Flickr Favorites Tuesday: Cotton
Originally uploaded by Marian Florcita
It' s tuesday again, and these are my Flickr Favorites, with Cotton as it' s theme. I loooove this fluffy looking flowers. Are they flowers? Well, it' s called a "boll" the fluffy stuff which surrounds the seeds. Either way, I like them.
My new obsession... and I will show you tomorrow why :)
Interestingly enough, whilst looking up information on cotton, I realized that this small little plant has been in the spotlight for hundreads of years. Native to tropical lands, like the Americas, India and Africa. Inhabitants from even pre-Inca times hand spun the cotton, dyed it and then weaved it into gorgeous tapestries which were found preserved, centuries later, in tombs.
It was part of what took the Dutch East Indies Company to India, it took part of the process of industralization of England...Industrial Revolution, it stood centre stage in the Civil war in The US, Mahatma Ghandi used to spin it all day as he was doing his peaceful protests...and much more.
It is the most used fiber these days in the world.
And I love these pictures of it.
If you want to participate in the Flickr Favorites game, hop to Mitsy' s blog
All the credit to the talented photographers who took these pictures.
1 comment:
I love cotton! To wear but also the plant! It's such a fluffy yet sturdy plant! Can't wait to see what you're up to! :)
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