Blue curls buds
From February 9, 2012, at the intersection of York Blvd. and Stonelake Blvd., here are some blue curls buds, Phacelia congesta, beginning to open. If you’d like to see what the flowers look like when they emerge, you can check out a post from a week later.
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© 2015 Steven Schwartzman
Portraits of Wildflowers 
Perfect in its simplicity.
bentehaarstad
February 9, 2015 at 6:24 AM
I’ve felt for a long time that simplicity is a virtue.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:14 AM
Both images show how the blue curls got their name. Nice dark background shows off the stem quite well.
Steve Gingold
February 9, 2015 at 6:53 AM
An alternate colloquial name for this wildflower is caterpillars.
This is yet another instance in which the very dark background is natural.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:20 AM
Sweetly enticing…
lensandpensbysally
February 9, 2015 at 6:56 AM
I give you leave to be enticed, Sally.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:20 AM
Nice…we are a long way from seeing that kind of vegetation here.
Jim in IA
February 9, 2015 at 9:59 AM
We had an early spring in 2012, as this photo and the linked one attest, but I don’t think 2015 is that far along (I don’t actually know, being away.)
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:23 AM
Beautiful!
photoleaper
February 9, 2015 at 11:51 AM
My sentiments too. Thanks.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:23 AM
stunning- perfect mix of softness and crispness- and what a perfect spiral! beautiful
martine
February 9, 2015 at 1:09 PM
I have a fondness for spirals too, Martine.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:25 AM
Stunning detail and shapes 🙂
Sarah Longes - Mirador Design
February 9, 2015 at 3:27 PM
I was happy with both, Sarah.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:27 AM
Very, very pretty. Nice pastels against the dark background. Well done indeed. I like this one even better than I like that of the emergent flowers.
Pairodox Farm
February 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM
Thanks for letting me know your preference, D.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:28 AM
This is one of the loveliest you’ve shown. It seems so fresh: even flawless. The curl on the right is appealing, and a beautiful focal point.
shoreacres
February 9, 2015 at 9:56 PM
I’m always pleased when you come up with a new favorite. Thanks.
Steve Schwartzman
February 10, 2015 at 3:30 AM
This and the post to which you link are particularly lovely. The name colloquial name “blue curls” is certainly apt.
Susan Scheid
February 15, 2015 at 5:30 PM