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This has been a good Spring for Common Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) on the Derbyshire moors. This was on the lower reaches of White Edge on Big Moor.
I thought a smiley crocs jibbits face snuggled down among soft cotton fluffy buds should make for a nice little image for (MM) today with a topic of cotton, fingers crossed x
" Ode to my bud"
So soft little cotton bliss,
if I hadn't you I'd surely miss,
hey little buddies, how biss,
I really love's you no diss,
your soft fluffy not rough or scruffy my delicate bud of fizz.
Fun poetry by Sean.
Yes, as you can see, "Bedford Drab" really was the name of a Dewhurst Sylko Cotton thread. Only the British could make drab sound so elegant!
When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. In this case, the wonderfully delicate vintage laces from the 1930s comes from my own collection of antique notions. I have accessorised them on a 1930s embroidered tablecloth with a Dewhurst's Sylko Sand reel of cotton and a Bedford Drab reel of cotton which date from between 1938 and 1954.
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
A cotton bale sets in a mud puddle awaiting transport to the cotton gin just down the road. Seen in Safford. Arizona, USA
Cotton Belt GP60 9648 westbound off the MacArthur Bridge and passing Gratiot Tower in St Louis, Mo.
Kodachrome my collection, photographer unknown.
It was such a good feeling to visit our local nature reserve when it opened a week ago. I was taken aback by the beautiful cotton grass, so I went back for sunset this week to capture it before the heavy rain spoiled the seed heads. The high cloud rolled in a bit but it did give some wonderful soft golden light just before it sank behind The Trossachs!
366) Cotton Pygmy Goose
Cotton Pygmy Goose, Cotton Teal, Nettapus coromandelianus, Itik Kapas
Maybe the smallest waterfowl on earth. This species is widely distributed across Asia, its distribution extending to Australia and the Middle East. The goose-like bill is short and deep at the base. The head is rounded and the legs are short. The plumage is mostly white. The male in breeding plumage has a glossy greenish black crown and a prominent black collar. In flight the wings are green with a white band. The female is paler, and the white band on the wing is smaller or lacking. The nonbreeding male resembles the female except for his broader white wing band. This species feeds on vegetable matter, but may also take insects and other small animals. It nests in natural hollows, such as tree trunks.
I am going to be forever the girl who gets excited about pretty sunsets :)
Canon 5DIV, F4, 1/250, ISO 1000
Man do I love cotton grass. These little patches of grass with their bobbing heads always reminds me of imagery from Dr. Seuss books. Something about the delicate grass contrasting against the rugged and dramatic peaks of Tombstone always gets my imagination going! Here’s one from a particularly dramatic day in the park.
Taken with a Canon 5D IV and a 16-35 f/4L.
the end of the roll - thank heavens there are no more parcels to wrap or turkeys to truss with this cotton cord
My Cotton Lavender bush must be heading for 20 years old now, and a bit wild and straggly with an enormous trunk several inches thick. It has hundreds of these bright yellow button flowers.
I think they may be planning to take their cotton candy home and stash it under the bed for some sneak snacking :)
seen at the PNE.
A couple of weeks ago I went to take advantage of the cotton grass and the wind with a pinhole camera and a 20 second exposure on the moor.
Pamukkale,
meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey.
The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water.
It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.
@Wikipedia
@that was my 3rd trip to Pamukkale, just to get the good light!
Turkey April 2012
For the Macro Mondays theme of Cotton- this is a section of a hammam towel I bought some years ago.
"Hammam towels is a flat-woven, cotton fabric that has been primarily used as a traditional cloth in Turkish Hammams. The contemporary hammam towels that we use today have evolved from this historical hammam tradition. Nowadays, they have become very trendy, super absorbent and quick to dry bath & beach towels ."
Also a banker shot for my Photo a Day.
Taken 2.5 weeks ago at the edge of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. A rainy night gave a nice fluffy morning.
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The cotton-top tamarin with a shock of white hair encircling their heads, are a small New World monkey weighing less than 0.5 kg.
These people are in line for cotton candy at the Jaker's Pumpkin Patch in Springville, Utah. Something like a carnival atmosphere at the pumpkin patch.
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Not many cotton fields in New Jersey so it was a pleasant surprise when I came across one in Tennessee. We were in TN for Brianne's horse competition and one morning while out on a coffee run I made a wrong turn and found this field. I managed to take a few pics (and a ball or two) and off I went.
My Cotton Lavender bush must be heading for 20 years old now, and a bit wild and straggly with an enormous trunk several inches thick. It has hundreds of these bright yellow button flowers. In spite of several attempts, this is as close as I could get to focusing on this particular flower...