Out walking near the old tree a while back I decided that it was time to shoot some macro photos of the wild pansy, although I kind of like the Swedish name better. Styvmorsviol, Stepmother's Viola. The name comes from the fairy tales about Cinderella and Snow White. The Queen dies and the King quickly finds himself a new wife. That usually breaks up the family and one part is treated a bit better than the other. And if you look at the backside of the viola the blades look uneven, the bottom blade is the chair where the queen is sitting on her fat bottom! Next to her are her two daughters, each on a blade/chair of their own, but on the lone top blad/chair are the two step daughters. That is not fair at all! And obviously I should have have photographed the wild flowers back side, but I didnt.
8 comments:
The macro world is full of surprises and beauty. Thanks for sharing.
I don't know the name, but it is beautiful!
Rather pretty!
Beautiful little flowers!
La primavera está aquí, alegrando la vista con la belleza de las flores.
Nice story. They are such delicate and lovely little flowers.
In Portuguese its name is Perfect Love
Well! I will be thinking of that story every time I see a pansy from now on Steffe :) beautiful they are though.
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