On this spring morning in the northern hemisphere, one thing is certain: somewhere, probably everywhere there isn't snow on the ground, dandelions are in bloom. When I searched them online this morning, subject headings and websites mostly lead the reader to sites with directions for destroying these native plants. To be fair, there are quite a few articles about their nutritional and health values as well, but I must say, I am guilty as charged of pulling them as soon as they bloom. This year, I decided to take a deeper look into these yellow jewels. Thus, today's blog is an ode to the common, but at the same time striking dandelion. In my search and getting on the ground and close up to photograph them, I saw stamens and pistils in addition to the petals and leaves.
Dandelion 2
Depending on the phase of a particular dandelion bloom, it can look almost like a different flower.
Dandelion 3
Kneeling and then almost laying down, I got these two shots. Pollen anyone?
Dandelion 1
The common dandelion almost looking like a sea anemone
Dandelion 4
I hope your explorations of our world lead to wonderful places this week!
until next Monday,
DB
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