You might have noticed that a number of my pieces feature fully bloomed, or even the remnants of echinacea flowers (sometimes called coneflowers). Simply put, it's because I love them. Their shape, their height, the way they contrast with the blue sky, all have lead to my probable over-use of them in photos. This particular shot, shows a floret that had seen better days, but was standing so tall amongst its grassy neighbors, even though the warm, humid wind kept pelting it with intermittent gusts. That's also why I decided to add this Robert Frost quote to it, as well. The floret seemed perfectly content sticking its neck up and letting the breeze catch it, even with the risk of any one of the waves of wind passing through breaking its stem. Not that it exactly had a choice, I guess. This print is on sale, through the weekend, at www.astoria-photography.com. Use code FRIDAY at the checkout for 10% off.
