Pink Purslane, Peebles, a photo from Scottish Borders, Scotland

Photographer's Note

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Taken just two days ago during one of my weekly countryside walks with friends. This time we were walking through woodlands beside the River Tweed near Peebles and came across this beautiful "carpet" of bright little flowers. At this time of year we often see clusters of bluebells in woods - but these little flowers are actually Pink Purslane, nowadays a not uncommon sight in British woodlands - you can see a closer view in the lower image.

Pink Purslane (Claytonia sibirica) is non-native to the U.K.: it is native to Siberia and western North America. The flower was introduced to the UK in the 18th century in gardens, from where it has escaped and spread. It has been wild since 1830s. The leaves are edible, can be added to salads, and have an earthy beetroot flavour. They can also be cooked like spinach.

ISO 400, 1/60 sec at f/8, focal length 24mm.

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holmertz (102604) 2019-05-24 4:36

Hello John,
I didn't recognize this flower, so I looked it up on the net and found its Swedish name, Vĺrsköna, which means approximately "Spring beauty". Isn't that very appropriate? It is very pretty in the close view and creates a fantastic carpet in the wider view. You have joined these two fine photos nicely together.
I wish you a pleasant weekend,
Gert

snunney (130967) 2019-05-24 4:45

Hello John,
The two images complement each other perfectly and together with the informative commentary provide us with a useful nature lesson. Both images are very well realised. Thanks for sharing.

Silvio1953 (221463) 2019-05-24 4:46

Ciao caro John, lovely collage with beautiful Pink flowers, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend have a good weekend, ciao Silvio

Tue (92302) 2019-05-24 5:44

Hello John,
A beautiful photo of spring in the UK! The purple flowers look so wonderful. The lower picture is a perfect close-up with excellent sharpness and a nice blurry backdrop of green. The upper photo shows the wonderful carpet the many small flowers create in the woods fantastically. The sunlight was lovely as well.
Lars

jhm (211736) 2019-05-24 5:59

Hello John

Of course, when you makes a stroll has you time to look in the nature.
Real a lovely flower carpet.
You deed excellent addition the nice detail of the flowers.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Nicou (193806) 2019-05-24 8:18

Hello

superbe ensemble et compo de deux partie quel sous bois et ce tapis d'orient de fleur ce graphisme de tronc et le détail fin et délicat sur le fleurs trčs bien vu.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

carlo62 (81265) 2019-05-24 8:48

Ciao John
Bellissimo il sottobosco in fiore, hai fatto molto bene a mostrarci anche il dettaglio dei fiori, sono belli e hanno dei colori pastello meravigliosi.
Buon we
Carlo

jean113 (27819) 2019-05-24 12:09

Hello John, a lovely presentation, showing the location and the close up.
The sunlight brings out a hint of pink as the flowers bloom beneath the trees. I have heard of purslane, but didnt know anything about it, so thanks for the informative notes.
Have a good w/e.
Regards Jean.

lousat (139170) 2019-05-24 13:42

Hi John,great show made by the nature in springtime,fantastic carpet made by these pink flowers that i never seen in my country,great large view while the macro isn't the top of quality because the different levels of flower prospects in front of the lens,only one is very very sharp. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

claudeD (47754) 2019-05-25 0:39

Hello John,

wonderful flowers which you had seen during your walk. I like your pictures here very much. Especially the panoramic view over the forest seems to me be in a wonderland. The close-up view has a perfect sharpness and wonderful colors. Very fine contribution to TE. Tfs.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

Royaldevon (85862) 2019-05-26 2:58

Hello John,

Oh, I can imagine you with your containers, collecting some of these for Yvonne to add to your Sunday salad! Both pretty and tasty!
I wonder, are they attractive to the bees? A carpet of flowers like that could be a gourmet dish to the insects.

I like how you have given us an environmental view of the flowers, showing how they grow amongst the trees, dappled with woodland shadows.
The close-up gives us details not evident in the previous photograph. The five petalled flowers have attractive, pink patterns and pink stamens. It's a fine example of shallow dof with a useful bokeh. (I don't think I have used the word bokeh for ages!)

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

COSTANTINO (116377) 2019-08-30 8:13

Hello dear John and have a nice time
a beautiful photo of the spring
with these purple flowers which
look so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!
so pretty in the close view
creating a wonderful atmosphere
regards
Costantino

Photo Information

Copyright: John Cannon (tyro) (30513)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2019-05-22
Categories: Natura
Camera: Canon EOS M 5, Canon EF-M 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS STM, Hoya 52mm Pro1D Protector
Naświetlenie: f/0.6, 1/21 sekund
Map: view
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Date Submitted: 2019-05-24 4:06