| Yes, that's the name of the flower -- sometimes referred
to as the "cuckoo flower. It is in the pink (carnation) family.
Other members include: fire pink, chickweed, deptford pink and evening
lychnis). Ragged robin grows in large numbers in moist fields and
meadows. What an incredible site to see large masses of these flowering
plants in a field. I stopped along the road in Amherst, Massachusetts to
take this photograph. Pushing my lens into the blossoms of other plants
in the foreground, then focusing on the flower in the background
produced the pink blur. I like the soft, ethereal sensation produced by
this technique which fits the pastel pink color of the blossom. |
