Show us your Dandelions!

[Mael Coluim]

A recent post on a thread about an upcoming Highland Games asked if anyone would be wearing our Forum Plant; the dandelion. I wear our dandelion quite readily. It never fails to bring me into contact with members here whether be at a Highland Game or the Royal Mile.

I thought it a thread showing our dandelions would encourage others to wear one. So here goes!

Here is my silk dandelion from the XMTS Store tucked into my XMTS Moderator Crest Badge.


Piperdbh sent me this one that wear as a boutonniere on Burns Night Suppers.


A few years ago XMarker Paul sent me this one from Scotland that immediately found this home.

[Mael Coluim]

Each year in the late summer I raid a local craft/fabric store, Joann's when the summer clearance sale begins for these Chrysanthemums which cut from the main bunch serve well as a dandelion. I give these away to XMarkers that I encounter.



Cutting



Here are some pix of those dandelions.
Dandelions with Rowan Berries


With Sir William



Meet Up with XMarkers wearing Dandelions


Visiting Ancienne Alliance


At the 2009 Gathering with XMarkers; Hamish Acaig, Paul



Show us your dandelions!

[cessna152towser]

OK here we are. Ern with TomBlackwood, and myself, Luckey and OldHiker at the Edinburgh Gathering 2009.
Followed by a few xmarks dandelions at the Friday night dinner of the Ventura Seaside Games 2009:-

Old Sarge, Sydnie7 and BigDad1.

SoCalFerg and his wife Phyllis

LAScotswoman and myself

With Barb Tewkesbury at the Loon Mountain Games, New Hampshire 2010.

Blists Hill Victorian Town Burns Supper on 25th January 2010. Left to right Martin, me, Chas, all wearing the xmarks dandelions.

Harpenden Gathering 2011 with Martin, Gaelicman60, Chas, PaulHenry, ChapmanRedbourn.
Gaelicman60 and ChapmanRedbourn are wearing their dandelions.

Harpenden again, with KiltedScholar and Chas wearing their dandelions.

and finally back home in Hawick, June 2009, with SteveAshton and his wife Bobbie, also Chas and ACaig
Now let's see some of yours.

[Steve Ashton]

Here's mine.




This was taken during the evening I took over X Marks.

[Riverkilt]

Think you sent me one of the crysanthemum dandilions...thanks.

Since I can't wear one, I wallow in them.

[Mael Coluim]

Well done, gents! Ron, you can wear yours behind your ear!

Bring them on Rabble!!!

[Riverkilt]

Delores del Rio del Dandy Lion.....

[Zardoz]

I sport our plant badge, kilt pin, and tartan quite often, even at renfaire;

[Standard]

[John_Carrick]

Nice photos. Wish I saw fewer dandelions on my lawn.
John