Second Set of Yellow Wild Flowers

Here is a different version of Yellow Wild Flowers that I've posted in early June. These wild yellow flowers are just beautiful pieces of art that Mother Nature gives to us.

I spot these flowers among the bushes in the very back of my yard, where wild grape vines grow out of control. This area looks like an alley, behind the garage, and is full of weeds. Some grows taller than the fence, and barely have any visit from human until I come along.

Starting Out


I do not like to go to the back of the garage, since the previous owner left a pile of rotten cable rollers disks, and stacked as high as the garage roof. This area is great place for cats to hide out, and on occasions, we even see possums.

I had to go back there one day to retrieve a soccer ball for my son, and there I saw this bright yellow flower. Of course, with the camera in hands, I had to snap some pictures.

Not Dandelion


Though the outer petals had a similar look to dandelion, this yellow flower is definitely not! It stood about four feet tall, and all the buds carried the characteristics of thistles without spikes.

If I take pictures of something pretty, I don't touch it, or even smell it and I don't know why! Maybe I should have...

One Busy Flower


Out of this one plant, I found many different stages of this yellow wild flower. It was just so beautiful and strong, and delicate as the same. With different shade of sun light, the yellow color is also changed.

All Open


This flower was all open, and you can see all the little fuzzy strings in it. As I snapped this picture, the sun went behind the cloud, and the photo was a bit dark to see all the glorious details.

Face Up


After I waited for the sun to come out, I took this picture with flower facing directly at the camera. I love the details in this flower. I was like an organized symphony.

More Buds


There were new buds all around this flower, and they were my pot of gold for a few day. I was not comfortable to back to this area for fear of possums jumping out at me. So I made sure to bang along the garage with loud noises before I reached my destination. Oh yes, I am that crazy!

Dying Out


Nothing lives forever, and this flower was no exception! Some of the petals were dried up, and flower right next to it was long gone. I didn't have a chance to take picture of that one since the color was totally different its previous stage.

Drying Up


The outer petals dried up, folded back to the stem, and exposed only the twisty strings in the middle. Slowly all the outer petals fell off and left the strings to dry.

Deep in the Heart


This bee was deep in the heart of the flower! While taking this picture, I didn't see it until I uploaded the photo. He or she must had quite a feast!

Bye-Bye Love


All those twisty strings were left intact to dry up into a white fuzzy ball. This led me to believe that these yellow wild flowers are in the thistle family, but if anyone has idea about their identity, I would love to know!