PHOTOS OF THE ARTICHOKE FLOWER & SOME B & W PHOTOS TAKEN WITH MY IPHONE

This is just a short blog to share some photos of an artichoke flower. Mum does these incredible flower arrangements, and usually brings home fresh and often unusual flowers once a week. Last week she brought home an artichoke flower! It's extraordinary to look at and of course I couldn't stop photographing it. It's called a globe artichoke and is cultivated as a food. The portion we eat from the plant is that of the flower buds before it flowers. It's inedible once it has flowered. It's easy to see the flower, the colour is stunning!
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Plus I was challenged to some black and white photos of anything but people and flowers on Facebook by my cousin. Here are a few of the shots. Enjoy :)

ABOVE - THE TWO FLOWERS TOGETHER. THE ONE AT THE BACK FLOWERED BEFORE THE ONE AT THE FRONT, WHICH IS JUST OPENING UP.

ABOVE - THE CENTRE OF THE NEWEST FLOWER. YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE POLLEN ON THE STAMEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

ABOVE - IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE THORNS ON THE END OF THE LEAVES.

ABOVE - A GOOD SIDE SHOT OF THE THORNS

ABOVE - THORNS OR SPIKES ON THE LEAVES, AND BOY ARE THEY SHARP!

ABOVE - THE NEWEST FLOWER

ABOVE - THE OLDEST FLOWER THAT IS DYING

ABOVE AND BELOW - LILLIES AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN ANOTHER STUNNING ARRANGEMENT.

BELOW - THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN USING THE PORTRAIT SETTING ON THE IPHONE 7+ CAMERA.

ABOVE - BASICALLY AN APPLE PUT IN FRONT OF THE MICROWAVE.

ABOVE - I TOOK THIS SHOT ONE DAY WHEN COMING HOME IN LIGHT RAIN SHOWER. I WAS CROSSING A RAILWAY LINE BRIDGE. THIS IS THE TOP OF THE WALL WITH THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE RAIN DROPS.

ABOVE - SIMPLY THE TRAIN PULLING UP TO THE STATION.

ABOVE - THE RAILING AND LIGHT COMING FROM THE LIGHT AT THE TRAIN STATION, WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN THE RAMP.

ABOVE - THE LIGHT SHINING IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY FORMING 2 AMAZING LINES.