Lily pod

There are a few quite large lily plants growing in one part of my mums garden. She is so proud of them, and it doesn't surprise me. Thick stems, bushy leaves, and very big flowers that spread their intense fragrance around.





I didn't get to see them last year, but I did get to see the seed pods they produce. Some time ago, I thought they were Iris pods. But the place they grew didn't fit. Only much later (like a few years) I figured out that's lilies - they still had some leaves on, which gave them away :)





My trusty Nikon and Sigma 105 were with me that day. Nice, soft light and tall trees in the background were enough to catch some bokeh. But I still had to do some stretches to catch them on the right able - that is always fun (probably even more for people that pass by and wonder when the hell am I doing).

The pods themselves are really big! I don't think my mum ever picks the seeds or tries to grow them from seed. It's just too much work and waiting for them to grow to the proper size, I guess. But she does leave them in the harden until spring. So if there is some lucky one that manages to sprout near the mother plant, she will leave it aloe and let it grow. She has a bit of a wild, self-maintained garden, I would say :)





This one slowly started to crack open. Many were still green and the seeds still needed some time to mature.

Bonus monochrome song for today:
The Police - King of Pain
year 1983