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24 October 2007
The end of this year's Echinops
This week's Wordless Wednesday/ The Echinops (globe thistle) has grown. flowered and is now dying back until next year. All that is left is for the dead flower heads to release their seeds. Ah, the circle of life
A further way in which it contributes to the circle of life, is by acting as a self-service buffet for finches and other seed-eating birds. Great pic, Shaunie. Happy WW! Mine will be up sometime in the next few minutes/
Cool close-up! Thanks for the vote -- Bosco's my top choice, too!! (I'm really liking Pepper and Shadow though, and I'm betting those will appeal more to my 2 little girls, too.)
We are at the start of the spring cycle. It is around 28 degrees and sunny here. I love these kinds of structural plant and of course a thistle is somewhat Scottish.
This would make my sister's heart race with exhilaration - she adores collecting seeds and thinking about where she's going to plant them, all through the winter months. Lovely WW, Jams!
I've been finding, this season, the beauty of these seed heads, also. If I wasn't sick, I'd be out there now taking photos. How'd you get the black background?
Thanks. Andree the dark background comes from shooting against a subdued background. I use a macro lens stopped down to maximise depth of field. I use a specialist ringflash which is not as powerful as a standard flashgun. The flash light, therefore, does not travel as far.
What this means is that I can get clouse up shots with good definition and dark backgrounds
Yikes are there still dead heads now that Gerry Garcia is pusihing up the daisies? I suppose they will never die just disappear in a cloud of "herbal" smoke
How poetic, the circle of life...and the memory of a prime time.
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
Such an incredible cycle it is... so much to photograph and remember along the way! Happy WW!
ReplyDeletebeautiful shot!! Enjoy the new season.
ReplyDeleteA further way in which it contributes to the circle of life, is by acting as a self-service buffet for finches and other seed-eating birds. Great pic, Shaunie. Happy WW! Mine will be up sometime in the next few minutes/
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the end, which houses a beginning...Great photo.
ReplyDeleteCool close-up! Thanks for the vote -- Bosco's my top choice, too!! (I'm really liking Pepper and Shadow though, and I'm betting those will appeal more to my 2 little girls, too.)
ReplyDeleteNice shot! Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteThe circle of life indeed. Excellent shot Jams!
ReplyDeleteVery cool photo. Interesting!
ReplyDeleteNice, Happy WW to you!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHm... sound a person who like poetry. Thanks for the comment and visit.
ReplyDeleteYep, fall is a sad time. Watching everything die off. Great shot. Have a grand WW. :)
ReplyDeletegreat shot!
ReplyDeleteyou've said it right jams!
Thanks everyone
ReplyDeleteThis is a great shot!! Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteNature is amazing isn't it? I think your shot is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing photo.
ReplyDeleteSeeds. Hope in a bundle.
ReplyDeleteA great autumnal shot. Thanks for sharing information about it.
ReplyDeleteso poetic...wonderful shot, as always! :)
ReplyDeletehappy WW
that's the beauty of nature..thanks for sharing and for visiting.happy WW!
ReplyDeletegreat picture! thanks for visiting :D
ReplyDeleteWell taken.
ReplyDeleteNeat idea for WW. :)
ReplyDeleteWe are at the start of the spring cycle. It is around 28 degrees and sunny here. I love these kinds of structural plant and of course a thistle is somewhat Scottish.
ReplyDeleteThis would make my sister's heart race with exhilaration - she adores collecting seeds and thinking about where she's going to plant them, all through the winter months. Lovely WW, Jams!
ReplyDeleteAlways amazing shots and the mood of this one is so Autumn
ReplyDeletecool photo, nice poet too.happy WW!
ReplyDeleteVery cool...what does it look like in full bloom?? Happy WW.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the circle of life. It reminds us to enjoy and make most of what we have at the moment.
ReplyDeletegreat shot, it's almost time to welcome the start of winter!
ReplyDeleteVery thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteInteresting shot. Thanks for sharing, Jams. Have a great Wednesday.
ReplyDeletegreat close up photo ~ yes such is the circle of life
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteSo that's how you recognised my one earlier this year! :-)
ReplyDeleteWinter draws on!
Loved the shot as it has a drama in it. Very pretty!
ReplyDeletehappy WW!
I am a little bit sad that the thistle had to die.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING SHOT as always Mr. Jams! You always have the best photo around:)
ReplyDeleteMine is up here;
Wordless Wednesday
Happy WW!
Very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA nice picture. Happy WW.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo to evoke the end of the summer and the coming gloomy winter!
ReplyDeletevery appealing photo
ReplyDeleteI would never have thought that this flower represents the circle of life, it must be quite spiky, lol !
ReplyDeleteIt's still very pretty though. Thanks for visiting mine and happy WW!upteah
ReplyDeleteJams - not exactly wordless, methinks.
ReplyDeletenice photo. and wow 47 comments. nice
ReplyDeleteshan awesome pic..
ReplyDeleteGoodbye until next year!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture!!
Very true. That's really the cycle of life. Great shot! Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteVery apropos of the season...
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeletewow...that was really COOL...
ReplyDeleteI've been finding, this season, the beauty of these seed heads, also. If I wasn't sick, I'd be out there now taking photos. How'd you get the black background?
ReplyDeleteWhat a very cool photo. And very much symbolizes the cycle of life.
ReplyDeleteThats a really great shot.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so sad.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Andree the dark background comes from shooting against a subdued background. I use a macro lens stopped down to maximise depth of field. I use a specialist ringflash which is not as powerful as a standard flashgun. The flash light, therefore, does not travel as far.
ReplyDeleteWhat this means is that I can get clouse up shots with good definition and dark backgrounds
Well...I NEVER would have known what an Echinops is, but I do know what a globe thistle is! Very profound...the circle of life!
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
Please don't encourage the dead flower heads to release their seed, jams. Hasn't the world got enough Grateful Dead hippies??!!?
ReplyDeleteOoooh, the verification is
pigsvay
Pig Latin, anyone?
Yikes are there still dead heads now that Gerry Garcia is pusihing up the daisies? I suppose they will never die just disappear in a cloud of "herbal" smoke
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