Friday, April 17, 2009

p u r p l e

If left unharvested, artichokes bloom into large  purple flowers.

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Thematic Photographic is hosted by Carmi. This week's theme is floral.

61 comments:

  1. Awww..beautiful shot! Happy Weekend,Mar!:)

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  2. I never knew that. What a beautiful shot. However, I love to eat artichokes so if I ever grew them I don't think I'd be able to let them go to flower without eating them first.

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  3. I never knew this! They sort of remind me of thistle...

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  4. I never knew that, either. How beautiful! I can feel the rich texture through your photo.

    Coincidentally, we're exploring floral photos all week long over at my place:
    http://writteninc.blogspot.com/2009/04/thematic-photographic-45-floral.html

    Hope you can drop by for a look-see.

    Good to see you again! Tanya sent me today, and it's always a joy to catch up.

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  5. Very nice picture ! I love artichokes ! I ate them for the first time here in Belgium when I was 20 and didn't know what it was. So I looked around to watch the others (it was a very posh family with servants) how they ate this thing. I managed to do the same until I came to the "hairs" which I pulled out and dipped them in the sauce too ! I wondered why they found the "heart" so delicious, I found it rather hairy ! Now I know !!

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  6. This is the first time I see these flowers. Beautiful!

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

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  7. so very pretty! Makes you wonder why on earth anyone ever tried to eat them.

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  8. This is very cool! I knew that artichokes were related to thistles but I've never seen the flowers before. Very cool purple photo!

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  9. very pretty! they look a bit like thistle, and i even think they are related.

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  10. A very nice shot - I never harvest mine.
    I love the colour of the flowers.

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  11. what a nice touch of purple to complete the beauty of it!

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  12. That's really different! Your purple is perfect.
    Mine will be up tomorrow.

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  13. I didn't know that. A bit like leeks.

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  14. WOW - beautiful shot!!

    Happy Weekend.

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  15. Huh.. who da thunk?

    mmm.... artichoke on toast... mmmm

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  16. Learn something new every day... I wouldn't have thought artichokes bloomed all purple like that...

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  17. Oh why didn't I think of this flower? It's beautiful one of my faves too. Enjoy the weekend.

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  18. I never knew that either. But then I have never grown them. Good choice.
    Happy weekend to you.

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  19. Wow I didn't know that either. What lovely flowers though!

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  20. ACK!!! What a WASTE of a perfectly good artichoke!!! How sad! Well... I mean... I guess they're pretty enough... but I think they are much prettier STEAMED and on my plate!!!

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  21. perfect one for photohunt theme... mine's up too hope you can drop by.. Happy weekend!

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  22. Wow - that's a great purple picture! :)

    http://lesliesmyers.blogspot.com/2008/12/view-from-sorrento.html

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  23. I have never seen artichoke flowers and they are a pretty purple!
    Happy weekend Mar!

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  24. Wow - that is so cool! Been a long time since I've seen them!

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  25. Oh my -- never realized that. And what a sight it is too! :b

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  26. I have to say they are not the prettiest flowers I even seen.

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  27. ohhh they look like a thistle!!!

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  28. I didn't know that! I like them better as flowers!

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  29. Lovely, they look like thistle, with a great shade of purple

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  30. Very cool photo. I love artichokes! Both in the garden and in the kitchen.

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  31. You can tell they're thistle-y when you cut them open BUT you can really see it when they bloom. Lovely photo Mar!

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  32. there's a quaint beauty abt tt bloom.

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  33. Wonderful. They look like the cardoons I have growing in the garden! Happy weekend

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  34. Artichokes are beautiful when they are in flower! I really love eat artichokes too! We have some nice recipes here in South of Francefor exemple: les artichauts en barigoule!!!

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  35. First time I have seen artichoke flowers, all I know that it is a tasty dip with spinach and cheese :D

    Have a great weekend!

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  36. Amazing Mar.....they also are reminiscent of a Canadian Thistle [weed]

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  37. I never knew that. Beautiful!

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  38. Wow! that's a lovely bloom and you captured it perfectly.

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  39. It is interesting dear. Nice entry and happy weekend. Mine is up hope you visit.

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  40. I didn't know that! Thanks for teaching me somthing new and the pretty picture.

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  41. These look like Scottish thistles.

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  42. How interesting! I didn't know that about artichokes. They look to be from the thistle family?

    I did purple, too. I hope you have time to see! http://newyorktraveler.net/photo-hunters-purple/

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  43. I love artichokes, the only member of the thistle family I tolerate on my place! Great photo.

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  44. I am not familiar with this flower but I am sure that this is going to be a very beautiful one

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  45. Artichoke thistle! They are as lovely to look at as they are to eat.

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  46. New to me and I also thought it was a thistle at first. Gorgeous flowers and photo.

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  47. Those thistles are my fav vegetable.
    Just cooked and served with real butter and some lemon slices as you prefere.

    Excellent photo and well,
    I feel the taste

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  48. that's great capture. the flower looks like a pineapple :)

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  49. Wow, thanks for the info, I didn't know that! Here's mine http://www.mirasblog.com/2009/04/photo-hunt-13-purple.html

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  50. I had absloutely no idea that is what they do. How cool!

    What a great picture for this weeks theme.

    Have a great weekend!

    Mine's up...come on over.

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  51. Girl, you always the coolest stuff on your site!

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  52. Truly amazing!!!! So that's what artichokes look like as a plant. I love eating the heart of artichokes! Quite expensive here though.

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  53. How pretty! I didn't know artichokes bloom like that.

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  54. I have seen artichoke blossoms before, but I never got the idea that they come after the fruit :)
    Beautiful shot!

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  55. That's so cool! I never imagined the blossom of an artichoke. Guess I never occurred to me that they would bloom, don't know why! Wonderful photo and great choice for purple.

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  56. I had no idea! :) Pretty blossoms!

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