Rachel Lovejoy''s Flower Challenge My Entry
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
Momence, Illinois
January 26, 2016 2:04pm CST
One early May I went to my favorite lake in Central Illinois, where the lake is small but the fish are big. I have gone to this lake many many times. But on this particular visit I saw these flowers all over the ground and was confused. I have never seen these here before, or anywhere for that matter.
I came to find out that these were the flowers from a tulip tree. I have never heard of a tulip tree, but I find these flowers very unusual.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Jan 16
Strange isn't it. It's just a post your flower challenge to make everyone happy because of this gloomy winter.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 Oh right - I already did that on my last post without any prompting
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
26 Jan 16
I have never seen these fish. They are marvellous!!
I had never heard of a tulip tree either.
I have learned another new thing on wonderful myLot
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 It is really cool..astounding what things are in the world that we do not know of.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
Pretty cool aye?? Yea this was a new one on me when I saw them.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView Even where we live we see things we have never seen before.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Jan 16
@TheHorse Horse I found these in a State Park in Marshall Illinois, along Route 1.
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@TheHorse (238297)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 Where is Marshall? I was from Chicago and often took I-80 West to College in Iowa.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
@TheHorse It's Central Illinois very close to the Indiana border.
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 They are common where I live, but yours are so unusual. I love the color combo.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Jan 16
they come in white as well, I would like to see those, will have to look that up.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Jan 16
@DianneN They are pretty, they were all over the ground, the trees they came from so high I couldn't see them up there, but they were falling.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 Come to think of it, I have seen a tulip tree. There is one on the way to my counseling. It's beautiful.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
I had never seen one. These flowers were all over the ground in the campsite. First time for me.
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@Blondie2222 (28610)
• United States
27 Jan 16
Those our beautiful flowers, not often you see tulip trees.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
No not often at all, I had no idea about these trees.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
27 Jan 16
Very pretty and I have never heard of a tulip tree either.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Jan 16
I think more haven't than have. Interesting.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
That's good to know. I was pretty mystified when I first saw them.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
Thanks, that's why I posted them, they were not my best flower shot, but unusual for sure.
@jillybean1222 (6406)
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28 Jan 16
@fishtiger58 Those were my birthday gifts in 2014. So I photographed them together
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Jan 16
Beautiful, love the photo along with the flowers.
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@DeborahDiane (40845)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Jan 16
Those flowers are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Jan 16
It seems most haven't seen this flower. I'm really glad I posted it.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
It seems most haven't I know I was confused as to what they were.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
26 Jan 16
There is a tree in the south they call a tulip tree, it has huge white flowers. When I lived in the north we called a Magnolia tree a tulip tree.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Jan 16
How interesting. My magnolia tree has different flowers than these.
@jillybean1222 (6406)
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28 Jan 16
when i saw her post, i was tired & just read that it was to a be colorful response. So i added a picture of a sunset. So I need to go back and see if I have any flower photos on this laptop. i don't think i do though.
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Jan 16
I love that orange like colour in them
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Jan 16
I do too. They were all over the ground.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Jan 16
I had seen photos of those flowers but saw them 'for real' on my way to @platespinner s wedding 25 years ago.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Jan 16
@Platespinner but we all know you were a child bride. You did know that marrying at 16 requires a guardians signature. 
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Jan 16
@Platespinner but think how old that makes me. I provided the flower girl for your wedding. She walked under her own steam. There was no stroller or wagon involved.
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