Monkshood ...

... and here I thought all the flowers were finished blooming! I was out with the dog in the rain this morning and found this Monkshood [Aconitum] blooming in a back corner. I was happy to see it because the buildings and backroad shots needed a rest.

Many thanks for dropping by.

[Kaz]

Beautiful!

[Michelle]

What a beautiful looking flower. That blue is gorgeous.

[Don Roos]

Beautiful. We noticed the same with our Monkshood 10 days ago. I haven't seen how damaged it appears from our first hard frost last night.

[Karen Sylvia]

What a gorgeous color!

[karenann]

Gorgeous shot, Anne. How wonderful to find this now. Love the color and clarity..Great Job!!

[june milner]

Lovely blues. All latecomers welcome.

[Denise]

The rich color and deep blue veins are stunning. Gorgeous shot.

[Michael Elliott]

wow beautiful - love the color and detail.

[Mike Warren]

Very beautiful color and detail.

[Jennifer Jones]

Stunning! A Fav!

[Carole Imes]

What a gorgeous color and you captured it perfectly!

[scooter]

Beautiful!!!

[Terry]

last but not least. sticking around to show off

[Allison Maltese]

Gorgeous floral, Anne. . . beautiful color and the luscious dewy detail. Nice!

[Beverly Carmichael]

That's the best one ever! I love the intense color and effect of the rain drops.

[K J Buehl]

Gorgeous Capture! The color and composition are excellent! You have a beautiful late bloomer, Anne!

[Tari]

very pretty blossoms - great focus - love how the veins really add interest to the petals - amazing what you see upon closer examination, isn't it?!

[elkehochban]

Oh, Anne - this is exquisite!

[Cheryl Lorrain]

What a nice surprise to find....

[Eddy]

nice colors
..luv it

[Mike Schwandner]

nice color

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Gorgeous shot, Anne.

[Pam Fairweather]

Beautiful but deadly!

[Carolyn White]

I've never seen one of these! It's gorgeous! Beautiful pic, Anne!

[Kerri]

Great colors

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

A lovely shot, Anne -- and I was delighted to see it on the pop page.

[Howard Steele]

Cool shot,great capture

[Jennifer C]

gorgeous colour and detail!!

[Anne ❀]

@pamelaf thanks Pam, yes from what I read, its quite deadly and apparently has been used by assassins over the centuries.

[Shirley]

Beautiful shot, Anne!

[K J Buehl]

Congrats Anne!!! The popular page - so very much deserved! I love the rich color of the monkshood!

[Diana]

Stunningly beautiful! Fav'd!

[Mary Lou]

Anne this is gorgeous! The rain droplets really add to the intensity.

[Amanda Thepanda]

Stunning.

[Madeline Fontenot]

Gorgeous Capture! Very beautiful color and detail.

[Trina P Holub]

That's so beautiful and delicate-looking. Very nice find. :-)

[summerfield]

holy macro! such vivid details on the petals. and of course it's blue so i love it.

[Mimi Ditchie]

Beautiful details and rich color.

[Laurie Higgins]

Beautiful color, Anne! I love the water droplets and peek inside.

[seasnappi]

wow! soooo beautiful!!!!

[Hudd]

Lovely shot, wonderful colour!

[Sharon]

Congrats on the PP! This is lovely!

[Cheryl]

Stunning!!

[Diane]

This is gorgeous--I've heard of monkshood but didn't know what it looked like.