Had another try of a single seed parachute from a Goat’s Beard (Tragopogon pratensis), a biennial plant from the Asteraceae family. As I like this take better, I moved the other shot to the plan B album. http://365project.org/mona65/2015-plan-b-alb/2016-06-05 In the eventing the sun came out a bit, and produced a nice light. This seed was sprayed with water, what starts the process closing the parachute. So not a lot of time when shooting.
Interesting for me: The Goat's Beard has only a short blooming period. It opens its blossoms at daybreak and closes them before noon, hence its funny English name “Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon” or "noon-flower". (I know, i know, never joke on names). ;-)
After the blooming period the flower produces a huge, round head of parachuted, long seeds - like the very familiar clock of the Dandelion, which becomes broken up by the wind. And in the picture one of this seeds is showing off, its beauty after rain.
