I saw lots of teasels when out on my walk on Sunday afternoon. I love teasels – along with umbellifers they are two of my favourite motifs in the Wildflower world and I’m strongly attracted to their shapes. They look equally good in dried form as they do when in flower.
This one reminds me of a ballerina striking a pose!
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It’s gorgeous! Apparently, wool spinners used them to comb the fleeces…..in days of old, so I’m told…. 🙂
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Yes – I heard that somewhere too! I saw a large field full of them last year. My photographs however made them look like brown blobs! Many thanks Eremophila.
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nice and I like your title.. it does look like it is dancing. I like them a lot too.
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Thank you Sheila. Nigellas have a similar structure too.
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Interesting. Great photo~ 🙂
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Many thanks Nandini 🙂
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This is such a graceful photo!
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Thank you Sandy. They are such attractive wildflowers and seem to stand out much more when dried than in flower with their strong outline.
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Or quite possibly taking a bow after a whole season’s successful performance. Your choice of using backlighting is very effective, giving it a lovely natural halo.
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Ah yes! They do work hard putting on a show most of the year don’t they?! They are such wonderful plants – the bees love them during the Summer.
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Considering how spikey and sharpe it is, it does look very graceful. 🙂
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Thank you Sallyann. Yes – it’s all in the bend of the stem. I have another image lined up with lots of them. They look like glowing caterpillars 🙂
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I love the light coming from the back, it gives the spikes some character.
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Thank you SaptarshiC. Yes – it was the light making them glow which first caught my eye. They really stood out!
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Nice and light photo. We have 23 dgr. C today here 🙂 (but look forward to frost in a few days 😦 )
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Wow – 23 degrees C? That’s so warm Truels; wonderful 🙂 Our temps have been around 14 degrees C average for about a week but cold at night.
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Nice photo! They do look good in flower arrangements. There were MANY of these growing around our farm fields along the ditch banks and sometimes we would have to make our way through them. It’s easy to get tangled up in them. Watch out for the little thorns!
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They are very prickly aren’t they? They were in groups around the edges of the Nature Reserve making a good barrier along with other plants. Thanks Fergie.
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Quite beautiful…and quite balletic, too. 🙂
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Thank you Scott. Nicely posed with a little golden backlighting 🙂
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Most welcome. 🙂
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Wow this is most unusual…I’ve never seen a teasel. I love how you back lit it with the sunlight!
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Thank you David. Teasels are quite common in field borders in England. They have a fun shape!
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I didn’t know what I teasel was until now.. (:
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They have quite a distinctive shape and look good silhouetted against the sky.
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Have never seen anything like this before… Interesting shot
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Thank you Savira. They are quite a common feature of the English rural landscape.
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What an unique shape. I saw it for the first time.
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Thank you Cocomino. They do have an interesting shape!
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Excellent composition.
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Many thanks Elmediat. It posed nicely for me 🙂
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I like the detail and the composition. An excellent shot.
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Thank you Calvin! Despite their spiky exterior, they are quite graceful plants!
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