A CLOSER LOOK AT RYE

Checking in from Poland!

Yesterday after spending a month on the road, I finally returned home. Today, I'm already at another loading site and tomorrow I'll make a quick delivery in Poland before the weekend begins.

Today, however, my thoughts take me back about three weeks, to Cologne. Not far from the glass factory where I was unloading, I noticed a relatively small rye field. I waited until the golden hour, then walked over to take a closer look at the ears of rye and capture them through my lens.

Those long, delicate "hairs" that immediately catch our attention are called awns and they serve several important purposes. They help protect the grain from herbivores, can contribute to photosynthesis and in some cereal species they even assist with seed dispersal. They are also one of the reasons why ripening fields of grain create such beautiful waves when moved by the wind.

Looking at them up close, I noticed something else. No two ears of rye are exactly alike. They differ in the number of grains, the angle at which they grow, the length of their awns and even in their colour. It's another reminder that nature loves repeating its patterns, but it never copies them perfectly.

This is my entry for 📸 PhotoFeed Contest - Macro Photography Round 177

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