It's not often I think WoW Mark, but when I opened this shot and saw that beautiful shade of blue with the crisp petals, I thought to myself WoW.
best wishes,
Lawson
wow, beautiful!! and great, how it's opulent blue blossom is literally surfacing from all the green surrounding it! cornflowers, poppies and bleached wheat – epitome of high summer… never knew they were considered endangered. it's a shame really! greetings, sabine.
Hello Mark,
Impressive record.
The cornflower was discovered in ancient times by the famous Greek physician Hippocrates. He gave it the scientific name Centaurea. According to legend, he was head of the name of the centaur Chiron, from which miraculous healings, including when Achilles is said to have done.
In modern agriculture, the cornflower is considered arable weeds and is almost extinct due to the use of herbicides. Nowadays, therefore, makes them almost only along roadsides and only rarely on crop fields.
Kind regards
Othmar
Markus 4 17/06/2013 19:42
wunderschönHabedieehre
Markus
Lawson McCulloch 17/06/2013 19:39
It's not often I think WoW Mark, but when I opened this shot and saw that beautiful shade of blue with the crisp petals, I thought to myself WoW.best wishes,
Lawson
Mohr Wilfried 17/06/2013 19:12
Eine wunderbare Kornblume in kräftiger Farbe.Gruss Wilfried
Marije Aguillo 17/06/2013 19:06
Una belleza de toma de una sencilla flor silvestre. Saludos.Ryszard Basta 17/06/2013 19:03
Form und Farbe finde ich topVera Shulga 17/06/2013 18:39
Perfect image!Very beautiful flower.
Vera
Wolfgang Bazer 17/06/2013 17:35
Herrlich, dieses Blau! Klasse Aufnahme!LG Wolfgang
aline64 17/06/2013 16:49
un bleu tonic pour cette jolie fleuramicalement
Susanne47 17/06/2013 15:35
Das sieht toll aus Mark, in unseren Ferien habe ich auch ganz viele gesehen, bei uns sind sie eher selten.Grüessli Susanne
s. sabine krause 17/06/2013 15:30
wow, beautiful!! and great, how it's opulent blue blossom is literally surfacing from all the green surrounding it! cornflowers, poppies and bleached wheat – epitome of high summer… never knew they were considered endangered. it's a shame really! greetings, sabine.Daniela Cognigni 17/06/2013 14:35
Fantastico questo fiore, soprattutto il colore è stupendo, uno dei miei preferiti.Ciao Mark, buona serata.
Werner R. Albert 17/06/2013 13:56
Well presented in a special light !We can see it here in Germany often too.
have a nice week Mark.
best wishes
Werner
ELEIRBAG 17/06/2013 13:14
Sommertraum :-)Mark's ART !!!
LG Gabriele
Raimo Ketolainen 17/06/2013 12:51
Fantastic.Othmar W. Mayer 17/06/2013 11:43
Hello Mark,Impressive record.
The cornflower was discovered in ancient times by the famous Greek physician Hippocrates. He gave it the scientific name Centaurea. According to legend, he was head of the name of the centaur Chiron, from which miraculous healings, including when Achilles is said to have done.
In modern agriculture, the cornflower is considered arable weeds and is almost extinct due to the use of herbicides. Nowadays, therefore, makes them almost only along roadsides and only rarely on crop fields.
Kind regards
Othmar