Although it might look like part of a brain, it is just a rhubarb leaf opening up.
I remember brushing by this plant way too often as a child. While the pain from touching the underside of the leaves lasted only a few minutes, it sure hurt. I saw these at Joseph Whidbey State Park.
This is the hairy bittercress, I think. I battle this weed from the mustard family all year long. If let go to seed, the pods burst, spreading seeds everywhere. It has a twelve week cycle so weekly weeding is a must. It grows well in moist areas, like uh, the Pacific Northwest. I do not remember this weed here as a child growing up on Whidbey. And some may challenge my saying it is a weed as the leaves are edible. But if I define a weed as a plant growing where I don't want it to, then it is a weed!
Every time I pass by this plant on my daily walk it almost hurts my eyes to look at it with so many swirls.
I think the buds of the sunflower are every bit as fascinating as the blossoms.
I was on the Maylor's Point path when I saw these bushes and was struck by the thorns. (Figuratively, not literally.) This is a close-up. The thorns are about a half an inch long but they certainly looked dangerous to me.
I'm still having fun with my add on close up lens.
Getting a head start on the growing season...
A photographer is always looking for unusual patterns of light or lines in objects, such as curves. This morning the cucumber plants caught my eye.
I love the detail that can be achieved with my Nikon.
