Cattail in the Chehalis River Surge Plain.

Supermarket of the Swamp

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 12 February 2010 in Plant & Nature.

A lone cattail. A larger stand is reflected in the open water.

Cattail were used for many things by the Indians of the area. New stems were used for food while the rhizomes were ground for flour. The leaves could be woven into mats and baskets. The fluff from mature flower heads was used to fill bedding and diapers.

Chehalis River Surge Plain

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Comments (25)

Florence from Paris, France

Oh oh ! A superb minimalist composition, love the rich colors in the background while foreground remains so simple. Yet I would have croppred a bit differently to have the cattail on the left or right, jut to avoid having it on the centre. But it's a personal feeling. Well done for your presentation Steve.

12 Feb 2010 5:11am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Love the lighting and background, nice shot!

12 Feb 2010 6:04am

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Great composition and wonderful title Steve!

12 Feb 2010 6:05am

Michael from Shell Village, United Kingdom

A cool shot Steve, and a useful natural product. I like your use of the arty frames too.

12 Feb 2010 6:43am

Peggy M. from somewhere in, France

Très très belle composition ! J'aime beaucoup ton cadrage et la mise en image, c'est très délicat et beau. Kisses

12 Feb 2010 8:44am

Chris B from Netherlands

Wooooooow,!!! great photo--beautiful composition

12 Feb 2010 9:13am

MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom

Perfect presentation. A lovely picture worthy of being put up on any wall in my house!

12 Feb 2010 10:00am

GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan

Simple and pleasing.

12 Feb 2010 11:01am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

A minimalist and fabulous image.

12 Feb 2010 11:14am

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Nice simple shot Steve, great framing

12 Feb 2010 12:14pm

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

those indians are pretty smart.

12 Feb 2010 2:25pm

B.Held from Santa Fe, United States

this is so simple and so beautiful :)

12 Feb 2010 3:10pm

Amanda from Jersey City, United States

Thanks for the info--I never knew cattails were used for anything but decoration. :)

12 Feb 2010 3:37pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Beautiful image . Great compo and lovely presentation !

12 Feb 2010 4:40pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

A superb minimalist composition! Bravo!!!

12 Feb 2010 5:15pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Wonderful reflections.

12 Feb 2010 5:16pm

alex centrella from California, United States

simply beautiful !

12 Feb 2010 5:18pm

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

The beauty is in it's simplicity, super shot.

12 Feb 2010 5:59pm

Aniya from Tehran, Iran

gr8 good job

12 Feb 2010 6:25pm

dideban from mashhad, Iran

Art shot

12 Feb 2010 6:33pm

bekkah from Pennsylvania, United States

a lovely image. it was only a few months ago that I noticed for the first time the 'fluff'...interesting info :)

13 Feb 2010 6:56pm

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

minimalist composition, love it !

13 Feb 2010 10:22pm

Stef67 from in my head, France

simplement efficace^^

14 Feb 2010 8:40pm

Veronique from Sarrouilles, France

I love this minimlist way

15 Feb 2010 9:06am

Diana from United States

simple

15 Feb 2010 10:16pm

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