Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 26 July 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
This is an example of a small group of elderberry flowers. They can be huge groups of white that gleam in the sun... Elderberries make some great jelly and wine... Caution though - there are two types of elderberry and one is not at all edible...
Thanks for the comments and helpful hints. Most of my photos are from the woods and of nature. I hope you enjoy them.
I love the white against the green, Earnest! They are beautiful flowers!
26 Jul 2008 5:36am
@Betty: Thank you, Betty.
Beautiful white against the green. So refreshing!! Love your flower pictures Earnest.
26 Jul 2008 12:30pm
Lovely fresh image and very well composed, even the bugs look good.
26 Jul 2008 2:41pm
Great shot! I love the 2 little red bugs!
28 Jul 2008 8:14pm
Another lovely photo! I agree with Betty. Do you make elderberry wine and/or jam? I made some mulberry jam this year--not bad.
8 Aug 2008 7:18am
@Anita: I went out last year and picked a bunch of elderberries and my wife made some elderberry jelly. It's really a mess to prepare because each berry has a (big) seed and these and the skins have to be strained out... It paid off as the taste was wonderful as was the color (you would have never guessed by tasting the unsweetened product - which I would class as horrible.) Anyway, we're going to stick with the plentiful blackberry or dewberry from now on as it can be easily picked right on our property and is delicious and plentiful.
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