Lion

Apr 6

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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Southern California
 


Lion in the grass,
because the shadows know you,
they cower in fear.

 
Text and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on April 6, 2013, in California, Carpe Diem, dandelion, Macro Monday, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Southern California, The April Heights 2013 and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 41 Comments.

  1. jrbsays | April 6, 2013 at 4:27 am

    WOW – this is excellent. Just love it!

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  2. BLOGitse | April 6, 2013 at 7:10 am

    Aaah, can’t wait to see them here too!!!!

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  3. Vane | April 6, 2013 at 7:31 am

    Adoro as cores…linda imagem. Um abraço!

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  4. sylviakirk | April 6, 2013 at 7:51 am

    What a lovely shadow shot for the day and a beautiful flower to start my day!! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  5. onestillframe | April 6, 2013 at 7:57 am

    ahhh…spring has sprung. little droplets of sunny goodness dot the landscape.

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  6. Ralph | April 6, 2013 at 9:17 am

    The roots of the lion are not as innocuous as the smiling flower of the lion. An important difference in the water starved desert…

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  7. Catherine, Riviera | April 6, 2013 at 9:59 am

    a very beautiful image…

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  9. gerald | April 6, 2013 at 10:37 am

    It is a bit early for dandelions here yet but then spring is late

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  10. Stephanie | April 6, 2013 at 10:46 am

    oh I love the lonely dandelion…the bees first spring dining

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  11. Nanka | April 6, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    Outstanding and outshining!!

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  12. Ramesh Sood | April 6, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Ah, picture is so refreshing..in spite of the shadows you write about…MMT.. very nice haiku..

    RS

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  13. Nonnie | April 6, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    tooth of lion, hmm…I guess the individual blades of the flower (weed) do resemble teeth!

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  14. poetrydiary | April 6, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    I like the middle line.

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  15. Chie | April 6, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    Sign of awaited Spring time.

    Beautiful shot.

    Happy SSS2.
    /CC girl

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  16. 4joyjoanne | April 6, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    not so very scary to me, but I try to walk in the light….

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  17. Gemma Wiseman | April 6, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Love the personification! Brings a visual close to a soulful feeling! Beautiful photo!

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  19. Suzy | April 6, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    A very “dandy lion” – nicely done.

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  20. Suzy | April 6, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    What a “dandy lion” picture, Loved the way you personify it in your words.
    Dropping by from Haiku Heights

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  21. WabiSabi | April 6, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    You are doing those zodiac prompts in spite of yourself, aren’t you! And without a single astrological reference! Nice!

    Love Letter

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  22. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | April 6, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    Now, that’s a dandy lion! Argh, argh! We have them all over our lawn now. I remember when my son was a toddler, he’d pick those and present them to me as a gift. Sigh…now, he just growls like a lion at me half the time.

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  23. Rallentanda | April 7, 2013 at 12:13 am

    This is inspired…a lovely one!

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  24. Chevrefeuille | April 7, 2013 at 4:17 am

    I love the way how you’ve combined an earlier prompt (Dandelion) with this Lion prompt and what an awesome photo you share here with us.

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  25. artmusedog | April 7, 2013 at 6:37 am

    well written ~ love the twist you used of ‘lion’ ~ Happy Day ^_^

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  26. JazzBumpa | April 7, 2013 at 8:49 am

    silly shadows
    only a fussy lawnster
    fears dandy lions

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  27. JazzBumpa | April 7, 2013 at 9:40 am

    not you, mystic
    it’s only your shadow who
    fears the lawn lion

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  28. Vicki | April 7, 2013 at 10:35 am

    We cower in fear too when the dandelions come. They come by the millions here, and mowing them into submission is a full time job for about a month.

    Seen close up, though, they are beautiful, as your photo shows.

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  29. Andy Sewina | April 7, 2013 at 11:39 am

    Yeah, I love dandelions, it must be spring!

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  30. hardworkinjudy | April 7, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    We still await our dandelions; soon maybe. Love your photo and haiku.

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  31. hardworkinjudy | April 7, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    I also await dandelions as the greens are tasty and beneficial to one’s health with more vitamins than spinach.

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  32. GILLENA COX | April 8, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    ‘lion’ works well; made me smile

    much love…

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  33. viv blake | April 8, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    nature’s way, the food chain – we’re all part of it.

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  34. Molly | April 8, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    I love the title of this post! So far it is still too cold here for them to appear but I suspect it won’t be long until they litter my lawn with their lion faces

    Mollyxxx

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  35. Bev | April 8, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    Great shadow and haiku!
    Haven’t seen any of those yet!

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  36. Gunilla | April 9, 2013 at 11:44 am

    Beautiful. I love dandelions.

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