Zooming in on the gold, sunset-lit filaments of this grass seed head, I saw an anomaly.
Wee, Small Fellow Hiding in the Seeds - Summer 2011
A fat filament? No, it moved. Although it was well camouflaged, it definitely had legs and eyes. I don’t know what it is, but several of the same variety of grass sported similar denizens. Do you know what it is?
In early February our pasture is a wasteland. The drought, severe heat, and hungry horses reduced a formerly lush, green meadow to dry dirt. There is hope, however. A lone survivor stands amidst the brown dust.
Survivor Photographed February 2012
It may be short – stunted even – but it has produced seeds! May it reproduce wildly all over the pasture!
Meanwhile, I admire the sunlight glinting off its seed fluffs.
Off our beaten paths and well away from our horses and chickens we still have a little grass.
I am hoping these seeds migrate into our pasture and are super productive!
These little seed silks always grab my attention when they are glowing in the sunlight. Capturing it on film is more difficult than I expected, though.
On certain days the bright, golden quality of the sunlight draws me irresistibly outside, camera in hand.
What the sunlight revealed
Then I roam our 40 acres, following the sun beams. I try to capture some of that beauty to share with others who are not able to explore the natural world.
Grass bowing to Autumn’s royal progress
Golden sunlight limns the delicate structures of grass seed heads
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