Little boy Not Blue !

It only seems like it's been a short while since I grew these Eryngiums from seed, I was a little shocked to find that this photo was taken in 2010 :-o

To me it feels like last year !

That's what happens when you look back and select another shot from the trawl through the hdd's in the recent past, when I was doing a great deal more sowing and raising from seed, I attempted to get plants of this eryngium over the course of a few years, these stand out for me not only because I managed to get them to germinate and survive, but as I had made a decision that it would be my last attempt, sometimes you have to know when something is not going to work for you, I'd put it down to many things, late sowing, too early, unripe seed, old seed and many other reasons, so I was over the moon to see these tiny little shoots appear, maybe it was because I thought "oh well if they do not germinate this time, I'll have to bite the bullet and buy some plants" if I wanted them in the garden, it was a pleasure to watch them go on to grow into some rather spectacular plants though, I can not remember how many seeds I sowed but getting just one to grow would have been a success, having several come through was a real bonus.

The flowers are a magnet for any insect and most shot's contain at least one or two bees or hoverflies, Although they are after something completely different, you can not blame them, as I think they have an amazing shape and colour.

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Plenty More to Come !

When I was setting up for the Windowsill Cactus photo's, like normal, I try to look around the subject to "see" the shot that I may have in mind or to find something that just shouts, me me me ! I always make a mental note as to where it is, but keep looking, you never know what's just around the bend ;-) So whilst I was entranced by the flowers and set up for them, in the back of my mind was that I had seen plenty of new and developing buds and wanted to take a few shots of them, it was only when I had them in focus I could see the tiny little spines surrounding the flower bud area. Looking at the photo now though I realise that maybe I should have taken more notice of the background where these are, as a lot of the definition has been lost, if you notice just how much bolder the ones on the right are with the darker backdrop than the ones on the left ! 

Anywho ! 

Something to remember for the next shoot, I shall be drawn back in by the new flush of flowers and will have to get the camera out again ! I hope that you enjoy this photo, even with it's little flaws, or maybe that's just me being hyper critical, when you invest time they are all special to each individual photographer. 

Please enjoy, feel free to add your opinion, Thanks :-)