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Pictures for Pam, Day 154: Young Northwest Forest Scorpion

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 03:30:03 +0000

(+12 insets!!)

The White Rabbit from "Alice in Wonderland" is reading my mind with this quote: “I’m late, I’m late! For a very important date! No time to say ‘hello, goodbye,’ I’m late, I’m late, I’m late!”

It's long past due to post my picture today, eek! Having a house guest definitely makes schedules more difficult to keep, and so I'm behind but I hope you won't mind! :)

We didn't end up going out today as planned because Steve's sister was under the weather. I was feeling cooped-up though so at about 2pm I popped on my rubber boots and knee pads, grabbed my camera and made a beeline straight up our steep hillside to the ridge line trail. From there I walked the half-mile or so to the trail's end and kept my eyes open as I walked along. I hoped that I might find the white/creamy yellow Oregon Fawn Lily. This little beauty can only be found near the end of the trail, far from our property. I knew I would probably strike out because these flowers are long past their blooming time but I couldn't help myself from trying to find one. Though I did find a few bedraggled Henderson's Fawn Lillies, I didn't find the creamy-colored ones. Boo. Well, when I took the pictures of the purple ones the other day, I knew that I should really to go find the yellow ones too. But it was late and about to rain and after that it didn't stop raining for days. It's ok though because I got some awesome pictures of these in the past. (I'll show my Oregon Fawn Lily pictures as insets!)

I ended up spending a couple of hours up there just enjoying myself. I got pictures of so many things--flowers, a mushroom, huge burls on an oak tree, pine cones, curls of manzanita bark, beetles and a bee on flowers, different species of leaves glowing in the afternoon light, I even got a picture of a frog! It was a lovely, wonderful, peaceful adventure and I felt very much connected to the land. Pure bliss!

There are two logs at the end of the trail which I always look under because they are so lucky for me. I found our California Mountain King Snake under one many years ago. I've found beetles and other insects, and I've found scorpions on many occasions! And so, when I lifted up one of the logs today, I was delighted to find a little scorpion huddled on the dirt and very much unimpressed with the blasting light accosting him.

This darling little guy is a Northwest Forest Scorpion and measures about an inch long--very small! I've seen them more than twice that size but in any case, they are barely poisonous to humans. I think they are totally cool and wonderful! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get really good pictures because of where he was positioned but they are good enough to post. After taking pictures I carefully replaced the log…I think I heard him swearing at me for turning on the lights when he was trying to sleep! I don't blame him! :D (I've also included several insets of other pictures I've taken of these fascinating creatures for you to enjoy!)

Pam, do you have scorpions where you live? I was totally amazed when I found the first one many years ago after lifting a log up to see what was underneath. I also thought all scorpions were really dangerous but they aren't. These guys are a "1" on a scale of 4 for dangerous. Now…once I was in Costa Rica…at about 2am I got up to use the bathroom and saw a shadow on the ground…turned on the light and HOLY EXPLETIVES, BATMAN, it was a 3" black scorpion on the floor, right where I would have walked!!! Can you say totally freaked out? We ushered the unwelcome guest out of our bungalow and checked regularly every night afterwards in the different places we stayed. YIKES!

The only thing I found on your photo stream that looked menacing was a wood wasp
picture you took. I'm glad it wasn't aggressive towards you, it sure looked nice on that lantana! Let us hope all is well for you today and I promise not to put a scorpion on your floor! *BIG HUGS*

193/365: "The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism." ~ Brian May

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 06:09:38 +0000

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ACK!!! It's 11pm and I just got home a few minutes ago! Steve and I left the house at 7:45am and met our friend Michael and then drove 2.5 hours away to a lovely town called Cottage Grove, where we spent the day going on an amazing bike ride which took us to many beautiful covered bridges, around the edge of a gorgeous lake, and through sun-dappled forests! It was 35 miles of incredible scenery on a perfect day which we will never forget!!

This pictures shows flowers called Queen Anne's Lace in the foreground and one of the covered bridges in bokeh beyond! WHAT A DAY...and now it's time for bed! No time for more pictures tonight, and I'll have to look at my pictures tomorrow!

