Red Petals
by Linda Bonaccorsi
Title
Red Petals
Artist
Linda Bonaccorsi
Medium
Photograph - Color Photography
Description
I have astigmatism and a small eye refractive error, but I don't wear my glasses when I'm out taking pictures. Keep that in mind when I tell you that until recently, I assumed that little red spot in the center Queen Anne's Lace was some sort of insect. I always wondered why so many blooms had this same bug on it. I know, I'm pretty dense, but I now know those are actually tiny red petals, and one legend has it that Queen Anne (nobody knows which one) pricked her finger while tatting lace, and that red spot on the flower is from a drop of blood from her finger.
Image photographed in Rhode Island.
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July 15th, 2023
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