Friday, September 14, 2012

Dandelions on the Beach Front



I'm linking up with Tina at Weekend Flowers,


and Denise and the gang at Today's Flowers.

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I took this photo on the beach in White Rock. I love that you can see the ocean beyond the dandelions.




The English name, dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion which means "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. (Wikipedia) I think the dandelion is really a weed, not a flower but even weeds can look pretty.  Dandelion greens are edible and are often sold in herbal stores as tea.

Have you tasted dandelion tea?  Did you like it?  Dandelion has many different health benefits. You can read all about them here.

19 comments:

Ingmarie We said...

Lovely with the yellow against the grey stones and the sea.

eileeninmd said...

This is a beautiful shot, the contrast of the colors is gorgeous. Well done! Have a great weekend!

Gattina said...

Although the picture looks very nice, I don't like these lion teeth ! They grow everywhere especially in my grass !

Farida said...

This is a beautiful shots. The beauty of the flower is even more evident with the grey background. This photos can be depicted in so many ways. I'd like to view it as happiness amidst trying moments. Happy weekend, Ms Rita! :)

Heather said...

There is something stark and lovely about this photo. Thanks for visiting!

Jan said...

Great photo. I love dandelion clocks they are so pretty. I have never had dandelion tea but have always wanted to make it. Nettle tea and beer too.

lina@women said...

I'd like to try dandelion tea for the first time.
Love the dandelion and the sea background. Thanks for the visit :)

Birgitt said...

...lovley picture...i like this...

Pat said...

I like the bright yellow of the dandelion flower contrasting with the muted grays and blues of the rocks and water. Nice composition!

Anonymous said...

This a very lovely picture,
Thank you for sharing.

chica said...

Fiquei encantada com a foto!LINDA!! beijos e ótimo fds!chica

Jama said...

Beautiful!

LadyD Piano said...

Great photo; love the contrast. The view looks so refreshing. Today's high was 106 here in Cali.

joy said...

Beautiful shots. We have lots of it too in springtime and they are perfect decoration everywhere:)

Carole M. said...

I didn't know how it got its name and no, I've not tried dandelion tea

LindyLouMac said...

This is a lovely composition very sharp.

katerchen said...

glaube hier nennt man es Ferkelkraut.. gehört zu den Wildkräutern

einen LG vom katerchen zum Wochenende

Vores have said...

Hello Joyful
Beautiful flower viewing.
We can also find flowers still out there ..... but autumn has announced its arrival.
The other morning we had only + 4.6 degrees.
Wish you a good Sunday :)
Hugs Hanne Bente

Kerrie said...

Dear Penny,

I'm sorry for my infrequent visits, life has had a few too many challenges of late.

Anyway, this is just a quick note to thank you for your lovely prayer for my husband's health concerns and for our son Jaiden and me. I was honestly reduced to tears with such an outpouring of love. Your visit meant so much to the three of us. Blog friends are indeed one of life's greatest treasures.

The photo in this post, of the dandelions at the beach is a lovely sight. It reminds me of some dandelions Jaiden recently picked for me on his way home from school. Such a gift is so heart warming.

Wishing you peace, love and happiness. God bless. Smuggles, Kerrie

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