I’ve spent the past couple of weeks editing photos and getting ready for my fall show season. I really haven’t done much photographing. The other day, I woke up wanting to photograph wildflowers. The problem was – I wasn’t sure where to go to find some at this time of year in the Bethesda area. I finally ended up just driving along a few roads until I spotted some wildflowers along the roadside. I was really surprised at the variety of flowers I could find in a couple of spots along the roads in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Here’s what I found the other day

Blue Stemmed Goldenrod – solidago caesia

(c) 2010 Patty Hankins

Field Thistle – cirsium discolor

(c) 2010 Patty Hankins

Ox-Eye Daisy – Leucanthemun vulgare

(c) 2010 Patty Hankins

Chicory – cichorium intybus

(c) 2010 Patty Hankins

Common Dayflower – commelina communis

(c) 2010 Patty Hankins

Horse Nettle – solanum carolinense

(c) 2010 Patty Hankins

If you decide to photograph wildflowers along the roadsides where you live – be sure to pull your car completely off the road – and photograph along the shoulders of the road. As wonderful as the wildflowers are – you don’t want to create a traffic hazard or cause an accident when you are photographing them.