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Red-gold whirls from Autumn's paintbrush
Gently brushing Summer away
Chill winds making her start to blush
As Autumn's colors come to play.
Red-gold whirls from Autumn's paintbrush
Crackling leaves before Winter's hush
As she gathers her bright bouquet
Red-gold whirls from Autumn's paintbrush
Gently brushing Summer away.
Be sure to visit this location!
One of my favorite wilds, beautiful and rare.
Indian paintbrush
The flowers of Indian paintbrush are edible, and were consumed in moderation by various Native American tribes as a condiment with other fresh greens. These plants have a tendency to absorb and concentrate selenium in their tissues from the soils in which they grow, and can be potentially very toxic if the roots or green parts of the plant are consumed. Highly alkaline soils increase the selenium levels in the plants. Indian paintbrush has similar health benefits to consuming garlic if only the flowers are eaten in small amounts and in moderation Wikiipedia
"If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for a moment."
-- Georgia O'Keeffe
Indian Paintbrush, AKA: Texas Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa), named for the botanist Juan Castillejo of Cadiz.
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. Lake Jackson, Texas.
With brilliant crimson-tipped floral bracts damp from melted snow flakes, this western red Indian paintbrush shows well how it got its common name. The flowers seemingly had an inner glow on this cold damp day below the arches in Rattlesnake Canyon, Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness in western Colorado.
Evening desert hike I was surprised by Indian paintbrush. In the high alpine areas Indian Paintbrush grows in late July.
The Chippewa Indians are know to use Indian Paintbrush as a medicine to treat rheumatism and as a bath rinse to make their hair glossy. Both applications are useful due to it's selenium content. The Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) is a native wildflower in the family Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family).
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Indian Paintbrush
Hwy 62 SW of Blanchard, OK
**note: clarity/contrast edits in Flickr Photo Editor
My view of Indian Paintbrush next to my house are really flourishing this year and some sunset drama this night.
These red wildflowers are known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire. The blue one is Blue Beardtongue or Alberta penstemon.
I noticed them while hiking along Rowe Creek in Waterton Lakes NP.
I'm going to finish the Waterton series with some wildflowers. Looking out my front door this morning I see a white world with snowflakes drifting down - it's going to be a very green spring even if it does arrive late - so right now some splashes of colour feel good. Spirit lifters. Reminders of the seasonal cycles. Just plain breathtaking ordinary beauty.
In macro photography - of flowers or anything else - backgrounds are as important as the main subject. I suppose that's true of any photograph: if an element within the frame doesn't support the composition and make it better, it detracts from it and makes it worse. This photo is far from perfect. There are a few out of focus shapes - those grey, woody twigs or stems - that I could not find a way to eliminate. I chose not to do so digitally. I do like the red-green-black colour scheme.
This was just a roadside shot. I spend a lot of my life in ditches.
Photographed in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2014 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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Indian Paintbrush
Medicine Bluffs area
Ft Sill, OK
contrast and framing edits in Flickr photo editor
"Some days you have to create your own sunshine."
-- Sam Sundquist
This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 500
Aperture – f/8
Exposure – 1/40 second
Focal Length – 300mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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3 types of paintbrush live at different altitudes on Mount Rainier. This is the forest zone lower altitude version of this perennial herb. It gets its scientific name from the hairy or bristly leaves. This is probably the Harsh Paintbrush & at its maximum ~18 inch/45cm height. The other possibility is that it’s a young Giant Red Indian Paintbrush. The half dozen Native American nations that lived around Mt. Rainier used this herb for a variety of medicinal & food purposes.
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