This is the manhole cover in the middle of our road. A late flowering dandelion surviving in the most abstract location. I saw it this morning on the way home from the corner shop to get tea bags.
I am a visual artist living and working in Preston, UK. My work deals with rural and urban landscapes and amongst other things I have an interest in weeds.
This led to a particular interest in dandelions: their complexity and variety; folklore and uses; science and research plus their representation in art in an historical and contemporary context.
Kind of weird that the grass is only growing on one side. Maybe somebody's doing an experiment.
ReplyDeleteIt could be a guerrilla gardener - these are people who go out and about and plant mini gardens in un-used spaces or spaces that need some tlc
ReplyDeleterode over this so many times...it took this blog for me to realise it was a dandelion.
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