It's been a while since I took some macro shots of the fluffy seeds that some plants produce. No, it's not only dandelions, though they are the most common and popular. There are many others that provide light parachutes or featherlike tips for the wind to drag away from the mother plant to colonize another part of the lawn.
Great system, and it works really well, I must say! I tend to find some of them growing high above the ground on my balcony pots too. Once I decided to leave it and see it bloom and now I can't get rid of them :p
Very efficient system of taking over the world :D
These I found in a park, though. I was watching the wildflowers grow and evolve from early spring and was waiting for the right time to get my camera and shoot that last stage.
The time has come and the lawns were filled with still blooming flowers and dozens of fluffy balls. It was a matter of waiting for a sunny day to get some good light and I was out on a mission.
Perfect! :)
I am not sure if it was a Dandelion or something similar - there are few types that look alike. It doesn't really matter. The fluffy is equally pretty.
The four stages:
That last one I found was my favourite though. There is still some fluff on it attached, but because the wind did a good job here, half of the head is exposed. The seeds have such amazing shape! Not like the common dandelions. Much larger, darker and bent. Like claws.
Monochrome bonus song for today:
The xx - Intro
year 2009
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