Chickory. August 9, 2008
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature, macro photos.Tags: chickory
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A common roadside weed in Western Masschusetts, tall and wispy, and in summer laced with simple blue blossoms:
Easy to miss from a passing car, harder to ignore as you walk among them, irresistible if you’re a bee:
Namaste.
That second picture is amazing! Those stamens (?) look like little burnt down candle wicks!
Yeah, but they’re like fresh fruit to the bees
Thanks
Lovely, and interestingly enough these look very much like the cornflowers I remember from southern Ontario.
all the best
We have those little beauties in Alaska, however I haven’t heard the local name for them yet (And they have one, trust me! Alaskans believe that EVERYTHING originated here.) They are lovely and delicate. When I lived in Colorado, I fell in love with them there. Maybe they are called cornflower here as well, like Susan’s Canadian version. I can’t bare to call them a weed. Wild works, though.
oh how wonderful!
I’m so glad you bought that camera. I’m stunned.
Regards,
Tengrain
So very beautiful! Wonderful pictures!
You are killing me – this is sublime, sensual. Gorgeous.
Purdy, too!
Thank you kindly, my friends.