Opening
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Opening
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Projecting a maternal view, a touching scene!
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head). The sunflower is named after its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image are often used to depict the sun. It has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads of flowers. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds, often in the hundreds, on a receptacle base. From the Americas, sunflower seeds were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. Leaves of the sunflower can be used as cattle feed, while the stems contain a fibre which may be used in paper production.
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October 8th, 2012
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Deb Halloran
Kathy, WOW! What a beautiful image. I love the contrast of colors and the clarity is amazing. Lovely! fave and vote
Kirsten Giving
Hello Kathy! This is exquisite! The colors are beautiful and the details fantastic. Great POV as well. f/v Kirsten
Kathy Bassett
Hi Jessica! and thanks so much for featuring Opening in Nature From Around the World group. Honored.
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