Not far from where I live there is an unpaved, undeveloped block of land.
And as such, it is full of wildflowers and wild raspberries.
On a good day you can spy monarch butterflies as well as all kind of insects and birds. Nice. It also provides me a chance to collect some nice wildflowers and bring them home. This makes the wife happy. The kids like them too as it just makes the house a little more happy. As the short days and gray skies of Autumn are harbingers of the death of flowers, beauty still exists. In this photo collection you can share my fascination with the resilience and amazing means in which thistles ensure continuity to next Spring. By their nature thistles are beautiful and a menace. I like to look at them as amazing structures. These ones can stand easy 5 feet tall. Strong, prickly, brown and desiccated by October, they still capture my attention. From their dead flower head, soft fluffy tufts emerge and copious amounts of seeds are exposed. The flower head will droop or by the grace of Autumn winds, bend or break to shake loose the next generation of seeds. Birds help too. With that in mind, enjoy the structure, texture and shapes of the wild thistle plant. Lenses used;
- DA 35mm limited macro
- DA 55-300 with Hoya +3 diopter
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