Driving north on a north-south East Gwillimbury road, my husband and I stopped to enjoy this lovely sunset over a field covered with gold...er...the much maligned but innocent goldenrod. Unfortunately for goldenrod, it blooms at the same time as
sneaky insignificant-looking ragweed, the REAL culprit.
Most North Americans don't appreciate goldenrod for its beauty, probably because it's so common, but I've heard Europeans grow it in their gardens. And in the past few years a couple of really nice cultivated varieties have begun to be sold for Canadian gardens too. Not in my gardens though because goldenrod is in the fields all around me already. ;-)
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I haven't been to Skywatch yet but wanted to thank you for coming around and commenting on my blog.
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A fantastic sunset, you captured it well.
ReplyDeleteA nice combination of gold from the sun and golden-rod - the first well-known to me, the second not.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
very beautiful sunset shot
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Great sunset shot and nice colors.
ReplyDeleteWild plants are beautiful too.
Lovely photos. The goldenrod does dress up the pastures and roadsides around here too.
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Lovely beautiful golden captured.
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So pretty & peaceful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this golden moment on your horizon with us all in Sky Watch Friday.
Darn, either my computer is messing up or bloggers comment thing... but anyways... great first shot... love it... serenity depicted. I would love to escape there.
ReplyDeleteAs for the ragweed/goldenrod similarities... yikes. I am so allergic to ragweed. Nobody had better ever send me goldenrod... I'm liable to throw it away... far away.
You got me curious, so I looked up 'goldenrod invasive', and it seems that some types are invasive and others are not.
ReplyDeleteFabulous, the center of your photo. It's Mother Nature playing Photoshop. She does a much better job than we would.
Wonderful shots from you again:)
ReplyDeleteHave fun:)
I just love the goldenrod shot! Amazing sunset too:) Mine is here. See you there!~ Happy SWF!~
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful shots. I let goldenrod grow in my slightly wild garden. It will take over so I only let it grow in specific sections. I keep an eye out in the spring and remove it where I don't want it and leave it where I do. I love the sunset over the field in the first shot.
ReplyDeleteTwo nice shots here... love the way you can see detail in the foreground of the first one; the sort of precision of exposure it's not easy to manage when the sun's vanishing quickly!
ReplyDeleteAwesome shots! Great SWF contribution!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Klaus
A beautiful sunset!
ReplyDeleteI love yellow fields of goldenrod and I do have a little in one flowerbed.
Thanks for the really nice comment today - I do like my backyard. :)
EG: What a great sunset you showed today. I was guilty of saying it caused allergies last Sunday. Some people corrected me.
ReplyDeleteNice photos. great sunset.
ReplyDeleteIs golden rod considered a weed? It's very beautiful I don't think I have seen one up close. Anyway, beautiful sunset image.
ReplyDeleteTwo excellent pictures, loved the sunset and you have matched the pictures so well
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Beautiful sky and a lovely photo of the golden-rod. Happy SWF!
ReplyDeletebeautiful, the sun looks like a precious stone!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL PHOTOS!!
ReplyDeleteLove your beautiful sky, and also love the goldenrods. I always thought it was a shame how it blooms at EXACTLY the same time as ragweed and gets blamed for so many things for which it has nothing to do.
ReplyDeletegreat sunset picture.
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture! So quiet and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a lovely sunset.. even with the goldenrod! Stunning photograph!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
~Michele J~
Mountain Retreat
It is worth stopping by for. =) I don't get to see much sunset on my side of the sky...(from our balcony) so I always enjoy them during SWF! Thanks for sharing yours!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset. And the flowers, too.
ReplyDeleteLovely. And I love goldenrod. It also means the monarch migration will begin soon!
ReplyDeleteHello! Very beautiful sunset picture. Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or has that sun just cut a groove into the horizon like a welder's torch? Yikes!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos,both of them.Thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeleteSuper sunset - and I agree about ragwort. The island was covered with it which is supposed to be illegal.The cows didn't pay it much attention but we had goats...
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! About goldenrods ... in my country we have them in nature but do not cultivate it in our gardens ... Have a beautiful SWF!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are always so wonderful! Thanks for visiting. My photos were taken in July this year and in spite of the grey sky, it was not cold. They call it winter overthere, but it's tropical.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding sunset shot!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures! That sunsye is just beautiful. Now about Goldenrod. We have acrea and acres of it around here. My husband dries the flowers, spray paints them in Fall colors, and uses them on his train layut as trees. Also goats LOVE to eat it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful sky and wonderful goldenrod. I love this beautiful wildflower, too. I didn't know it was marketable!
ReplyDeleteLovely golden sunset shot for Skywatch.
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Hi Ms. Tour Guide, your sunset is pretty. We have golden rods in our flower beds. Now we treat them as weeds because they are trying to take over.
ReplyDeleteI liked your barn below too.
We have been hiding in evacuation from Hurricane Ike. He took away our electricity until last night. We will return this weekend.
Happy Skywatching.
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Love photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat some areas have in their gardens, are pest in others. And vice versus. Honeysuckle is awful in Southeast USA, but other areas of USA have it in their gardens. It would be lovely here too, if it was not sooooo invasive.
What a beautiful shot of the sunset! We have loads of goldenrod, too. You are right -- we often do not appreciate it. Your shot is lovely! Happy SWF. :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!! I like goldenrod too!
