Wild Flower In My Backyard
Oh, the joy of my backyard discovery is overwhelming for the last few days! This flower bush is tucked neatly in the back corner of my yard, next to a big pine tree.
It is considered to be some kind of weeds, and usually we would just pull it out during Spring clean up, but the weather this year is very strange with lot of rain, and this wild flower blooms before we have a chance to get to it. What a blessing it was as I am so thrilled to see this!
Unique Thistle
I believe this flower belongs to the thistle family, though the petals are bigger and not pointy at the ends. This flower has the same body shape and texture!
Two of a Kind
From a further distance, you can see these flowers have the similar characteristics of thistle! This has got to be my favorite color: light and soft lavender!
Straight Forward
At every angle, this flower brings on a different look of beauty. I must have took at least a hundred shots of this great discovery. Who would have thought that weeds can be so gorgeous?
The Thistle Family
This is the only group of flowers that I see in our backyard. It was like a treasure chest for me, not with gold, but with thistles. I visit it every day and with different lighting, they also look different and unique!
Growing Old
You can see the flowers are getting old, and as they get old, these silky threads look like fuzz balls, and turn white. They are just as stunning as the flowers once were.
At the End
This is whatever left of the flower! I have used this one in close-up mode for one of my poems! I am in awe some times with what macro photography can actually brings.
Since I enjoy seeing things through the lens of my little camera, I also found many great moments and beautiful things to admire mother nature! I will not claim myself as a photographer. I am just happy as a normal person that see great things and appreciate them.
18 comments:
Amazing that a flower with such beautiful color and texture is often considered a weed. Glad you let this treasure grow and shared your gorgeous pictures of it. It even looks great at the end!
I cannot believe these are considered weeds since they are so unique and beautiful. Great photos and how wonderful to have these natural beauties in your backyard.
oh, they took my breath away, especially the first and the last, gosh, just so lovely. you really captured the best of these wildflowers.
Sooner or later, our backyard will become a small jungle, lol...
I've seen these many times before. There are so many kinds of weeds that are beautiful. It makes me wonder why some are called weeds and others are called flowers. They all look nice to me. I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciates some of these things we call weeds.
Reminds me of what my daughters bring to me in fist fulls.....pretty flowers!
What beautiful flowers! I enjoyed looking at them.
beautiful thistles. and i like its colors very well. i love lavender
Diane,
I have to thank my camera since through it, I see beautiful things.
Jo,
They are absolutely gorgeous and I am glad the pictures turn out decent.
betchai,
I wish I had more pictures of this flower, but most of them didn't come clear..
rainfield,
If the grass didn't get cut, it will become a jungle for sure!
Ratty,
I am starting to see this flower on the side of the trail at Metro Park!
T,
That was nice of the kids to give you wild flower!
Cheryl,
Yah..we are connected again!
nenen,
I love this color also. Thank you for visiting me!
I am visiting your blog for the first time and like very much your posts and especially your photo's.
Pete,
Thanks for stopping by, and so happy to know you like my blog!
Likewise. I'm not a great photographer, I just enjoy capturing some moments. The flowers are really beautiful to see, looks so exotic.
Love it!! Something good, can come from this long and cold spring we had!
Pacey,
You should see what kind of camera I have, but am happy with what I have!
Dragonsongbird,
It really is great so see something unexpected growing in the yard..
Beautiful find. That is what is so pure about appreciation, as it is valued in any environment, and circumstance. :) Observing these flowers makes way for life, and that is worth more than material significance. :) Nice to drop by again, and thank you so much for visiting my site.
Ana,
Thank you! Since the day I begin taking pictures, I pay more attention to the environment around me, and it's wonderful!
nice snapshots!i can't do better than that. =)
this flower remind me of some living creatures that live in the ocean, where in the movie Memo, the fish hide to stay away from the shark
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