While sitting on the deck two days ago photographing birds, my eye wandered to the spring grasses nearby. That’s when I noticed these two dandelion seed heads side by side, one still full of fluff, the other already spent.
Side-by-Side Dandelions in spring grass – Canon R7, f8, 1/800, ISO 1250, +0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light
Being an Army brat, I’ve always felt a connection to dandelions. Like them, I’ve been carried by the wind, planted in new places, and bloomed wherever I landed.
Dandelions are the symbol of Military Brats for good reason. We understand what it means to grow strong no matter where life plants us.
Seeing these two dandelion seed heads side by side felt personal. One still clinging to its seeds, ready for the next journey, and the other standing bare but proud after already sending its hopes flying into the world.
Watching the breeze stir the grasses around them, I thought about how fleeting and beautiful these simple things are. A little fluff, a little wind, and suddenly the next generation is on its way. Not a bad way to live, really.
Rooted by the wind. Bloomed by choice.
Life is good.
Mia
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May be Taraxacum officinale ceratophorum, might not be.
Diaphanous, delicate and beautiful. Thanks Mia.
I hadn’t heard the analogy between army brats and dandelions before. It makes a lot of sense. Dandelions have colonised the world haven’t they?