Brian Harold May CBE (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist who achieved international fame as the guitarist of Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home-built guitar, "Red Special". Queen's albums include numerous May compositions, including "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "We Will Rock You", "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Who Wants to Live Forever". Wikipedia: Brian May

Explored on July 13, 2013. Highest placement, page 3 (#68).
Also Explored on Flickr on July 12, 2013. Highest placement: #405.

190/365: "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." ~ Buddha

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 03:31:13 +0000

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Today I was going to feature a prickly flower called a Spikeweed for my 365, but as I left the house, I saw this wasp on a leaf in a very aggressive stance, its wings held out rigidly as it stood its ground. I wondered where its nest was but I wasn't about to go looking around too closely! I had to set my ISO up quite high on this image and wasn't sure I'd be able to remove all the noise, but as you can see, Topaz DeNoise comes through yet again!

Gautama Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha, also called Sakyamuni, was a sage from the ancient Shakya republic, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is also referred to as "the Buddha" or simply as "Buddha." Wikipedia: Buddha

Explored on July 10, 2013. Highest placement, page 1 (#20).
Explored on Flickr on Jul 9, 2013. Highest placement: #112.

189/365: "The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters." ~ Audrey Hepburn

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 03:55:50 +0000

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3 more pictures above in notes! :)

The poppy show is still in full swing over here, and this morning I was beside myself with excitement when I bounced outside to see what had bloomed. I'd been waiting for a certain flower to bloom and today was the day!! To explain, on the 4th of July, Steve and I had to be out of the house by 8:00 and I had absolutely no time to take pictures that morning. I just about cried when I saw that an enormous pink poppy had opened up and was positively glowing in the morning light. However, I knew that plant had several other bud-pods growing and I would get another chance to take pictures. This morning another one opened up and I was so excited and happy!!

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She has since been ranked as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema and been placed in the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.Wkipedia: Audrey Hepburn

Explored on July 9, 2013. Highest placement: page 2 (#43...)
Explored on Flickr, July 8, 2013. Highest placement: #369.

188/365: "Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul." ~ Democritus

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 04:22:22 +0000

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2 more pictures in notes above! :)

Today was Steve's Sunday Lunch Ride and it happened to be my favorite bike ride too, which is out in the beautiful Applegate Valley. 30 miles of beautiful farm country and wineries, forests and meadows, and very few cars. Absolute bliss!

At one point the six of us rounded a curve and found ourselves staring at a garden of the most gorgeous coneflowers any of us had ever seen! Although I'd taken a bunch of pictures at our lunch stop, there was no way to resist these incredible flowers and I spent about 20 minutes taking about 200 pictures, and actually, I could have spent hours there, what a TREAT!

I haven't even looked at all the pictures I took, but I'm sharing three that I really loved, and which are basically straight out of the camera! I hope to share bunches of other pictures, I got so lucky with countless winners, HAPPY DAY!!! :D

Democritus (Greek: Dēmokritos, "chosen of the people") (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher born in Abdera, Thrace, Greece. A pupil of Leucippus, he was an influential pre-Socratic philosopher who formulated an atomic theory for the universe. Wkipedia: Democritus

Explored on July 8, 2013. Highest placement, page 2 (#40).

186/365: "Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it." ~ Lao Tzu

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 04:35:00 +0000

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1 text note and 1 more picture in a note above! :)

Steve and I live in sunny southern Oregon, and it gets very hot here during the summer. Therefore, if anyone wants a garden, daily watering is vital. Every morning I go out to visit the flowers and I usually take pictures before I water them because it seems a little bit like "cheating" to sprinkle the flowers before taking pictures but I also think it's fine as long as you tell people that you did it! :) (On the other hand, I think that removing things like sticks, dirt, postprossessing elements out of the image is fine and often necessary. What do you think? :) )

Our water is very "hard" and will leave spots on the petals when they dry, so if I hope to get pictures of the blossoms, I must take pictures before I water them, since it's next to impossible to keep water off the plants. (I really should see about putting in a drip system!!) Also, even though I have the setting at a light "shower", the flowers will often fall over. When I saw this flower, I first thought, "Awwww, darn it! And THEN I took a closer look and immediately dropped the hose and ran into the house for my camera! :D

Laozi or Lao Tzu; also romanized as Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Laocius, and other variations) (fl. 6th century BCE) was a philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tào Té Chīng has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones". Wikipedia: Lao Tzu

Explored on July 6, 2013. Highest position: page 1 (#20).
Explored on Flickr on July 5, 2013. Highest position #278.

