Common dandelions are loved for their bright yellow flowers and delicate clock seeds. Read more below
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I plucked a dandelion clock I found in a small wild patch of grass by my apartment block and carried it carefully indoors.
With stay at home orders still in force due to the coronavirus pandemic, this became another lockdown photography project.
For some days the dandelion clock was my model, from when it was plump and fluffy, to when seedlings were shedding everywhere.
This is a major feat of nature’s engineering and fascinating to study at close quarters. After the photoshoot I returned the seedlings to where they had grown and scattered them around.
