Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: pistils

I was out after the rain stopped the other day and noticed this perfect blossom that was covered with droplets. I hoped that it would make a pretty picture, and I was right! :) I added some texturing to the background and some vignetting to add a bit more interest. :) Explored on November 18, 2013. Highest placement, page 8...

1 clickable picture in a note above: if you'd like to see more pictures of this flower, click on the picture and roll your mouse over the next image! :) Here you can really see why this flower is called "Irish Eyes"! And of course, just look at the "lashes"! :D Beautiful "hairy" stamens, so delicate and tiny. Amazing to see these details!

Here you can see what I mean about the difference between the petals and the pistils! Also, the pistils stick out quite a distance from the petals, which I find very interesting too.

6 pictures above in notes! :) Last year I was working on a project called, "The Flowers of Spring & Summer", where I attempted to take pictures of every species of flower that grows on our property. I finally had to abandon this when I started my 365 Project, but I learned so much about what grows here! I'll be continuing with it after I complete my 365! :) This is a close-up of a Moth Mullein, which was the 158th flower of my project. I am crazy about the pistils of this flower which are so dramatic next to their fairly plain petals. Last year I took an extensive series of pictures, so I'm going to share just a couple from today and if you take a look in the picture above, you'll see many clickable inset images! ENJOY! Here is information I wrote about this flower last year: Part of Moth Mullen's latin name is "Verbascum" which appropriately means "beard", and though this flower is closed at night, thus not attracting moths, their stamens suggest the shape of a moth's antennae. These flowers are native to Eurasia and North Africa and considered an invasive weed in the United States and Canada. If you would like to know more about this flower, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria) Explored on August 14, 2013. Highest placement, page 3...

This is a close-up of the weird red flowers...talk about awesome colors and textures! It looks like it was made from wax! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken in my old neighborhood during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This image was taken in my old neighborhood during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

(for those of you who are interested in seeing my San Francisco trip images, I have uploaded 6 pictures in this batch [7 day before yesterday, 11, 10 and 11 before that]. Thanks everyone for your comments and your visits to my photostream! I hope you enjoy the show!) This image was taken in my old neighborhood during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This picture was taken on my property in Southern Oregon on July 19, 2011