The ends of a thistle are soft and silky.
I wonder how it would work as pillow stuffing?
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Seed Explosion
This was shot at dusk. There wasn’t much color anyway, so I de-saturated.
I quite like the silvery effect. What do you think?
Love is in the details
Or is it more a love of the details? Those individual seed husks, the seeds illuminated inside, the fibers and fuzzy edges –
One Moment
Halloween Ready
It’s not just the stores that are decorating early for Halloween.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@220 mm – Autumn 2012
This seed head is already shrouded in cobwebs, all set for the spooky evening to come. I hope it lasts 30 more days 😉
Seeds at Sunrise
Yes, these are the same seeds from earlier this week, but at sunrise instead of sunset 🙂
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 s Nikkor 55-300@300mm – Summer 2012
This time, the rising sun was so bright behind them! I thought they might come out in silhouette, but I wanted the sunlight glowing through them, the way I saw it. I think I got my settings right, so I am very pleased with this photo!
Seeds at Sunset
Sunset clouds reflected in the pond glow softly behind these developing seeds.
D5100 f/5.6 1/125s 55-300@155mm – Summer 2012
Spread
That is what these thistles are up to, spreading their seeds far and wide. The neighbor’s ranch has many, many thistles, and they are creeping onto our little Back Forty.
Nikon D5100 f16 1/250s 55-300mm lens
Still, they make for pretty pictures.
Nearly Spent
This magic wand has been shedding little magical sparks. Just three are left. But see the magic glowing all around?
In the Midst of Magic
Magic Wand!
Did the humble dandelion ever serve you, or your children, as a magic wand? It is so satisfying to see the sparkling fluffs fly off like sparks of magic as you wave your wand and run through the field or across the lawn into your own, private, magical world.
Two little magic sparks ready to fly off
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