Common Dandelion

Dandelions In Spring Light

By Mia McPherson|April 26th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Army brat, Common Dandelion, Dandelion, dandelions, fluff, garden, Military Brat, seed head, side by side, spring, suburban, Taraxacum officinale ceratophorum, yard|

That’s when I noticed these two dandelion seed heads side by side, one still full of fluff, the other already spent.

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I’m A Dandelion

By Mia McPherson|June 8th, 2023|Categories: Virginia, Wildflowers|Tags: Brat, Common Dandelion, Dandelion, dandelions, garden, seedhead, seeds|

Because I was and always will be a Military or Army Brat, I will always identify myself as a Dandelion. I bloom wherever I set down roots.

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Spring Male American Goldfinch

By Mia McPherson|May 26th, 2021|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Morgan County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Goldfinch, blooming, blooms, branches, breeding plumage, canyon, Common Dandelion, Dandelion, dandelions, finch, finches, male, mountains, perched, Spinus tristis, Taraxacum officinale, wildflowers, willows, yellow wildflowers|

Yesterday I photographed this male American Goldfinch and thought about how he is as bright as the dandelions that are blooming now in the mountains.

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