ReplyDeleteI really admire the gradual, evolving color scheme. This is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset. You always have something great. I don't always comment but I do visit your blog often.
ReplyDeleteCool - I mowed some of this in my hay this week - didn't know what to call it (other than that yellow weed). Very nice shot of the sunset. My camera must not like me as much as yours likes you. Or maybe there's a nut loose behind my camera. Hmmm. Nice share - thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh so beautiful. I'm so glad you stopped to enjoy that...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love goldenrod. It's my favorite fall wildflower, and we have some in the fields and along the roadsides. It will soon be blooming.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the preview!
There's gold in them there hills! Another fine example of a top notch SWF picture.
ReplyDeleteSolidago canadensis, yes we europeans have that in our garden :-))
ReplyDeleteLove the red sun!! Great capture!
ReplyDeleteThere are many much maligned weeds! I pretty much love anything that is green and grows! The sunset is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking on my way home a few minutes ago that most people really do not appreciate goldenrod...it is really beautiful I think.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful orange/gold sunset together with goldenrod. Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteI am one of those Americans who does appreciate goldenrod. I have pictures of it on my blog. Love the colors. Excellent capture for Skywatch this week! You've always got good photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, I agree about Goldenrod.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and love the writing with it. Hope you have a great weekend.
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Lovely photos as usual. The sunset photo is stunning.
ReplyDeleteWe purposefully planted goldenrod in our church gardens. It is a beautiful plant, and adds much color to our fall display.
You raise a good pot. One person's weed is another person's wildflower. I happen to think the goldenrod is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and luminous, both photos, of course.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!!! it's a picture perfect sunset. I love the colors. also, all your photos here are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely - don't know how you get such detail on the goldenrod!
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Wonderful and magic sunset!
ReplyDeleteGondelrod is very beautiful. It's has another name?
I love your shot of the goldenrod! I tried to take one a few days ago but it doesn't seem to have much color to it.
ReplyDeleteA stunning sunset picture you've captured! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Skywatch!
The sunset and the goldenrod are both lovely. Great captures!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sunset. I like your goldenrod shot too. I've been enjoying the goldenrod in my back yard this year. Was interesting to learn that it's wrongly accused of giving people runny noses. Beautiful barn down below too.
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful photo. Goldenrod is a beautiful plant.Ragweed,I'm guessing is what is also known as ragwort.This grows a lot in the fields around here.It looks nice but is poisonous to horses and cows,I believe.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful sunset. Wonderful SWF :-)
ReplyDeleteGold star award for your golden post!!!
ReplyDeleteThe sunset in your first photo is amazing. Wow!
ReplyDeleteI love goldenrod. It is considered a weed around here, but I think of it as a wild flower. Beautiful shots, as always. Happy Friday. BJ
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures again. Always nice to see sunsets like this.
ReplyDeleteI know Golden rod but Ragwort I'm not so sure of..the sunset is glorious..
ReplyDeleteBoth photos are great, as well as the old barn! I understand why you love barns so much... :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunset and Goldenrod!
ReplyDeleteI remember a neighbors pond, framed by goldenrod. I loved their reflection in the water! :-)
As always, such stunning pics! And the goldenrod does glow with a lovely hue!
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ReplyDeleteFantastic view and sunset! These yellow flowers are beautiful! We use them in Greece to the bride's bouquet if she wants it colorfull.
Wouldn't a big bouquet of goldenrod be pretty on a fall table?
ReplyDeleteYou captured the sunset at just the right moment.
Darla
Gorgeous skywatch! I think I have those growing here, I'll have to go see and match them to your photo!
ReplyDeleteI love both the sunset and the gorgeous goldenrod! I think our lack of appreciation has a lot to do with many of us sneezing whenever we are near goldenrod :-) It is a beautiful flower and your photo is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful sunset!
ReplyDeleteGreat image!
Marvelous post in SWF!!
Have a nice weekend
Santilli
Who doesn't love a sunset and I think the Goldenrod is very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAnd 85 comments. Wow!~
Incredible, stunning, beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteAck!! Ragweed......my husband suffers greatly from this allergy! Love the goldenrod shot.
ReplyDeletelovely pictures both!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteACHOOO.... sniffle ... its so good my allergies thought it was real!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend!
:-Daryl
What a lovely sunset-- so peaceful. I thought I was the only one who loved goldenrod. I even hate to mention it because some are so hateful of it. I try to tell them it's not ragweed, but few believe me:) It brightens up my pasture, so I will keep it!
ReplyDeleteLove the golden association. And this colorful sunset.
ReplyDeleteI think I've already seen this plant. Didn't even know its name!
Very nice sunset and the goldenrod
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky and such a flat horizon!
ReplyDeleteThat´s a lovely sunset. Soon it will be cold but there is still a warm feeling for some minutes. I don´t mind goldenrod.
ReplyDeleteOh, a beautiful sunset...and I LOVE how you captured the golden rod. I LOVE this wildflower!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you stopped to give us that great sunset so that you could also add the golden rod which actually is a very useful dye plant
ReplyDeletelisted in India Flint's Éco - Colour', a veritable bibel for natural dye makers.
100th comment & maybe not the last. I'm sure everyone has said it all but here goes: Wish I was there - it's so beautiful and inviting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sunset! You're right about Goldenrod, they were used in European gardens s ome years ago, now they've spread into the wild.
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