185/365: "The Universal view melts things into a blur." ~ Emile M. Cioran

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 03:07:47 +0000

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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! Today has been a blur and I'm running as fast as I can! This image is in response to an invitation to a new group on ipernity called Bokeh Thursday, and the theme this week was "Clothespin". I wanted to try something different than what I've seen in the past, so I tried stacking a few and putting some sparkly tinsel in the background to add some colorful bokeh in addition to the bokeh of the clothespin itself! I hope you like it! In about 30 minutes, Steve and I will be leaving to go take firework pictures, but I won't be back soon enough to put one up for my 365, which is why I'm in such a rush to get this done before we leave! :D

Emile Cioran (8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist. Wikipedia: Emile M. Cioran

Explored on July 5, 2013. Highest position: Page 4.
Explored on Flickr on July 4, 2013. Highest position: #180.

Glowing Goatsbeard Parachutes (Pappus)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:58:09 +0000

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These glowing, golden parachutes (pappus) are specially modified parts of a flower called "sepals." They are able to catch the lightest breeze and lift up into the air, carrying the seed as far as a mile or more away from the parent plant! No wonder we find dandilions (and goatsbeard) everywhere! :D

Explored on June 28. Highest position, page 2 (#50).

177/365: "Your happiness is intertwined with your outlook on life." ~ Anonymous

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 03:49:16 +0000

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3 more tendril pictures can be found in the notes above! :)

Yesterday I planned to take pictures of Sweet Pea tendrils but a beautiful Red Milkweed Beetle stopped me in my tracks. This morning I was determined to get to my destination! I'd been waiting for the rain to stop and finally it looked like I could sneak out for a photo session, so out I bounced with my camera in hand! Well, no longer than five minutes after I got to the sweet peas, the rain began again, heavy drops plopping onto the vines, splashing onto my camera, and spattering my glasses. However, I decided to stay as long as I could because I hoped that I might capture the droplets on the tendrils, and indeed I did! This picture actually shows the least amount of droplets, but how could I not choose this for my picture of the day? It shows perfectly how I feel about tendrils, and about this very special place, the only spot on our 26 acres where these wild sweet peas grow! This area is magical, a dark spot in our lower forest where only beams of sunlight shine through the trees, and it is here where I also find many of the special mushrooms that I've shared. How lucky it was that I captured the mood of this place without knowing it...only when I saw this on my computer did I discover how special this image was! :)

Explored on June 27, 2013. Highest placement, page 2 (#31)

176/365: "Red is obviously such a stimulating color, and it has so many connotations." --P. J. Harvey

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:10:28 +0000

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2 more views in notes above! :)

I can't tell you how often it happens that I leave the house with a clear idea of what I plan to take a picture of and I get distracted along the way by something totally different! This morning I was planning to see if I could capture Sweet Pea tendrils...but half-way across our smaller meadow, I spotted something red on a stem and had to stop and take a closer look. At that point I forgot all about the tendrils and I lost myself behind the lens! Can you blame me?!! WOW!! Check this gorgeous beetle out! It's called a Red Milkweed Beetle, and is a type of Longhorn beetle.

Polly Jean Harvey MBE (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, harmonica, and most recently, the autoharp. P. J. Harvey

Explored on June 26, 2013. Highest position, page 2.

171/365: "He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature." ~ Socrates

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:39:07 +0000

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One picture in a note on the image! :D Other notes too! :)

These beautiful flowers are growing all over our meadow right now and I absolutely love how there are "flowers within the flower" in the center!

Socrates ( 469 BC – 399 BC) was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Many would claim that Plato's dialogues are the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity. Wikipedia: Socrates

Explored on June 22, 2013. Highest placement, page 5.

