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Happy St Patrick's ...
in my Canvassy series ...
Taken on Mar 17, 2019
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From the archives, because there are no plants sprouting in Ottawa at this time of year... Algonquin Park, August 2016
A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg, which is the diminutive of the Irish word for plant (seamair) and means simply "little plant" or "young plant".
Shamrock usually refers to either the species Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí) or Trifolium repens (white clover, Irish: seamair bhán). However, other three-leaved plants—such as Medicago lupulina, Trifolium pratense, and Oxalis acetosella—are sometimes called shamrocks. The shamrock was traditionally used for its medicinal properties and was a popular motif in Victorian times.
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For the first time I was up early and just happened to see this outside my window. So I grabbed a sweatshirt, my camera ( very important) and my crocs and tore out the door in my pajamas, across the highway and stood beside the guardrail. I got this wonderful shot ( in my mind) plus others. This one is HDR but I don't think it would make much difference.
Creator: Unidentified.
Location: Brisbane, Queensland.
Description: Young girls sitting on a float during the Saint Patrick's Day celebration. "Erin's Purity Her Proud Boast" is written on a sign.
View the original image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/93029.
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