flower shadows
Tag: flowers
poppin’
All the stages in one bed.
poppy pods
I sowed a packet of southwest flower seeds some months ago. The California poppies were the first to bloom, but now the ‘regular’ poppies are ready to burst forth. These flowers remind me of my maternal grandparents, who grew them in their front yard in Sydney. I wonder what colours we’ll get? So far, there’s just one pink bloom.
riotous
borage
The borage plants are taking over my veggie beds. Soon I’ll harvest them for mulch, but for now the pollinators are having a feast.
Vinca major
sol
This solo sunflower in a neighbour’s front yard reminded me of a song my mother used to sing when we were little, “I’m a Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch).” Mrs Google tells me it was first released by Dick “Two Ton” Baker and His Music Makers in 1947.
Apis mellifera
There was a lot to notice on today’s muddy hike—fungi, spikemosses, roaring creeks, first flowers, gorgeous views. Lots to wonder about too, including why the pollen on the bee’s legs was a darker shade of yellow than the pollen it was collecting.
Paeonia californica
This peony is endemic to southwestern California (USA) and northernmost Baja California (Mexico). It grows on dry hillsides in the coastal sage scrub and chaparral communities of the coastal mountains.
The plant dies back in the summer, and tolerates little or no water while dormant. It puts forth its compound leaves after a good winter rain, which this year happened in mid-November. So we’re seeing the flowers already, before the end of the year. Nice!
Narcissus
Continuous line.
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