Seems like I have posted a lot of birds recently, from Arcata CA, St. Augustine FL, and Magee Marsh OH, so lets take a step back for some flowers. This is red clover from the hills of Northern California, right along route 101 somewhere south of Ukiah. I suspect what I saw was only the first bloom…and that this is a massive show of red by now.

Still these are impressive enough.

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation.  1) 840mm equivalent field of view. f5.8 @ 1/250th @ ISO 100. 2) 272mm equivalent. f5 @ 1/250th @ ISO 100. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.