Here by Glimpses Known - Queen Anne's Lace

[wayfaringwordhack]

 This one is for clarentine , who seems fond of Queen Anne's Lace. Taken at sunset, along the canal.

The lore behind the name: The plant is named after Queen Anne of England, renowned as an expert lace maker. But one day, she pricked her finger with a needle and a drop of blood fell into the lace, whence comes the deep purple-red bud in the center of the flower, which you can see in the top right photo.

And a bonus close-up:

Comments

[sunflower-sky.livejournal.com]

I heard that it was Anne Bolyn, Henry VIII's second wife (who was beheaded for adultery or something), and it was when they came in to arrest her she pricked her finger on the needle...

~D

[clarentine]

Your macro is better than my macro - I shall have to try harder. Great photos!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Beautiful photos!

I've always loved Queen Anne's lace and was intrigued to discover that when it begins to go to seed this way, that some people call it "bird's nest" (from the way it curls up, cup-like).

[rabiagale.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

Did you use a background for the pictures?