What the eye for tiny details sees

I went for a walk earlier in the afternoon so the light was better to show good detail on the small flowers that are mostly invisible unless you look closely. Last year, I identified each flower individually but this year, I can't resist featuring them again, a couple at a time, as a way of recording what's blooming. All of these flowers are only around for very specific periods in the year and only at specific times of day, too

Moraea stricta are tiny wild iris that blooms in the afternoon only

Although the other Raphionacme I showed was only just emerging, this one is already blooming. You can get an idea of the size of the flowers by looking at the ants

Spring stars are part of the milkweed family

Eriosema is a member of the pea family that supposedly acts like viagra

Tiny Justicia anagaloides always looks like a little sulky face to me, a little frog princess or something

Lichen on the rocks

purple-flowered vernonias are all over the place but the light was wrong for them so only the leaves look good. I'll have to catch those on a cloudy day. Purples can be weird to capture