175/365: "Patience is a Virtue." ~ English Proverb

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:38:55 +0000

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How I adore poppies. I simply LOVE these flowers! From their lacy leaves to their ridiculously hair stems and flower pods, to their incredible blossoms, to the seed heads, I am KOO KOO FOR COCOPUFFS for these flowers!! They are AMAZING!! *Janet loses it and begins bouncing off the walls in excitement* Last year I planted a bunch of wildflower seeds in a metal tub in the front yard, and for the first time I got the pleasure of discovering poppies among the many different flowers. I was beside myself with happiness and got some very nice pictures!

This year I planted a bunch of new seeds but I didn't know if any would grow because the seeds were old. However, I was assured by many that poppy seeds are very resiliant, so I waited with anticipation!

Two days ago I was watering the sprouts and growing plants when I spotted a POPPY POD!!! There is NO MISTAKING these flowers! Seriously, get a shave buddy, you're covered with stubble! :D

This morning I went out between rain showers and took a bunch of pictures...which...I was unhappy with. So, I went out and took MORE, this time with my macro flash in order to get a low-key image. MUCH better. I actually ended up working with two exposures of the same image and putting them together to get the depth in tone that I wanted. I hope you like it! :) You'll be seeing more pictures when this beauty opens up! :D (Oh, and by the way, I spotted MORE of them too, hooray!!!)

Proverbs: Nothing defines a culture as distinctly as its language, and the element of language that best encapsulates a society's values and beliefs is its proverbs. Many proverbs have been absorbed into English having been known earlier in other languages. The list linked here is specifically of English proverbs and the dates given are those when the proverb first appeared in English. English Proverbs

Explored on June 25, 2013. Highest position, page 2.

174/365: "Bathe twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace." ~ Anthony Burgess

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 03:26:27 +0000

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1 extra picture is in a note on the image!

A couple of weeks ago I shared a picture of a toad that lives next to Lucky's Pond. When I first saw it that morning, it was taking a bath in the pond, and when I came along, it pretended to be a lumpy rock in the pond. However, when I got back with my camera, it had jumped out and was in its sleeping spot, where I took its picture. TODAY, however, I had my camera with me when I noticed the toad playing scrub-a-dub in the pond, and I was able to get this picture to show all of you, complete with reflections of the toad, the sky and clouds too! And if you look carefully, you'll see the reflection of ME in its eye as I took the picture!!

John Anthony Burgess Wilson, FRSL (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English writer. From relatively modest beginnings in a Manchester Catholic family in the North of England, he eventually became one of the best known English literary figures of the latter half of the twentieth century. Wikipedia: Anthony Burgess

Explored on June 24, 2013. Highest placement, page 3.

173/365: "Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us." ~ Wilma Rudolph

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:28:34 +0000

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Today I was on a MISSION! There is one place on our property where wild sweet peas bloom, and I didn't discover them until last year. In fact, I took lots of pictures then but never posted any because they got buried in the zillions of pictures I have which may never get any attention from me. However, I really wanted to feature these beautiful flowers for my 365 and I would have been really sad if I missed them. Today was the day, and I successfully refused to be distracted by anything on the way!

When I got there, the sun was still low enough to make the blossoms glow warmly, and I was just enchanted by them. They grow in heaps on the forest floor, and climbed up the trees and bushes. Here and there the sun shined through and shafts of light played upon the hot pink blossoms. What a delight. I took many, many pictures, and I processed six of them, but tonight I only have time to share two. The other picture today is a fun capture of a frog that Steve caught in our shop sink the other day. He brought "Sinky" over to Angel's Pond and I got a couple of fun pictures, one of which I'm posting tonight! :)

Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and an Olympic champion. Rudolph was considered the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960. Wikipedia: Wilma Rudolph

Explored on June 23, 2013, best placement, page 3.

