"Tumbleweed."
Tumbleweed (or more specifically; Spinifex sericeus) can look a little bland as it blends in with other beach grasses and sand but a modern digitalised effect such as the one I have used here has given interesting colours, textures and warm vibes to this image which was created from an original photo.
Other names for this plant are hairy spinifex, rolling spinifex, beach spinifex or coastal spinifex and it is native to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Tonga and therefore a common sight for me when I visit our local beaches.
This perennial grass is an important pioneer species which colonises coastal dunes, binding loose sand with its horizontal runners. I remember as a young girl, living in New Zealand chasing the spinifex heads as they rolled down beach embankments or sand dunes and collecting them to make dried arrangements with driftwood.
It is simple childhood memories like this one that can bring us a lot of pleasure years later. What simple childhood pleasures based around nature evoke similar memories for you? I'd be really interested to hear them if you'd like to share them with us.
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yourluckyphotosto increase your odds of being featured.I've never seen a tumbleweed in person but I've always thought they were neat in old western movies about the U.S. wild west. Neat digital edit. Makes me wonder if your tumbleweeds are the same as my tumbleweeds lol. Around steemit I've learned different countries us the same names for different things in nature.
Hello @marxrab Thanks so much for your appreciation. I think the tumbleweeds that feature in westerns is more a collection of a variety weeds or dried plants gathered up by strong winds which form into misshapen balls and go wherever they are blown. (Willing to be corrected on this though) They make great effects and help build drama in some of those old movies don't they?