According to wikipedia, there are many theories as to where the name foxglove comes from, but the one that makes most sense to me is that it is a corruption of folk’s glove or fairies glove. (Perhaps combined with the fact that they were also called Fuchs’ Glove, in honor of the man who first gave them their scientific name…digitalis.) In fact, according to the same source, they are still called folk-fairies-glove in Wales. Children in Wales, apparently, still clip a stalk and strike the blooms against the hand to hear the fairy thunder as the wee folk who hide inside the bells escape in a huff. Such strange things you can find on wiki. 🙂

This is an early morning shot, and, in addition to the beauty of the blooms with their beads of dew, I really like what the sun was doing with the out-of-focus background. Great bokeh. To achieve that effect I set the camera to Close Up Mode to engage macro, and then over-road the 32mm equivalent setting, zooming up to 435mm equivalent so that I could back well away from the plant and still achieve a macro effect.

Nikon Coolpix P500. f5.6 @ 1/125th @ ISO 160. Close Up Mode.

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness.

This is, by the way, another shot from my The Yard collection on WideEyedInWonder, all shots taken in our small yard in Kennebunk Maine.