Golden Oats, Stipa gigantea, gently blowing in the wind.

Golden Oats, Stipa gigantea, gently blowing in the wind.

Golden Oats, Stipa gigantea, gently blowing in the wind.

Golden oats, Stipa gigantea, A panicle of the yellow winter seeds hanging from a stem and covered in frozen droplets.

Golden oats, Stipa gigantea, A panicle of the brown winter seeds hanging from a stem and covered in frozen droplets.

Golden oats, Stipa gigantea, Very close view of one individual spikelets hanging with the tiny star like stamen protruding outside the sepals to be wind pollinated.

Golden oats, Stipa gigantea, Very close view of a few individual spikelets hanging with the tiny star like stamen protruding outside the sepals to be wind pollinated.

Grass, Golden Oats, Stipa gigantea, Empty flower sepals of the blowing in the wind and dappled with sun, creating a pattern against a soft blue sky.