Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Late Coneflower


Even a late coneflower has innate beauty.  Pink petals are seasonally subdued, almost mauve. Twisted, burnished leaves hang on toughening stems.

Morning light heightens the graceful lines and gives a luster to a plant whose days are numbered by the coming frosts of October.

Copyright 2012
Wanda Hayes Eichler

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