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The story of the past few days!
Thankfully this time the showers (R centre) passed me by & I didn't get inundated whilst walking Teazel. However, I hadn't been so lucky the 2 previous occasions! Not a lot of warmth with the sunshine as there has always been a strong blow from the north/north-west (7-8C at midday on a June Wednesday has to be rubbish!).
Miserable today, a few shots taken in yesterday's sunshine.
2 Goldfinch shots on Teasel. The 1st smaller one is @ full optical zoom & 2nd one @ 1.8 x optical zoom
I was really after a nice black and white shot with just one head in it, but the teasels didn't like being photographed separately, and the one with the whole family turned out best in the end.
A single dried teasel head to meet the theme "Spiky". This was another chance to try setting up an indoor shot and finding a way to light it!
A view from the old Alnwick-Coldstream railway line to the Corby's Crags radio mast on Alnwick Moor.
Work is currently underway to open up the railway line for walkers & cyclists, with the first section from Alnwick to a little beyond the road bridge at Rugley recently stripped back to the track bed. I met the digger & its driver whilst walking the dog & he told me he had just cleared out the cutting under the bridge which had long been impassable.
So the following morning I went to check it out, so I guess that Teazel and I were probably among the first (maybe even the very first!) to have walked it in a long, long time!
Details at www.borderlinegreenway.com/
Once this morning's rain had stopped, I went out with the camera to try & get some shots of the autumn leaves before they all end up on the ground. I couldn't resist a couple of doggie ones!
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants (rarely short-lived perennial plants) growing to 1–2.5 metres (3.3–8.2 ft) tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. Wikipedia
It's changed a lot since I last photographed it in June. I took the picture at more or less the same location, which is in Hamilton Field, Novato.
Today is day 102 of Project 365 (Monday).
Happy Labor Day to my US friends.
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants growing to 1–2.5 metres tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
Scientific name: Dipsacus
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle.
good to go
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants growing to 1–2.5 metres tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
A teazel (or teasel) is a wild plant that is common here in the UK.
It is easily identified by its prickly stem and leaves; these are covered in pinkish purple or white flowers in mid- to late summer
The seeds are important winter food for birds, and its growth is encouraged in some nature reserves. However, in the US it’s considered to be an invasive species since it’s not native, and can crowd out other native plants.
Also, bizarrely, it is a partial carnivore - dead insects that get stuck in the plant have been proven to improve its seed output.
Teazels were traditionally used to 'comb' the surface of damp woollen cloth by hand to make it soft and fluffy. This is called 'raising the nap'.
The Latin word for teasel is Dispacus fullonum, or the fullers’ thistle. Fulling is part of the process of finishing the cloth.
This one I spotted in our local park in the section that has been deliberately left to grow wild, good for insects (especially spiders), birds & photographers!!
SOOC as well!!
MY THANKS TO ALL WHO VISIT AND COMMENT IT IS APPRECIATED
I had wanted to get a shot of Goldfinch on Teazel for a long time. finally managed it yesterday but long distance, taken with the P1000 with lots of zoom
Liz and Teazel with the beach at Seaton Point (between Alnmouth and Boulmer) pretty much to themselves. A sunny and warm Sunday afternoon in the school holidays - it doesn't get much more "high season"!
100x 2022 - Northumberland 37/100
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants growing to 1–2.5 metres tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
Dipsacus comosus, a species of teasel endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
Flower 48/100 for the project "100 flowers 2025"
A teazel (or teasel) is a wild plant that is common here in the UK.
It is easily identified by its prickly stem and leaves; these are covered in pinkish purple or white flowers in mid- to late summer
The seeds are important winter food for birds, and its growth is encouraged in some nature reserves.
However, in the US it’s considered to be an invasive species since it’s not native, and can crowd out other native plants.
Also, bizarrely, it is a partial carnivore - dead insects that get stuck in the plant have been proven to improve its seed output.
Teazels were traditionally used to 'comb' the surface of damp woollen cloth by hand to make it soft and fluffy. This is called 'raising the nap'.
The Latin word for teasel is Dispacus fullonum, or the fullers’ thistle. Fulling is part of the process of finishing the cloth.
These were beside a Path in Bridge, Kent
MY THANKS FOR ALL VISITS AND COMMENTS IT IS APPRECATED
Grows as a spiky spherical flower head coloured by bands of lavender florets. An ideal meadow plant which naturalises well and grows tall, and its seed heads are known to attract the wildlife. All in all, it sure does have a sharp sense of style!
New toy - Hawk's Factory helicoid adapter for M mount to MFT. The helicoid gives you a second focusing mechanism and up to 4mm extra extension. VERY useful for close ups.