128/365: "Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower." ~ John Harrigan [Explore]

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:28:24 +0000

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I am constantly surprised at the amazing sights I find on our property, and this is one of them, which I was delighted to find this morning! This is a top-down view of a flower called a "Blow-Wife", and the orange bits around the outside are its blossom petals. The odd inner parts are tightly closed "parachutes" of the seeds. When this flower is pollinated and the seeds inside form, the sepals will fold back and an enormous seed ball of glimmering silver "snowflakes" will be exposed. It's amazing to see. For more pictures showing the "snowflakes", click on the side view image below!

John Harrigan is a British film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and occultist. He is the founder and Artistic Director of FoolishPeople and co-founder of the Weaponized Imprint.

Harrigan's work centres around the creation of film, ritual theatre and immersive events which aim to raise a numinous experience within the witness. He founded FoolishPeople in 1989, taking its name from The Fool major arcana of the tarot.Wikipedia: John Harrington

Explored on Flickr on May 8, 2013. Highest position #346.

Fiery Sunset [Explore]

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:10:25 +0000

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I saw this amazing sunset from one of our upstairs windows a few weeks ago, so pretty!! Such a change from reality, it's currently snowing and there's a blanket of white over everything but the roads right now!

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Explored on December 18, 2012. Highest position #243.

A Surprise in the Forest [Explore]

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:23:31 +0000

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While out taking pictures one day, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. Holding very still, I waited. Emerging from behind a clump of moss, this tiny pair of mushrooms moved into the forest glade, looking around to make sure it was safe to come out. It appeared to be two friends, out for a stroll. The tall, slender one led the way, peering around and looking for any sign of movement. The short, stout one was very nervous and clung close to its brave friend. They glided through the tiny meadow like little forest spirits, and as they disappeared into the woods on the other side, I heard the sound of their laughter, like the sound of tiny bells.

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! I've been buried in another project and haven't been able to leave comments for the last couple of days but I'm hoping to make some time today or tomorrow--thanks so much for your patience! :)

Explored on December 17, 2012. Highest position #346.

Pink Beauty [Explore]

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:37:49 +0000

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This was another flower I photographed when Steve and I visited Jacksonville, Oregon. The dark shadow gave me some wonderful results like this one!

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Explored on December 12, 2012. Highest position #427.

Father & Son and Words About Wisdom [Explore]

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:10:38 +0000

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Once I discovered that our forest is full of little enchanted mushroom people, I am very quiet and careful when I visit, and sometimes I'll see them gliding around the floor like little magical sprites.

On this day I peered around a tree and found these two staring out into the trees. I listened and could just hear that it was a father and son having a conversation.

"Father, how do you get wisdom?" asked the young mushroom as he stood close and wondered about the world.

"My son, wisdom is experience that you gather over the course of your life...but here are some words to think about from a truly wise old man:

There are three methods to gaining wisdom.
The first is reflection, which is the highest.
The second is limitation, which is the easiest.
The third is experience, which is the bitterest. ~ Confucius

The son leaned on his father's shoulder and sighed, thinking about the words. I crept away then to leave them alone, and smiled to myself. There is much to be learned from these mushrooms! :)

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two (when I'm not buried in work) and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Explored on December 20, 2012. Highest position #26.

Western Goatsbeard: The 107th Flower of Spring & Summer! [Explore #31]

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:28:12 +0000

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I have always loved this flower from the first time I saw it growing on our property. The sharp-looking green sepals are so cool-looking and the blossoms are just beautiful! After the flowers die away, they create the biggest "dandelion heads" I've ever seen! (I'll have pictures of these too in the coming weeks) It was hard to resist taking zillions of pictures and I managed to get so many nice ones that I've shown three more below. I'd love to know which is your favorite! :)

Western Goatsbeard is native to most of Europe and western Asia and was introduced to North America, where it can be found almost everywhere in the United States and Canada. In fact, it's considered to be an invasive weed because it grows so readily and is difficult to irradicate once established. The root and stems are edible but this species is usually not used as a source of food. Other species, especially a lovely purple variety known as Oyster Plant, were once cultivated in the Mediterranean as an important vegetable as well as a traditional herbal medicine. Western Goatsbeard is not known to have any medicinal qualities.

If you would like to know more about this flower, Wiki has a very nice page here: Wiki: Goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius)

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Explored on August 7, 2012, placement at #340.