenic, with open space and natural beauty. I took this shot from the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge using the Landscape setting on my camera, which tends to enrich blues and greens and compensate for distance. After visiting the refuge, we headed to the lighthouse. My seven-year-old daughter did not want to climb 200 steps, so with some trepidation I handed my camera to my twelve-year-old and asked him to take photos from the top. I think he did quite well, but I wish I had left the camera on Landscape instead of Auto. Auto seems to look a bit washed out on such a bright day. Here are three of his photos:
stream
boats
lighthouse_bars
Those red bars are protective bars on the walkways of the lighthouse. Rather artsy shot, no?

For more photos of summer stock fun, visit Robin at Around the Island.
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