A bent for dry seed heads
If the last blue you saw was clearly clear sky, the ripples on this more-subdued blue tell you you’re looking down toward water, and what I’ll further tell you is that it’s the Riata Trace Pond on March 11th. The remains of this tall goldenrod plant, Solidago altissima, caught my attention because of the prominent bend in its long, bare stalk.
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Portraits of Wildflowers 
The ripples are very subtle.
Jim in IA
March 26, 2014 at 7:50 AM
So am I at times.
Steve Schwartzman
March 26, 2014 at 7:51 AM
I like discovering subtle things.
Jim in IA
March 26, 2014 at 8:07 AM
But look how that single dried flower sends the eye upward again, paralleling the unbent portion of the stalk. The photo’s as thought-provoking as it is attractive.
shoreacres
March 26, 2014 at 7:52 AM
That recalcitrant little flower stalk at the top caught my attention too. The path that it makes in conjunction with the curved stalk below it reminded me of the Z-for-Zorro of the television show I watched as a kid. (That says something about the persistence, if not the value, of certain old memories.)
Steve Schwartzman
March 26, 2014 at 8:17 AM
Great angle on that goldenrod that survived the winter. Very beautiful shot against the water.
Kenne
March 26, 2014 at 2:03 PM
Thanks for your appreciation. Goldenrod is a great plant to photograph, whether freshly flowering or after having gone to seed, as here.
Steve Schwartzman
March 26, 2014 at 3:05 PM
I love to observe goldenrod through the seasons too.
Nice capture!
Kenne
March 26, 2014 at 10:39 PM
Welcome to the club. I’ve showed the flowering phase several times, for example:
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/goldenrod/
Steve Schwartzman
March 27, 2014 at 6:51 AM
these are so good.
sedge808
March 26, 2014 at 7:33 PM
Visually yummy.
Steve Schwartzman
March 26, 2014 at 8:15 PM