Queen Annes Lace - 365-164 Wood Print

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Summer classic - A seed head of a Queen Annes Lace flower.
Queen Annes Lace also called wild carrot, Daucus carota, is a delicate white lacy summer flower that earned its common name from a legend that Queen Anne of England (1665-1714) pricked her finger and a drop of blood landed on the white lace she was sewing.
Belonging to the carrot family, Queen Anne�s lace is a biennial plant that early Europeans cultivated and eat as a vegetable. American colonists boiled the taproots and added it to wine. The root is high in sugar content and has historically been used to sweeten food.

The feathery leaves resemble those of carrots and the plant grows to about three feet in height. It is commonly found in fields, meadows, roadsides and other disturbed habitats. They are hardy and drought resistant.

Welcome to my FAA portfolio. I hope you like what you see. Photography has been a big part of my life for many years, and as I get older, it is becoming more so. I was born and raised in Denmark and got to go back and work there for four years recently. I lived in California for many years and now Vancouver Island is where I call home. Travel was a big part of my career and the camera was often part of my carry-on. My interests in photography are varied - I try to capture the light wherever I can. To me photography is all about seeing and I don't just see things one way in this exciting and versatile world. What I often try to do - is tell a story with my image - or invoke a feeling with mood and light. Photography is a continuing...