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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Pipe Dreams

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Indian Pipe Plants. They rise up out of the forest bed where the leaf mulch lies inches thick and the sun only penetrates the canopy in small splotches. Ethereal. Ghostly. Beautiful. They grow in the same area of the forest where the faery image was captured. It seems only right that they should choose this spot to grow. They emerge from the ground with their nodding blossoms already formed in that position. Once pollinated, they turn their heads to the sky to allow the seeds to ripen within.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Posted by Lynne on 07/26/2007 at 12:24 PM
Filed under: Daily Life • Trees, flowers

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Amazing.

So do they stay white their entire existance? I can imagine the fairies fluttering around them….

Posted by Susan in WA on July 26 2007 at 01:57 PM

wow, those are weird and wonderful. Funghi are fascinating.

and great photos.

Posted by lettuce on July 26 2007 at 03:47 PM

I know and am fascinated by these parasitic flowers. You have captured these specimens wonderfully…cool.

Posted by mjd on July 26 2007 at 08:13 PM

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