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Silke
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (5406) | I was at the Mill Pond Park again on the weekend and my timing could not have been better. The untended fringes of the park glow with goldenrod at its peak.
Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) has been falsely accused of being the cause of hayfever, from which so many people suffer this time of year. These fabulous flowers happen to bloom at the same time as ragweed, whose wind borne pollen is the true cause of the allergy. Goldenrod pollen is much too heavy and sticky (as we shall see in another view tomorrow.
These plants grow to a good size, generally about 5 feet tall, which makes closeups like this very easy.
Tech: shot in RAW and converted I cropped and 800 pixel image out of the original 4096 pixel high capture to show the individual flowers a little better.
I shall put the original image (reduced to TN specs) in a workshop
Thanks for looking and have a golden day |
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