Thing # 7 Flickr fun

This photo was published on Flickr by MoonshineBluebird. She has about 196 photos published on her Flickr account. You can see more of her photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonshinebluebirds/

My assignment was to explore Flickr, the groups, and tags, and find an image that I wanted to post to my own blog. I searched a topic that I was interested in: gardening. I found thousands of gardens around the world, but not exactly what I was looking for.

I limited my search by typing in "vegetable garden." That's when I found this lovely photo by MoonshineBlueBird. In the original Flickr image, many plants have been tagged with comments. She used tags to label her sugarsnap peas, cucumbers, pepper patch, and more. She also mentioned "carrots, I need to thin it." I like this photo because it is an excellent example of a small backyard garden. You can see the structure of the garden, the organization, and the soaker hose layout. I am not an environmentalist by definition. I am, however, CHEAP. As a parent of teenagers, I'll do almost anything to save money. I also have a garden area in my backyard that takes care of a large chunk of my grocery budget. I love this photo because it reminds me of the beauty of my own backyard garden.

The Flickr site is enormous. If anyone was looking for an image for educational purposed, this would be one of the best places to find it. Flickr is a place where regular people can showcase the images that make them happy. The quality of the photos is amazing. An educator could use images from this site to enhance power points, and webquests, or just to liven up a worksheet. Flickr gets permission from the photo uploaders for common use ahead of time. This way, if you want to barrow a photo, you can download the image without fear of copyright infringement. Not all photos are for common use, but a large portion of the photos on Flickr are. This photo and it's tags can be viewed by clicking on the following link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonshinebluebirds/473736439/